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A career-spanning, two-CD collection featuring all 34 of Jackson's number 1 US hits. The collection also includes two rare tracks and the new single "As She's Walking Away".
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CD 1:1-Ring Of Fire 2-Here In The Real World 3-Wanted 4-Chasin' That Neon Rainbow 5-I'd Love All Over Again 6-Don't Rock The Jukebox 7-Someday 8-Dallas 9-Midnight in Montgomery 10-Love's Got A Hold On You 11-She's Got The Rhytm (And I Got The Blues) 12-Toninght I Climbed The Wall 13-Chattahoochee 14-Who Says You Can't Have It All 15-Sumertime Blues 16-Livin' On Love 17-Gone Country 18-I Don't Even Know Your Name 19-Tall, Tall Trees CD 2:1-As She's Walkin'Away (feat. Zac B. & Alan J.) 2-Look At Me 3-I'll Try 4-Home 5-Little Bitty 6-Who's Cheatin' Who 7-There Goes 8-Between The Devil And Me 9-Right On The Money 10-It Must Be Love 11-Where I Come From 12-Where Where You (When The World Stopped...) 13-Drive 14-It's Five O'Clock Some. (A.Jackson&J.Buffet) 15-Remember When 16-Small Town Southern Man 17-Good Time 18-Country Boy (2010/ARISTA) 37 tracks Incl. The Smash Hit "As She's Walking Away" Zac Brown Band feat Alan Jackson. Alan's Version of "Ring Of Fire" the Rare Track "Look At Me", & His First #1 Hit "Here In The Real World".
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
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Alan Jackson is a honky tonker in the same tradition as George Jones and Buck Owens. He has never strayed from his core values and performed in the pop, rock, country style favoured by many Nashville stars. Everything that he does, whether heartache ballads or mid tempo honky tonk, is entirely within the country tradition of pedal steel and fiddles but with a sound that embraces the sensibilities of the late 20th century. Perhaps the key to his successful 20 year career is the consistency that comes with writing much of his own material. Indeed, 24 of the songs in this collection were either written or co-written by Jackson.
The title "Thirty Four Number Ones" is a little extravagant, however. Eight of the tracks didn't actually achieve No 1 status but trailed in at 2,3 or 4. But it would be churlish to deny the inclusion of gems such as "Midnight In Montgomery" (3), "Tonight I Climbed The Wall", (4) or "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow", (2). In fact it is the exclusion of Jackson recordings such as "Sea Of Heartbreak" and "Designated Drinker" that were not number ones, that reveal the depth of his work over the past two decades.
There are also three new tracks including the Johnny Cash classic "Ring Of Fire". Not surprisingly Jackson trades Mexican trumpets for fiddles and his version is softer and less menacing than the original. "Look At Me" is a beautiful ballad from the soundtrack of the movie "Billy, The Early Years Of Billy Graham". It may not have been a number one but it sure deserves to be.
That still leaves 24 songs that did achieve the number one slot including the infectious "Chattahoochee" (which cemented his superstar status back in 1993), the glorious, rocking Eddie Cochran classic, "Summertime Blues" and the simply gorgeous "I'd Love You All Over Again".
His songs are expressions of his committment to the traditions of country music that he is dedicated to upholding. As the US magazine "Country Music" said: "He's uncontroversial, stands for the flag, mom and apple pie, looks like he washes every day and stands for middle America". What you see and what you hear is what you get and a double CD collection of classic Jackson at a bargain price is well worth getting. If you don't have any Alan Jackson albums, this is the place to start.
The title "Thirty Four Number Ones" is a little extravagant, however. Eight of the tracks didn't actually achieve No 1 status but trailed in at 2,3 or 4. But it would be churlish to deny the inclusion of gems such as "Midnight In Montgomery" (3), "Tonight I Climbed The Wall", (4) or "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow", (2). In fact it is the exclusion of Jackson recordings such as "Sea Of Heartbreak" and "Designated Drinker" that were not number ones, that reveal the depth of his work over the past two decades.
There are also three new tracks including the Johnny Cash classic "Ring Of Fire". Not surprisingly Jackson trades Mexican trumpets for fiddles and his version is softer and less menacing than the original. "Look At Me" is a beautiful ballad from the soundtrack of the movie "Billy, The Early Years Of Billy Graham". It may not have been a number one but it sure deserves to be.
That still leaves 24 songs that did achieve the number one slot including the infectious "Chattahoochee" (which cemented his superstar status back in 1993), the glorious, rocking Eddie Cochran classic, "Summertime Blues" and the simply gorgeous "I'd Love You All Over Again".
His songs are expressions of his committment to the traditions of country music that he is dedicated to upholding. As the US magazine "Country Music" said: "He's uncontroversial, stands for the flag, mom and apple pie, looks like he washes every day and stands for middle America". What you see and what you hear is what you get and a double CD collection of classic Jackson at a bargain price is well worth getting. If you don't have any Alan Jackson albums, this is the place to start.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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It's a great album to have because of the length. We already have most of Alan Jackson's albums but this one is great to have to play in the car with so many songs to listen to.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Alan Jackson will ultimately go down in country music history primarily for the music he made for Arista records, although we hope that he still has some great music to come, whichever label he signs for. The singles from his last Arista album of original recordings, the excellent Freight train, didn't do as well as those from his earlier albums. Initially, I wondered if American country radio stations were losing interest, but maybe Arista were switching their focus to younger artists. This compilation therefore becomes the last official compilation of Alan's Arista music. No doubt there will others in the years to come, but they will just recycle the material already released, together with whatever unreleased material lies in the Arista vaults.
The title implies that 34 of these 37 tracks were number one hits, but they weren't all number one of the American Billboard country charts. Most of the others came close, so maybe they were number ones on some other chart such as Cashbox (I don`t have access to Cashbox charts, so cannot check). Here in the real world (the title track of his first Arista album), didn't make number one on Billboard but was number one on the Canadian country chart, but all of Alan's other Canadian number ones were also number one on Billboard. Still, whether the title is accurate or not, it is fair to say that every track here is excellent.
As others have pointed out, some of Alan's hits that didn't make this compilation are also of a high quality. It would have been easy for Arista to compile a triple CD, but they probably struck the right balance in limiting this compilation to a double CD. Still, the absence of tracks such as Murder on Music Row (with George Strait), When somebody loves you (a top five country hit), I'll go on loving you (a top three country hit), Mercury blues (a number two country hit), Everything I love, Pop a top and others shows that Alan had plenty of great hits besides what you'll find here.
The three tracks not claimed as number ones ironically include one track that made it to number one on Billboard - As she's walking away, in which Alan joins the Zac Brown band. Ring of fire, a mellow cover of the old Johnny Cash classic, was a minor country hit when released as a single. The other new track, Look at me, may or may not have been released as a single, but it's a fine song.
Whether or not there are 35 number one hits here doesn't matter; Alan had almost 50 top ten hits on the Billboard country charts, every one a gem, and some of those that didn't make the top ten (especially Murder on Music Row) are also regarded by many fans as classics. This collection provides a fitting tribute to Alan's 21 years of great music with Arista, whether this is your first Alan Jackson album or whether (like me) you have most of the tracks already.
The title implies that 34 of these 37 tracks were number one hits, but they weren't all number one of the American Billboard country charts. Most of the others came close, so maybe they were number ones on some other chart such as Cashbox (I don`t have access to Cashbox charts, so cannot check). Here in the real world (the title track of his first Arista album), didn't make number one on Billboard but was number one on the Canadian country chart, but all of Alan's other Canadian number ones were also number one on Billboard. Still, whether the title is accurate or not, it is fair to say that every track here is excellent.
As others have pointed out, some of Alan's hits that didn't make this compilation are also of a high quality. It would have been easy for Arista to compile a triple CD, but they probably struck the right balance in limiting this compilation to a double CD. Still, the absence of tracks such as Murder on Music Row (with George Strait), When somebody loves you (a top five country hit), I'll go on loving you (a top three country hit), Mercury blues (a number two country hit), Everything I love, Pop a top and others shows that Alan had plenty of great hits besides what you'll find here.
The three tracks not claimed as number ones ironically include one track that made it to number one on Billboard - As she's walking away, in which Alan joins the Zac Brown band. Ring of fire, a mellow cover of the old Johnny Cash classic, was a minor country hit when released as a single. The other new track, Look at me, may or may not have been released as a single, but it's a fine song.
Whether or not there are 35 number one hits here doesn't matter; Alan had almost 50 top ten hits on the Billboard country charts, every one a gem, and some of those that didn't make the top ten (especially Murder on Music Row) are also regarded by many fans as classics. This collection provides a fitting tribute to Alan's 21 years of great music with Arista, whether this is your first Alan Jackson album or whether (like me) you have most of the tracks already.
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34 Number ones - Alan Jackson
All the best of Alan Jackson but a huge variety of his work. Great for having in the car! Much longer than his usual C.D.s. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Andrea Ward
Fantastic!
Wow! Alan Jackson fans this is a must buy! The song are perfect,they all change into each other in a good way and there are some great tracks on here too! COUNTRY MUSIC!!
Published 6 months ago by Jake
34 Number Ones
This is an awesome double CD of Alan Jackson at his best. Whether you are a country music fan or not, this CD is very easy to listen to.
Published 8 months ago by Shep
Great One For The Car!
You can't seem to escape from 'best of' compilations by country artists - I'm sure this must be the 5th or 6th collection of Alan Jackson's hits. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Kevan James
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