2013 studio album by Alan Jackson
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The Bluegrass Album is the nineteenth studio album and the first bluegrass album by American country music artist Alan Jackson . It was released on September 24, 2013 via Alan's Country Records and EMI Nashville .[ 2] [ 3] Jackson wrote eight songs for the album.[ 4] [ 5] It also includes covers of The Dillards ' "There Is a Time", John Anderson 's "Wild and Blue " and Bill Monroe 's "Blue Moon of Kentucky ".[ 6] Also included is a re-recording of "Let's Get Back to Me and You" from his 1994 album Who I Am , marking the second time Jackson has included two versions of the same song on two different albums ("A Woman's Love " was originally recorded for High Mileage and was later re-recorded for Like Red on a Rose ).
The album was produced by Keith Stegall and Jackson's nephew, Adam Wright (of The Wrights ).[ 7] It was recorded in Nashville .
"Blue Ridge Mountain Song" was released as a single in advance of the album's release. "Blacktop" was also released as a single. Both songs feature music videos. The music video for "Blue Ridge Mountain Song" stars Jackson’s middle daughter, Ali, as the lead role.[ 8]
The album debuted at No. 11 on Billboard 200, No. 1 on Bluegrass Albums,[ 9] and No. 3 on Top Country Albums, selling 22,000 copies in its first week.[ 10] It also finished at No. 2 on the Year End Bluegrass Albums chart for 2014.[ 11] It has sold 148,000 copies in the United States as of June 2015.[ 12]
All tracks are written by Alan Jackson except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "Long Hard Road" 6:28 2. "Mary" 4:21 3. "Wild and Blue " John Scott Sherrill 4:10 4. "Appalachian Mountain Girl" 4:46 5. "Ain't Got Trouble Now" Adam Wright 2:54 6. "Blue Ridge Mountain Song" 5:36 7. "Tie Me Down" 3:34 8. "There Is a Time" Rodney Dillard, Mitch Jayne 3:23 9. "Blue Side of Heaven" 4:41 10. "Let's Get Back to Me and You" 2:44 11. "Way Beyond the Blue" Mark D. Sanders , Randy Albright, Lisa Silver6:19 12. "Knew All Along" A. Wright, Shannon Wright 4:05 13. "Blacktop" 3:33 14. "Blue Moon of Kentucky " Bill Monroe 5:42 Total length: 62:16
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