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2012 studio album by Alan Jackson
Thirty Miles West is the seventeenth studio album by American
country music artist
Alan Jackson .
[2] It was released on June 5, 2012, and is Jackson's first album on his own Alan's Country Records in a joint venture with
EMI Nashville .
[3] The album includes the singles "
Long Way to Go ," "
So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore " and "
You Go Your Way ."
[4]
The album's title refers to a song about a stretch of the
Dixie Highway near Jackson's hometown of
Newnan, Georgia .
[5] The song, "Dixie Highway," is a duet with
Zac Brown .
[6]
Critical reception
Upon its release, Thirty Miles West received generally positive reviews from most music critics.
[13] At
Metacritic , which assigns a
normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an
average score of 75, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".
[13]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Gonna Come Back as a Country Song"
Terry McBride ,
Chris Stapleton 3:02 2. "
You Go Your Way " Troy Jones, David Lee, Tony Lane 3:18 3. "Everything but the Wings"
Alan Jackson 4:44 4. "Talk Is Cheap"
Guy Clark , Stapleton,
Morgane Hayes 3:48 5. "So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore" Jackson 3:42 6. "Look Her in the Eye and Lie" Jay Knowles, Adam Wright 3:48 7. "Dixie Highway" (with
Zac Brown ) Jackson 7:24 8. "She Don't Get High"
Clint Daniels , Jeff Hyde, Kylie Sackley 4:12 9. "Her Life's a Song" Jackson 4:25 10. "Nothin' Fancy" Knowles, Wright 3:12 11. "
Long Way to Go " Jackson 3:39 12. "Life Keeps Bringin' Me Down"
Al Anderson ,
Shawn Camp 3:04 13. "When I Saw You Leaving (For Nisey)" Jackson 4:04 Total length: 52:21
Personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ Wyland, Sarah (April 10, 2012).
"Alan Jackson to Release New Album June 5" .
Great American Country . Retrieved May 3, 2012 .
^ Cooper, Brittany Joy (April 10, 2012).
"Alan Jackson to Release 'Thirty Miles West' Record June 5" . Taste of Country . Retrieved May 3, 2012 .
^ Darden, Beville (April 10, 2012).
"Alan Jackson, 'Thirty Miles West' to Release in June" . The Boot . Retrieved May 3, 2012 .
^
"Alan Jackson to Release "Thirty Miles West" on June 5" . Roughstock . April 10, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012 .
^
"Alan Jackson's New Album Due June 5" .
Country Music Television . April 10, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012 .
^ Flippo, Chet (May 3, 2012).
"NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Big Summer Sounds Coming From Alan Jackson" .
Country Music Television . Retrieved May 3, 2012 .
^ Silva, Robert.
"Alan Jackson - 'Thirty Miles West' Album Review" .
About.com . Retrieved April 27, 2013 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
"Thirty Miles West - Alan Jackson" .
Allmusic . Retrieved June 5, 2012 .
^ Nicholson, Jessica (June 5, 2012).
"Thirty Miles West by Alan Jackson" .
Country Weekly . Retrieved April 26, 2013 .
^ Lewis, Randy (June 6, 2012).
"Album review: Alan Jackson's 'Thirty Miles West' " .
Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 26, 2013 .
^ Pareles, Jon; Chinen, Nate; Ratliff, Ben (June 4, 2012).
"Another Solstice in an Endless Summer" .
The New York Times . Retrieved April 26, 2013 .
^ Richards, Chris (June 4, 2012).
"Alan Jackson's 'Thirty Miles West': Reliably comforting" .
The Washington Post . Archived from
the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013 .
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b
"Critic Reviews for Thirty Miles West - Metacritic" .
Metacritic . Retrieved June 6, 2012 .
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"Australiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Thirty Miles West" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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"Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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"Norwegiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Thirty Miles West" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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"Swedishcharts.com – Alan Jackson – Thirty Miles West" . Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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"Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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"Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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"Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012" . Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
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"Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012" . Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
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