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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 .
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[3] Jackson wrote eight songs for the album.
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[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.
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Commercial performance
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.
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Track listing
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 Silver 6:19 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
Personnel
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
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^ Vinson, Christina (July 16, 2013).
"Alan Jackson to Release His First Bluegrass Album" . Taste of Country . Retrieved July 25, 2013 .
^ Nicholson, Jessica (July 12, 2013).
"Alan Jackson's 'The Bluegrass Album' To Release Sept. 24" .
MusicRow . Retrieved July 25, 2013 .
^ Craig Shelburne (October 8, 2013).
"Alan Jackson Remembers a "Blue Ridge Mountain Song" " .
CMT Edge . Retrieved October 8, 2013 .
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"Bluegrass Albums: October 12, 2013" . Billboard .
^ Matt Bjorke (October 2, 2013).
"Country Album Chart News: The Week of October 2, 2013: Luke Bryan Returns To #1; Justin Moore, Chris Young Still Top Five" . Roughstock .
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"Bluegrass Albums: Year End 2014" . Billboard .
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