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Don't Rock the Jukebox 
Summary
Don't Rock the Jukebox is the second studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on May 14, 1991, and produced five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts; the title track, "Someday", "Dallas", and "Love's Got a Hold on You", which all reached number 1, and "Midnight in Montgomery" (a tribute song to Hank Williams) which peaked at number 3. Fellow country music artist George Jones makes a cameo on the album, singing the last line on "Just Playin' Possum". ("The Possum" was one of Jones' nicknames.)
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| Released | May 14, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | August 21, 1990-January 4, 1991 | |||
| Studio | Recording Arts, 16th Avenue Sound, Sound Emporium, The Castle and Digital Recorders, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 31:21 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Scott Hendricks Keith Stegall | |||
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| Singles from Don't Rock the Jukebox | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune | [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[3] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Commercial performance edit
Don't Rock the Jukebox peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. In April 1995, Don't Rock the Jukebox was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA.
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Rock the Jukebox" | Alan Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall | 2:52 |
| 2. | "That's All I Need to Know" | Jackson, Jim McBride | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Dallas" | Jackson, Stegall | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Midnight in Montgomery" | Jackson, Don Sampson | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Love's Got a Hold on You" | Carson Chamberlain, Stegall | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Someday" | Jackson, McBride | 3:18 |
| 7. | "Just Playin' Possum" | Jackson, McBride, Gary Overton | 2:54 |
| 8. | "From a Distance" | Jackson, Randy Travis | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Walkin' the Floor Over Me" | Jackson, Sampson | 2:26 |
| 10. | "Working Class Hero" | Jackson, Sampson | 3:14 |
Note
- On the vinyl and cassette versions of the album, "Walkin' the Floor Over Me" is placed as track #5, following "Midnight in Montgomery" as the end of Side A.
Personnel edit
- Alan Jackson - lead vocals, backing vocals
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Bruce Rutherford - drums, backing vocals
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Roger Wills - bass guitar
- Roy Huskey Jr. - upright bass
- Dirk Johnson - piano
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - piano
- Brent Mason - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
- Danny Groah - electric guitar
- Robbie Flint - steel guitar
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Rob Hajacos - fiddle
- Mark McClurg - fiddle
- George Jones - guest vocals on "Just Playin' Possum"
Production
- Scott Hendricks - producer, engineer, mixing
- Keith Stegall - producer
- Hans Akelsen - engineer
- Paul Cochrane - engineer
- Jeff Coppage - engineer
- Bill Heath - engineer
- Clark Hook - engineer
- Gary Laney - engineer
- Mark Nevers - engineer
- John David Parker - engineer
- Dave Sinko - engineer
- Hank Williams - mastering
Charts edit
Certifications edit
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References edit
- ^ Don't Rock the Jukebox at AllMusic
- ^ Hurst, Jack (1991-06-20). "Alan Jackson Don't Rock the Jukebox (Artista)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ Nash, Alanna (1991-07-19). "Don't Rock the Jukebox Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 2009-12-22. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Alan Jackson". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 409. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
rolling stone alan jackson album guide.
- ^ a b https://www.billboard.com/artist/alan-jackson/chart-history/
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - February 16, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-16.