Alan Jackson – A Lot About Livin' (And A Little 'Bout Love) (Mercury Blue vinyl)
RARITY - Sealed
Vocals - Alan Jackson
Harmony Vocals – Bruce Rutherford
Acoustic Guitar – Bruce Watkins, Keith Stegall
Acoustic Guitar – Robbie Flint
Bass – Glenn Worf
Double Bass – Roy Huskey Jr.
Drums – Eddie Bayers
Electric Guitar – Brent Mason
Fiddle – Hank Singer, Rob Hajacos, Stuart Duncan
Piano – Hargus "Pig" Robbins
Steel Guitar – Paul Franklin, Weldon Myrick
Written by Alan Jackson (A1-3, A5 to B2, B4), Jim McBride (A1), Randy Travis (A2), Joy Swinea (A4), Toni Dae (A4), Jim McBride (A5, B2, B4), Don Sampson (B1), Charlie Craig (B2), Tim Nichols (B3), Zack Turner (B3), Robert L. Geddins (B5), K.C. Douglas (B5)
1LP, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Mercury Blue
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : Vinyl Me Please - Country Series
Original Label : Arista
Recorded in May–June 1992 at Cayman Moon Recorders, Recording Arts, Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee), Castle Recording Studio (Franklin, Tennessee)
Engineered by Bill Deaton, John Kelton, Gary Laney, John Kelton, Scott Hendricks, Steve Lowery
Mixed by John Kelton
Produced by Keith Stegall, Scott Hendricks (A3)
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Originally released in 1922
Reissued in 2022
Tracks:
Side A
- Chattahoochee
- She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues)
- Tonight I Climbed The Wall
- I Don't Need The Booze (To Get A Buzz On)
- (Who Says) You Can't Have It All
Side B
- Up To My Ears In Tears
- Tropical Depression
- She Likes It Too
- If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)
- Mercury Blues
Review :
« Three years after his first number one single, Alan Jackson took his brand of new honky tonk country and pushed it all the way into the mainstream, making it possible for another batch of acts to follow him. Sticking with producer Keith Stegall, Jackson wrote over half the tracks on the set, including a pair of singles, "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" and "Tonight I Climbed the Wall," as well as "Chattahoochee." The uptempo numbers with the jukebox kick are what works best with Jackson's restless country-soul voice -- check "I Don't Need the Booze (To Get a Buzz On)." The smoking Western swing of "Up to My Ears in Tears" walks a line between Bob Wills and Buck Owens, and could have been covered by Dwight Yoakam. But the set's winner is its closer, the Geddins/Douglas classic "Mercury Blues." Taking the tune back to its country roots and claiming it for the Fender Telecaster's particular brand of pinch and tang, Jackson sings the hell out of it. At this point in his career, Jackson established himself as one of the most consistent talents country had to offer." AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.5 / 5