Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson

Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson is the eighth greatest hits compilation album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It is part of a series of similar Playlist albums issued by Legacy Recordings. The album features thirteen of Jackson's singles spanning from "Here in the Real World" in 1990 to "Monday Morning Church" from What I Do in 2004. Also included is "Never Loved Before", a duet with Martina McBride from Jackson's 2008 album Good Time.

Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson
Compilation album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2012 (2012-10-09)
GenreCountry
Length50:20
LabelLegacy Recordings
ProducerVarious
Alan Jackson chronology
Thirty Miles West
(2012)
Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson
(2012)
Precious Memories Volume II
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Critical reception

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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album four stars out of five, calling it "a good sampling of [Jackson's] new millennium staples."[1]

Commercial performance

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Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson peaked at number 19 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[2] It also peaked at number 146 on the Billboard 200.[2] The album has sold 266,100 copies in the United States as of October 2019.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Where I Come From"Alan JacksonWhen Somebody Loves You [2000]3:59
2."It Must Be Love"Bob McDillUnder the Influence [1999]2:52
3."Never Loved Before" (with Martina McBride)JacksonGood Time [2008]3:31
4."Livin' on Love"JacksonWho I Am [1994]3:49
5."Here in the Real World"Jackson, Mark IrwinHere in the Real World [1989]3:38
6."Someday"Jackson, Jim McBrideDon't Rock the Jukebox [1991]3:18
7."Dallas"Jackson, Keith StegallDon't Rock the Jukebox [1991]2:45
8."She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"Jackson, Randy TravisA Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love) [1992]2:24
9."Gone Country"McDillWho I Am [1994]4:21
10."There Goes"JacksonEverything I Love [1996]3:56
11."It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (with Jimmy Buffett)Jim "Moose" Brown, Don RollinsGreatest Hits Volume II [2003]3:51
12."Drive (For Daddy Gene)"JacksonDrive [2002]4:03
13."Monday Morning Church"Brent Baxter, Erin EnderlinWhat I Do [2004]3:23
14."Remember When"JacksonGreatest Hits Volume II [2003]4:30

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Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[2] 146
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums[2] 19

References

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  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d "Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 9, 2019). "Top Country Catalog Album Sales: October 9, 2019". RoughStock.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.