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Chanteur Country US né le 17 octobre 1958 à Newnan (Georgie).
After
Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson was the most
popular male country singer of the '90s. An heir to the new traditionalist
movement of the '80s, Jackson's approach was rooted in classic honky tonk yet
remained comfortably within the contemporary mainstream. Jackson's hallmark was
consistency — he wrote many of his own hits, and his way with a hook was part of
the reason he never really hit a commercial dry spell, even into the new
millennium. He also projected a modest, wholesome, down-to-earth image that made
him one of the best-liked stars of his era even apart from his music. The total
package resulted in an astounding 20 number one singles and 20 more Top Ten
hits, all in the first 12 years of his career.
Jackson was born in the small town of Newnan, GA, on October 17, 1958. He grew
up singing gospel music, both in church and at home with his family, and as a
teenager performed locally as part of a country duo. He left school to work and
married his high school sweetheart, Denise, who worked as an airline stewardess.
During the early '80s, Jackson held down a series of odd jobs — car salesman,
construction worker, forklift operator at K-Mart — while playing the local club
circuit with his band, Dixie Steel, and working on his songwriting. He caught
his big break when Denise found country-pop star
Glen Campbell waiting for a flight and
gave him a copy of her husband's demo tape;
Campbell in turn gave her contact information for his music publishing
company, and the Jacksons picked up and moved to Nashville shortly thereafter.
Campbell's company suggested that Alan
take a year and hone his songwriting even further, and so he worked more odd
jobs — including the mail room at The Nashville Network, plus some session
singing — before finally signing on as a staff writer. By night, he performed in
Nashville clubs and recorded an updated demo with songwriter/producer Keith
Stegall. In 1989, Jackson became the first artist signed to Arista's new country
division.
Jackson's debut album, Here in the Real World, was issued in 1990 and
became a platinum-selling hit on the strength of four Top Five hits: the title
cut, "Chasin' That Neon Rainbow," "Wanted," and the first of many chart-toppers,
"I'd Love You All Over Again." He shot to full-fledged superstardom with the
follow-up, 1991's Don't Rock the Jukebox, whose title track was an
inescapable number one smash that year. The record produced three more number
ones ("Someday," "Dallas," "Love's Got a Hold on You") and also contained one of
Jackson's signature songs, the Top Five "Midnight in Montgomery," which told the
story of a visit to Hank Williams'
grave. Also in 1991, Jackson co-wrote several songs with
Randy Travis for
Travis' High Lonesome album. With
1992's A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love), Jackson took his
place as not only one of the most popular stars of his time, but also one of the
best. The number one smash "Chattahoochee" became another signature tune, and
Jackson also topped the charts with "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the
Blues)," while scoring three more Top Five hits from the album — which became
his first to top the country LP charts.
In late 1993, Jackson released the stopgap holiday album Honky Tonk Christmas,
which actually avoided standards in favor of lesser-known material. He returned
in 1994 with Who I Am, his second straight number one country album,
which gave him a staggering four number one singles: a cover of
Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues," the
music-biz satire "Gone Country" (a dig at executives hopping on the commercial
country bandwagon), "Livin' on Love," and "I Don't Even Know Your Name." In only
his fifth year on the scene, Jackson was able to issue The Greatest Hits
Collection in 1995 and scored hits with three newly minted songs: a cover of
George Jones' "Tall Tall Trees," "I'll
Try" (both number one), and "Home." It took The Greatest Hits Collection
only a year to sell over three million copies. And, of course, Jackson was far
from done. 1996's Everything I Love became his fourth straight release to
top the country album charts, and it gave him five Top Ten hits, including the
number ones "Little Bitty" (a Tom T. Hall
cover) and "There Goes." The 1998 follow-up, High Mileage, also hit
number one and became Jackson's highest-charting album on the pop side, reaching
number four; it contained four more Top Tens, including the chart-topping "Right
on the Money."
Jackson paid tribute to his favorite country singers of the past on the
easygoing 1999 covers album Under the Influence, which featured material
by Jones,
Merle Haggard,
Charley Pride,
Jimmy Buffett,
Hank Williams, Jr.,
Don Williams (the chart-topping "It
Must Be Love"), and Jim Ed Brown (the Top
Ten "Pop a Top"), among others. Although Under the Influence just missed
hitting number one, 2000's When Somebody Loves You returned Jackson to
the top of the album charts and gave him another number one in "Where I Come
From." That year, he also teamed up with
George Strait for the duet "Murder
on Music Row," a strident defense of traditional country in the face of a new
wave of crossover stars.
The year 2001 brought an enormous hit in "Where Were You (When the World Stopped
Turning)," a poignant attempt to make sense of the aftermath of September 11;
rush-released after an awards-show premiere, the song rocketed to the top of the
country charts and also became his first single to crack the pop Top 30. It was
followed by the full-length Drive in 2002, which spawned another number
one in "Drive (For Daddy Gene)," a tribute to Jackson's late father. The album
was Jackson's seventh to top the country charts, and it also became his first to
top the pop charts. His second greatest-hits collection appeared in 2003 and
featured the crossover hit "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," a duet with
Jimmy Buffett. A year later the
well-received What I Do became the purest country album from Jackson in
years. Precious Memories, released in 2006, was a collection of 15 hymns
originally recorded as a Christmas gift for his mother. Later that same year,
Jackson released Like Red on a Rose, a mellow
Alison Krauss production. Live
at Texas Stadium, a concert set with
George Strait and
Jimmy Buffett, followed in 2007.
Talents : Singer, Guitar
Style musical : Contemporary Country, Traditional Country
ALL AMERICAN COUNTRY BOY
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Années en activité :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 |
DISCOGRAPHIE
Singles
| 09/1989 | SP ARISTA AS1-9892 (US) | Blue Blooded Woman / Home |
| 01/1990 | SP ARISTA AS1-9922 (US) |
Here In The Real World
/ Blue Blooded Woman |
| 06/1990 | SP ARISTA AS-2032 (US) | Wanted / Dog River Blues |
| 09/1990 | SP ARISTA AS-2095 (US) | Chasin' The Neon Rainbow / Short Sweet Ride |
| 01/1991 | SP ARISTA AS-2166 (US) | I'd Love You All Over Again / Home |
| 04/1991 | SP ARISTA AS-2220 (US) |
Don't Rock The
Jukebox
/ Home |
| 08/1991 | SP ARISTA 12335-7 (US) | Someday / From A Distance |
| 11/1991 | SP ARISTA 12372-7 (US) | I Only Want You For Christmas / Merry Christmas To Me |
| 12/1991 | SP ARISTA 12385-7 (US) | Dallas / Just Playin' Possum |
| 04/1992 | SP ARISTA 12418-7 (US) | Midnight In Montgomery / Working Class Hero |
| 07/1992 | SP ARISTA 12447-7 (US) | Love's Got A Hold On You / That's All I Need To Know |
| 10/1992 | SP ARISTA 12463-7 (US) | She's Got The Rhythm (And I Got The Blues) / She Likes It Too |
| 01/1993 | SP ARISTA 12514-7 (US) | Tonight I Climbed The Wall / Up To My Ears In Tears |
| 1993 | SP ARISTA 12535-7 (US) |
Here In The Real World
/ Wanted |
| 1993 | SP ARISTA 12537-7 (US) | Midnight In Montgomery / Chasing That Neon Rainbow |
| 1993 | SP ARISTA 12538-7 (US) | Love's Got A Hold On You / Someday |
| 05/1993 | SP ARISTA 12560-7 (US) |
Chattahoochie
/
I Don't Need The Booze |
| 07/1993 | SP ARISTA 12607-7 (US) | Mercury Blues / Chattahoochie (club mix) |
| 11/1993 | SP ARISTA 12611-7 (US) | Honky Tonk Christmas / Angels Cried |
| 01/1994 | SP ARISTA 12649-7 (US) |
(Who Says) You
Can't Have It All
/
If It Ain't One Thing
(It's You)
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| 07/1994 | SP ARISTA 12697-7 (US) | Summertime Blues / Hole In The Wall |
| 08/1994 | SP ARISTA 12745-7 (US) |
Livin' On Love
/
Let's Get Back To Me And You |
| 11/1994 | SP MCA MCAS7-54969 (US) | A Good Year For The Roses (with George JONES) / + George JONES |
| 11/1994 | SP ARISTA 12778-7 (US) |
Gone Country
/
All-American Country Blues |
| 11/1994 | SP ARISTA 12781-7 (US) | Holly Jolly Christmas / I Only Want For Christmas |
| 01/1995 | SP ARISTA 12792-7 (US) | Song For The Life / Yu Can't Give Up On Love |
| 05/1995 | SP ARISTA 12830-7 (US) | I Don't Even Know Your Name / If I Had You |
| 09/1995 | SP ARISTA 12879-7 (US) | Tall Tall Trees / Home |
| 12/1995 | SP ARISTA 12942-7 (US) | I'll Try / Home |
| 06/1996 | SP WARNER BROS. 7-17648 (US) | Redneck Games (with Jeff FOXWORTHY) / + Jeff FOXWORTHY |
| 10/1996 | SP ARISTA 13048-7 (US) | Little Bitty /
Must've Had A Ball
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| 11/1996 | SP ARISTA 10001-7 (US) | Holly Jolly Christmas / I Only Want You For Christmas |
| 11/1996 | SP ARISTA 13060-7 (US) | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer / We Three Kings |
| 01/1997 | SP ARISTA 13068-7 (US) | Everything I Love / It's Time You Learned About Goodbye |
| 04/1997 | SP ARISTA 13069-7 (US) | Who's Cheatin' Who / Buicks To The Moon |
| 09/1997 | SP ARISTA 13070-7 (US) | There Goes / House With No Curtains |
| 09/1997 | SP ARISTA 13106-7 (US) | Between The Devil And Me / Walk On The Rocks |
| 07/1998 | SP ARISTA 13135-7 (US) | I'll Go On
Loving You /
Chattahoochie
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| 10/1998 | SP ARISTA 13136-7 (US) | Right On The Money / Woman's Love |
| 12/1998 | SP ARISTA 13145-7 (US) | Little Man / Hurtin' Comes Easy |
| 01/1999 | SP ARISTA 13155-7 (US) | Gone Crazy / Amarillo |
| 09/1999 | SP ARISTA 13183-7 (US) | Pop A Top / Revenooer Man |
| 01/2000 | SP ARISTA 13193-7 (US) | Blues Man / My Own Kind Of Hat |
| 05/2000 | SP MCA 172169-7 (US) | Murder In Music Row (with George STRAIT) / + George STRAIT |
| 12/2000 | SP ARISTA 69020-7 (US) | www.memory / It's Alright To Be Redneck |
| 03/2001 | SP ARISTA 69049-7 (US) | When Somebody Loves You / Meat And Potato Man |
| 06/2001 | SP ARISTA 69102-7 (US) | Where I Come From / Love Like That |
| 11/2001 | SP ARISTA 69129-7 (US) | Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning) / Drive (For Daddy Gone) |
| 2003 | SP ARISTA 54205-7 (US) | It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (with Jimmy BUFFETT) / That'd Be Alright |
Albums
| 1990 | LP 12" ARISTA AL 8623 (US) |
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HERE IN THE REAL WORLD - Ace Of Herarts / Here In The Real World / Blue Blooded Woman / Wanted / Chasin' That Neon Rainbow / She Don't Get The Blues / I'd Love You All Over Again / Dog River Blues / Home / Short Sweet Ride | ||
| 1991 | LP 12" ARISTA AL 8681 (US) |
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DON'T ROCK THE JUKEBOX - Don't Rock The Jukebox / That's All I Need To Know / Dallas / Midnight In Montgomery / Love's Got A Hold On You / Someday / Just Playin' Possum / From A Distance / Walkin' The Floor Over Me / Workin' Class Hero | ||
| 1992 | CD ARISTA AL 8711 (US) |
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A LOT ABOUT LIVIN' AND LITTLE BOUT LOVE - Chattahoochee / She's Got The Rhythm / Tonight I Climbed The Wall / I Don't Need The Booze / You Can't Have It All / Up To My Ears In Tears / Tropical Depression / She Likes It Too / If It Ain't One Thing / Mercury Blues | ||
| 1993 | CD ARISTA AL 8736 (US) |
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HONKY TONK CHRISTMAS - Honky Tonk Christmas / Angels Cried / If We Make It Through December / If You Don't Wanna See Santa Claus Cry / I Only Want You For Christmas / Merry Christmas To Me / Holly Jolly Christmas / There's A New Kid In Town / Santa's Gonna Come In A Pickup Truck / Please Daddy | ||
| 1994 | CD ARISTA 18765 (US) |
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WHO I AM - Summertime Blues / Livin' On Love / Hole In The Wall / Gone Country / Who I Am / You Can't Give Up On Love / I Don't Even Know Your Name / Song For The Life / Thank God For The Radio / All American Country Boy / Job Description / If I Had You / Let's Get Back To Me And You / Chattahoochee | ||
| 10/1995 | CD ARISTA 18801 (US) |
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THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION - Chattahoochee / Gone Country / She's Got The Rhythm / Midnight In Montgomery / Tall Tall Trees / Chasin' That Neon Rainbow / I'll Try / Don't Rock The Jukebox / Livin' On Love / Summertime Blues / Love's Got A Hold On You / You Can't Have It All / Home / Wanted / I Don't Even Know Your Name / Dallas / Here In The Real World / Someday / Mercury Blues / I'd Love You All Over Again | ||
| 1997 | CD ARISTA 18813 (US) |
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EVERYTHING I LOVE - Little Bitty / Everything I Love / Buicks To The Moon / Between The Devil And Me / There Goes / House With No Curtains / Who's Cheatin' Who / Walk On The Rocks / Must've Had A Ball / It's About Time You Learned About Goodbye | ||
| 1998 | CD ARISTA 18864 (US) |
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HIGH MILEAGE - Right On The Money / Gone Crazy / Little Man / What A Day Yesterday Was / Hurtin' Comes Easy / I'll Go On Loving You / Another Good Reason / Woman's Love / Dancin' All Around It / Amarillo | ||
| 1999 | CD ARISTA 18886 (US) |
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SUPER HITS - Chasin' That Neon Rainbow / Who Says You Can't Have It All / She's Got The Rhythm / I Don't Even Know Your Name / Blue Blooded Woman / Working Class Hero / That's All I Need To Know / You Can't Give Up On Love / Must've Had A Ball | ||
| 1999 | CD ARISTA 18892 (US) |
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UNDER THE INFLUENCE - Pop A Top / Farewell Party / Kiss An Angel Good Mornin' / Right In The Palm Of Your Hand / Blues Man / Revenooer Man / My Own Kind Of Hat / She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs / Way I Am / It Must Be Love / Once You've Had The Best / Margaritaville | ||
| 2000 | CD ARISTA 69335 (US) |
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WHEN SOMEBODY LOVES YOU - Meat And Potato Man / When Somebody Loves You / Thrill Is Back / www.memory / Where I Come From / I Still Love You / Life Or Love / Love Like That / It's Alright To Be A Redneck / Maybe I Should Stay Here / Three Minute Positive Not Too Country Up-Tempo Love Song | ||
| 2002 | CD ARISTA 67039 (US) |
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DRIVE - Drive / Little Bluer Than That / Bring On The Night / Work In Progress / Sounds / Designated Drinker / Where Were You / That'd Be Alright / Once In A Lifetime Love / When Love Comes Around / I Slipped And Fell In Love / First Love / Where Were You | ||
| 2002 | CD ARISTA 67062 (US) |
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LET IT BE CHRISTMAS - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas / Winter Wonderland / O Come All Ye Faithful / Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town / Christmas Song / Silent Night / Let It Be Christmas / Jingle Bells / White Christmas / Silver Bells / Away In A Manger | ||
| 2003 | CD ARISTA 53097 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS II - Little Bitty / Everything I Love / Who's Cheatin' Who / There Goes / I'll Go On Loving You / Right On The Money / Gone Crazy / Little Man / Pop A Top / Blues Man / It Must Be Love / www.memory / When Somebody Loves You / Where I Come From / Where Were You / Drive / It's Five O'clock Somewhere / Remember When / Job Description / Tropical Depression / Let's Get Back To Me And You / You Can't Give Up On Love / Hole In The Wall / Buicks To The Moon / When Love Comes Around / Sounds / Job Description / Tropical Depression / Let's Get Back To Me And You / You Can't Give Up On Love / Hole In The Wall / Buicks To The Moon / When Love Comes Around / Sounds | ||
| 2/03/2006 | CD ARISTA 80281 (US) |
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PRECIOUS MEMORIES - Blessed Assurance / Softly And Tenderly / I Love To Tell The Story / When We All Get To Heaven / 'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus / In The Garden / Are You Washed In The Blood? / I'll Fly Away / What A Friend We Have In Jesus / Standing On The Promises / Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Leaning On The Everlasting Arms / The Old Rugged Cross / How Great Thou Art / I Want To Stroll Over Heaven With You | ||
| 07/2006 | 2 CD MADACY 52484 (US) |
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THE
COLLECTION :
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| 09/2006 | CD ARISTA 88172 (US) |
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LIKE RED ON A ROSE - Anywhere On Earth You Are / Good Imitation Of The Blues / Like Red On A Rose / Nobody Said That It Would Be Easy / Don't Change On Me / The Firefly's Song / Wait A Minute / Had It Not Been You / A Woman's Love / Don't Ask Why / As Lovely As You / Where Do I Go From Here (A Trucker's Song) / Bluebird | ||
| 04/2007 | CD MCA 005894 (US) |
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LIVE AT TEXAS STADIUM - (Alan JACKSON, George STRAIT & Jimmy BUFFETT) - Honk If You Honky Tonk (George STRAIT) / Murder On Music Row (Alan JACKSON & George STRAIT) / Milk Cow Blues (George STRAIT) / Cowboys Like Us (George STRAIT) / All My Ex's Live In Texas (George STRAIT & Jimmy BUFFETT) / Hey Good Lookin' (George STRAIT, Jimmy BUFFETT & Alan JACKSON) / Sea Of Heartbreak (Jimmy BUFFETT & George STRAIT) / Northeast Texas Women (Jimmy BUFFETT) / Boats To Build (Jimmy BUFFETT & Alan JACKSON) / Margaritaville (Jimmy BUFFETT, Alan JACKSON & George STRAIT) / It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere (Alan JACKSON & Jimmy BUFFETT) / Designated Drinker (Alan JACKSON & George STRAIT) / Texas Women / Seven Bridges Road / Where I Come From | ||
| 08/2007 | CD ARISTA 12228 (US) |
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16 BIGGEST HITS - Chattahoochee / Gone Country / It Must Be Love / Midnight In Montgomery / Chasin' That Neon Rainbow / Don't Rock The Jukebox / Mercury Blues / Here In The Real World / Pop A Top / That'd Be Alright / I Don't Even Know Your Name / Gone Crazy / I'll Go On Loving You / Little Man / Who's Cheatin' Who / Summertime Blues | ||
| 03/2008 | CD ARISTA 719943 (US) |
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GOOD TIME - Good Time / Small Town Southern Man / I Wish I Could Back Up / Country Boy / Right Where I Want You / 1976 / When The Love Factor's High / Long Long Way / Sissy's Song / I Still Like Bologna / Never Loved Before (with Martina McBRIDE) / Nothing Left To Do / Listen To Your Senses / This Time / Laid Back 'n Low Key (Cay) / If You Want To Make Me Happy / If Jesus Walked The World Today |
© Rocky Productions 4/03/2008
