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| Released | July 17, 2015 | |||
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| Length | 38:44 | |||
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Angels and Alcohol is the twentieth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. [3] It was released on July 17, 2015, via Alan's Country Records and EMI Nashville. [4] [5] Jackson wrote seven of the album's ten tracks. [6] [7] The album was produced by Keith Stegall. [8]
The album has received mixed reviews from critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing that "Alan manages to not sound complacent on Angels and Alcohol because like all great country singers -- and he long ago established that he belongs in the pantheon of great country singers -- he thrives on the little telling details, whether they reside within a lyric or the freshening of a familiar three-chord turnaround. [9]
All songs written by Alan Jackson except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Can Always Come Home" | 5:13 | |
| 2. | "You Never Know" | 3:34 | |
| 3. | "Angels and Alcohol" | 3:33 | |
| 4. | "Gone Before You Met Me" | Michael White, Michael P. Heeney | 3:25 |
| 5. | "The One You're Waiting On" | Adam Wright, Shannon Wright | 4:13 |
| 6. | "Jim and Jack and Hank" | 4:38 | |
| 7. | "I Leave a Light On" | 3:17 | |
| 8. | "Flaws" | 4:17 | |
| 9. | "When God Paints" | Troy Jones, Greg Becker | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Mexico, Tequila and Me" | 3:25 |
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 5, and on the Top Country Albums chart at No. 2, selling 46,000 copies in its debut week. [10] As of December 2015, the album has sold 135,500 copies in the US. [11]
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] | 4 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] | 4 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] | 68 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [15] | 38 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [16] | 85 |
| US Billboard 200 [17] | 5 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [18] | 1 |
| Chart (2015) | Position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) [19] | 86 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [20] | 32 |