Don't Rock the Jukebox

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Don't Rock the Jukebox
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 14, 1991
RecordedAugust 21, 1990–January 4, 1991
StudioRecording Arts, 16th Avenue Sound, Sound Emporium, The Castle and Digital Recorders, Nashville, TN
Genre Neotraditional country [1]
Length31:21
Label Arista
Producer Scott Hendricks
Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Here in the Real World
(1990)
Don't Rock the Jukebox
(1991)
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
(1992)
Singles from Don't Rock the Jukebox
  1. "Don't Rock the Jukebox"
    Released: April 29, 1991
  2. "Someday"
    Released: August 19, 1991
  3. "Dallas"
    Released: December 30, 1991
  4. "Midnight in Montgomery"
    Released: April 20, 1992
  5. "Love's Got a Hold on You"
    Released: July 13, 1992

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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Commercial performance

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

No.TitleWriter(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 McBride3:47
3."Dallas"Jackson, Stegall2:43
4."Midnight in Montgomery"Jackson, Don Sampson3:46
5."Love's Got a Hold on You" Carson Chamberlain, Stegall2:54
6."Someday"Jackson, McBride3:18
7."Just Playin' Possum"Jackson, McBride, Gary Overton2:54
8."From a Distance"Jackson, Randy Travis 3:38
9."Walkin' the Floor Over Me"Jackson, Sampson2:26
10."Working Class Hero"Jackson, Sampson3:14

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Personnel

Production

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