Precious Memories (Alan Jackson album)

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Precious Memories
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Studio album by
Alan Jackson
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2006
Genre Christian country, gospel
Length37:00
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
What I Do
(2004)		Precious Memories
(2006)		 Like Red on a Rose
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (71/100) [1]
Review scores
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Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Billboard (favorable) [1]
E! OnlineC [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [4]
No Depression (favorable) [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Stylus Magazine B+ [7]

Precious Memories is the thirteenth studio album and the first gospel album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on February 28, 2006 on the Arista Nashville label. This project began at The Rukkus Room Recording Studios when Alan Jackson recorded a song for his Father-In-Law’s funeral. This recording led to what is now the Precious Memories album.[ citation needed ] Unlike his previous albums, this is a side project composed of traditional gospel songs. Although no singles were released from it, Precious Memories earned a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Contents

A second volume, Precious Memories Volume II , was released on March 26, 2013.

Track listing

All tracks Traditional except where noted.

  1. "Blessed Assurance" – 1:56 (Phoebe P. Knapp, Fanny J. Crosby)
  2. "Softly and Tenderly" – 3:17 (Will L. Thompson)
  3. "I Love to Tell the Story" – 2:53 (William G. Fischer, Katherine Hankey)
  4. "When We All Get to Heaven" (Eliza E. Hewitt) – 1:44
  5. "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" (Louisa M. R. Stead) – 1:52
  6. "In the Garden" (Charles Austin Miles) – 2:54
  7. "Are You Washed in the Blood?" (Elisha Hoffman)– 1:15
  8. "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) – 2:13
  9. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Charles Converse, Joseph Scriven) – 2:16
  10. "Standing on the Promises" (Russell Kelso Carter) – 1:35
  11. "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" (Helen H. Lemmel) – 3:47
  12. "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" (Anthony J. Showalter, Elisha A. Hoffman)– 1:34
  13. "The Old Rugged Cross" (George Bennard) – 3:06
  14. "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart Hine) – 3:32
  15. "I Want to Stroll Over Heaven with You" (Dale Dodson) – 3:06

Personnel

As listed in liner notes. [8]

Chart performance

Precious Memories debuted at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his eighth #1 country album. In August 2006, Precious Memories was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It has sold 389,600 copies in the United States as of November 2017. [9]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [10] 4
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [11] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Position
US Billboard 200 [13] 45
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [14] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [15] 13
Chart (2007)Position
US Billboard 200 [16] 123
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [17] 2
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [18] 22

Sales and certifications

RegionProviderCertificationSales
United States RIAA Platinum [19] 389,600 [9]

Awards

In 2007, the album won a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards. [20]

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