Songs of Love and Heartache | ||||
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Released | November 2, 2009 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 43:29 | |||
Label | Arista Nashville / Cracker Barrel | |||
Producer | Keith Stegall, Alison Krauss | |||
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Songs of Love and Heartache is the sixth greatest hits compilation album by American country artist Alan Jackson. It was released in the United States on November 2, 2009 on the Arista Nashville and Cracker Barrel labels. The album itself consists of 12 songs, including 7 singles, 3 album tracks, and 2 previously unreleased songs.
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Released exclusively through Cracker Barrel, the 2009 compilation Songs of Love & Heartache delivers upon its title's promise, serving up 12 tunes of romance won and lost, including two perfectly fine previously unreleased cuts." [1]
All tracks are written by Alan Jackson, unless otherwise noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original Album | Length |
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1. | "Here in the Real World" | Mark Irwin, Jackson | Here in the Real World (1989) | 3:40 |
2. | "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" | Jackson, Randy Travis | A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) (1992) | 2:25 |
3. | "Tropical Depression" | Charlie Craig, Jackson, Jim McBride | A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) | 2:58 |
4. | "Livin' on Love" | Who I Am (1994) | 3:49 | |
5. | "You Can't Give Up on Love" | Who I Am | 3:07 | |
6. | "Gone Crazy" | High Mileage (1998) | 3:48 | |
7. | "When Somebody Loves You" | When Somebody Loves You (2000) | 3:29 | |
8. | "Remember When" | Greatest Hits Volume II… and Some Other Stuff (2003) | 4:31 | |
9. | "Rainy Day in June" | What I Do (2004) | 4:41 | |
10. | "A Woman's Love" | Like Red on a Rose (2006) | 4:15 | |
11. | "That's What I'd Be Like Without You" | Jackson, Don Sampson | New Song | 2:58 |
12. | "Nothing Sure Looked Good on You" | Jim Rushing | New Song | 3:48 |
Total length: | 43:29 |
Songs of Love and Heartache debuted at number 34 on the US Billboard 200 for the week of November 21, 2009, where it stayed for one week. [4]
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] | 10 |
US Billboard 200 [6] | 34 |
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