Super Hits (Alan Jackson album)

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Super Hits
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedMarch 23, 1999
Genre Country
Length28:39
Label Arista
Producer Scott Hendricks
Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
High Mileage
(1998)
Super Hits
(1999)
Under the Influence
(1999)

Super Hits is the second greatest hits compilation album by Alan Jackson. The album was re-released in 2007. It is part of a series of similar Super Hits albums issued by Sony BMG, the parent company of Jackson's label, Arista Nashville.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"Alan Jackson, Jim McBride3:05
2."(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"A. Jackson, McBride3:28
3."She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"A. Jackson, Randy Travis 2:23
4."I Don't Even Know Your Name"A. Jackson, Ron Jackson, Andy Loftin3:50
5."Blue Blooded Woman"A. Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall2:13
6."Working Class Hero"A. Jackson, Don Sampson3:14
7."That's All I Need to Know"A. Jackson, McBride3:46
8."You Can't Give Up on Love"A. Jackson3:06
9."Must've Had a Ball"A. Jackson3:34
Total length:28:39

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Super Hits received two and half stars out of five from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic. [1] Erlewine concludes that the album is "entertaining" on its own terms but "simply doesn't deliver the hits it promises." [1]

Chart performance

Super Hits peaked at #44 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart the week of May 22, 1999. [3]

Chart (1999)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums44

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [4] 81

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Super Hits - Alan Jackson". Allmusic . Retrieved 27 September 2010.
  2. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide . New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p.  409. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone alan jackson album guide.
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