Under the Influence (Alan Jackson album)

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Under the Influence
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 26, 1999
Genre Country
Length43:04
Label Arista Nashville
Producer Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Super Hits
(1999)
Under the Influence
(1999)
When Somebody Loves You
(2000)
Singles from Under the Influence
  1. "Pop a Top"
    Released: October 4, 1999
  2. "The Blues Man"
    Released: January 16, 2000
  3. "It Must Be Love"
    Released: April 24, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Chicago Tribune (positive) [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
Mojo (favorable) [4]
No Depression (favorable) [5]
People (favorable) [6]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Under the Influence is the eighth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 26, 1999, and features covers of other country artists' material. Three singles were released from Under the Influence; "Pop a Top", "The Blues Man", and "It Must Be Love", which respectively reached No. 6, No. 37, and No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs charts. "My Own Kind of Hat", "Margaritaville" and "She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" also entered the lower regions of the charts from unsolicited airplay.

Contents

Track by track

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pop a Top" Nat Stuckey 3:04
2."Farewell Party" Lawton Williams 4:07
3."Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" Ben Peters 2:04
4."Right in the Palm of Your Hand" Bob McDill 3:38
5."The Blues Man" Hank Williams Jr. 7:04
6."Revenooer Man" Johnny Paycheck 2:32
7."My Own Kind of Hat" Merle Haggard, Red Lane 3:22
8."She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs" Kent Robbins 2:43
9."The Way I Am" Sonny Throckmorton 3:05
10."It Must Be Love"McDill2:53
11."Once You've Had the Best"Paycheck4:10
12."Margaritaville" (featuring Jimmy Buffett ) Jimmy Buffett 4:15

Chart performance

Under the Influence peaked at No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at No. 2 on the Top Country Albums. In December 1999, Under the Influence was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
Canadian Albums ( RPM )36
Canadian Country Albums ( RPM )4
US Billboard 200 [10] 9
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] 38
Chart (2000)Position
US Billboard 200 [13] 79
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [14] 8
Chart (2001)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [15] 51

Sales and Certifications

RegionProviderCertificationSales/Shipments
United States RIAA Platinum [16] 1,000,000+

Personnel

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