When Somebody Loves You (album)

When Somebody Loves You
Studio album by Alan Jackson
Released	November 7, 2000
Genre	Country
Length	33:56
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Under the Influence (1999) When Somebody Loves You (2000) Drive (2002)
Singles from When Somebody Loves You
"www.memory" Released: October 2, 2000 "When Somebody Loves You" Released: March 5, 2001 "Where I Come From" Released: July 9, 2001 "It's Alright to Be a Redneck" Released: November 5, 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B [3]
People	(unfavorable) [4]
Plugged In (publication)	(average) [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[6]

When Somebody Loves You is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on November 7, 2000, and produced the singles "Where I Come From", "www.memory", "When Somebody Loves You", and "It's Alright to Be a Redneck".

Reception

Critical reception to the album was pretty positive. AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Jackson gets a vote not only for holding on to the tradition but because he is able to articulate its heart in a heartless age." ^[2] While People found the album "innocuous enough" and "mildly amusing," ultimately the reviewer found it "a waste of one of the most distinctive voices in country music." ^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Meat and Potato Man"	Harley Allen, John Pennell	2:28
2.	"When Somebody Loves You"	Alan Jackson	3:28
3.	"The Thrill Is Back"	Anna Lisa Graham, Dana Hunt	2:45
4.	"www.memory"	Jackson	2:36
5.	"Where I Come From"	Jackson	4:02
6.	"I Still Love You"	Allen	3:19
7.	"Life or Love"	Allen, Gary Cotton	2:31
8.	"A Love Like That"	Jackson	3:28
9.	"It's Alright to Be a Redneck"	Bill Kenner, Pat McLaughlin	2:44
10.	"Maybe I Should Stay Here"	Robert Lee Castleman	3:33
11.	"Three Minute Positive Not Too Country Up-Tempo Love Song"	Jackson	3:02

Personnel

• Alan Jackson - lead vocals
• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
• Larry Franklin - fiddle
• Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar on "Where I Come From", Dobro on "When Somebody Loves You"
• Terry McMillan - harmonica and Jew's harp on "Where I Come From"
• Brent Mason - electric guitar
• Gary Prim - keyboards, piano
• John Wesley Ryles - backing vocals on all tracks except "Meat and Potato Man"
• Keith Stegall - piano
• Rhonda Vincent - backing vocals on "I Still Love You" and "Life or Love"
• Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar, banjo on "Life or Love"
• Glenn Worf - bass guitar

Chart performance

When Somebody Loves You peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums, his fifth #1 Country album. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 2001.

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	15
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [9]	28
US Billboard 200 [10]	123
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [11]	11
Chart (2002)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12]	36

Sales and certifications

Region	Provider	Certification	Sales/Shipments
United States	RIAA	Platinum [13]	1,000,000+

Footnotes

1. Attebury, Carrie. "When Somebody Loves You - Alan Jackson". About.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
2. When Somebody Loves You at AllMusic
3. Nash, Alanna (November 10, 2000). "When Somebody Loves You Review". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
4. Ralph Novak (December 4, 2000). "Picks & Pans Review: When Somebody Loves You". People . 54 (24):52. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
5. Waliszewski, Bob. "Alan Jackson: When Somebody Loves You". Plugged In (publication) . Retrieved April 26, 2013.
6. 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.
7. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
8. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
9. "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam! . Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
10. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
11. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
13. "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved February 12, 2010.