Who I Am | ||||
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Released | June 28, 1994 | |||
Recorded | January 1994 | |||
Studio | Cayman Moon Recorders, Berry Hill, TN, The Castle, Franklin TN, Eleven Eleven Sound, and Showbus Studio, Nashville, TN | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 46:50 | |||
Label | Arista | |||
Producer | Keith Stegall | |||
Alan Jackson chronology | ||||
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Singles from Who I Am | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B [2] |
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Who I Am is the fifth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. The album was released on June 28, 1994, via Arista Records. It features the Number One singles "Summertime Blues", "Gone Country", "Livin' on Love", and "I Don't Even Know Your Name", and the #6-peaking "Song for the Life".
Several of this album's tracks had been recorded by other artists, including two of the singles: "Summertime Blues" is a cover of the pop standard made famous by Eddie Cochran, while "Song for the Life" was recorded by several artists, including writer Rodney Crowell, whose version can be found on his 1977 debut Ain't Living Long Like This . In addition, "Thank God for the Radio" was a Number One hit in 1984 for The Kendalls from their album Movin' Train. Jackson re-recorded "Let's Get Back to Me and You" for his 2013 release, The Bluegrass Album .
The international version of the album included an extended remix of Jackson's 1993 Number One hit "Chattahoochee" as a bonus track.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Summertime Blues" | Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran | 3:11 |
2. | "Livin' on Love" | Alan Jackson | 3:49 |
3. | "Hole in the Wall" | A. Jackson, Jim McBride | 3:33 |
4. | "Gone Country" | Bob McDill | 4:20 |
5. | "Who I Am" | Harley Allen, Mel Besher | 2:46 |
6. | "You Can't Give Up on Love" | A. Jackson | 3:06 |
7. | "I Don't Even Know Your Name" | A. Jackson, Ron Jackson, Andy Loftin | 3:49 |
8. | "Song for the Life" | Rodney Crowell | 4:32 |
9. | "Thank God for the Radio" | Max D. Barnes, Robert John Jones | 3:19 |
10. | "All American Country Boy" | Charlie Craig, Keith Stegall | 3:18 |
11. | "Job Description" | A. Jackson | 4:41 |
12. | "If I Had You" | A. Jackson, McBride | 3:33 |
13. | "Let's Get Back to Me and You" | A. Jackson | 2:52 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Summertime Blues" | Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran | 3:11 |
2. | "Livin' on Love" | A. Jackson | 3:49 |
3. | "Hole in the Wall" | A. Jackson, Jim McBride | 3:33 |
4. | "Gone Country" | Bob McDill | 4:20 |
5. | "Who I Am" | Harley Allen, Mel Besher | 2:46 |
6. | "You Can't Give Up on Love" | A. Jackson | 3:06 |
7. | "I Don't Even Know Your Name" | A. Jackson, Ron Jackson, Andy Loftin | 3:49 |
8. | "Song for the Life" | Rodney Crowell | 4:32 |
9. | "Thank God for the Radio" | Max D. Barnes, Robert John Jones | 3:19 |
10. | "All American Country Boy" | Charlie Craig, Keith Stegall | 3:18 |
11. | "Job Description" | A. Jackson | 4:41 |
12. | "If I Had You" | A. Jackson, McBride | 3:33 |
13. | "Let's Get Back to Me and You" | A. Jackson | 2:52 |
14. | "Chattahoochee (Extended Remix)" | A. Jackson, McBride | 4:06 |
Note
Compiled from the album's liner notes. [6]
Who I Am peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top Country Albums selling 102,000 copies, becoming Alan Jackson's second #1 country album. In January 1999, Who I Am was certified 4× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Canadian Albums ( RPM ) | 8 |
Canadian Country Albums ( RPM ) | 1 |
US Billboard 200 [7] | 5 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [8] | 1 |
Chart (1994) | Position |
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US Billboard 200 [9] | 70 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [10] | 8 |
Chart (1995) | Position |
US Billboard 200 [11] | 72 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [12] | 8 |
Region | Provider | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
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Australia | ARIA | Gold [13] | 35,000 |
United States | RIAA | 4× Platinum [14] | 5,000,000+ |
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