A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) explained

A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love)
Type:	studio
Artist:	Alan Jackson
Cover:	Jackson-Living.jpg
Recorded:	May–June 1992
Studio:	Cayman Moon Recorders Recording Arts Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) Castle Recording Studio (Franklin, Tennessee)
Genre:	Country blues^[1]
Length:	31:15
Label:	Arista
Producer:	Keith Stegall "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" co-produced by Scott Hendricks
Prev Title:	Don't Rock the Jukebox
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Honky Tonk Christmas
Next Year:	1993

A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) is the third studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 6, 1992, and produced the singles, "Chattahoochee", "She's Got the Rhythm (and I Got the Blues)", "Tonight I Climbed the Wall", "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All", and "Mercury Blues". "Chattahoochee", and "She's Got the Rhythm (and I Got the Blues)" were both #1 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts, while the other three songs all reached Top 5. Additionally, "Tropical Depression" peaked at #75 based on unsolicited airplay.

Keith Stegall produced the entire album, working with Scott Hendricks on "Tonight I Climbed the Wall".

Commercial performance

A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming Alan Jackson's first #1 country album. In January 1996, A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA.

Personnel

• Alan Jackson – lead vocals
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Robbie Flint – acoustic slide guitar
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Roy Huskey Jr. – double bass
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Weldon Myrick  – pedal steel guitar
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Bruce Rutherford – backing vocals
• Hank Singer – fiddle
• Keith Stegall – acoustic guitar
• Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1992–1993)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (RPM)	22
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	64
Chart (1993)	Position
US Billboard 200^[3]	25
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[4]	6
Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	48
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[6]	6
Chart (1995)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7]	39

Certifications

Region	Provider	Certification	Sales/Shipments
Australia	ARIA^[8]	Gold	35,000
United States	RIAA	6 x Platinum^[9]	6,000,000+

Accolades

Academy of Country Music

• Single Record of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
• Album of the Year, 1993

Country Music Association

• Single of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
• Music Video of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
• Song of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1994

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=NZycX04rxTcC&dq=Alan+Jackson+Mercury+Blues+rockabilly&pg=PA117 Music of the 1990s by Thomas Harrison
2. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992. Billboard. February 23, 2021.
3. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. February 23, 2021.
4. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993. Billboard. February 23, 2021.
5. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994. Billboard. February 23, 2021.
6. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994. Billboard. February 23, 2021.
7. Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995. Billboard. February 23, 2021.
8. Australia. Alan Jackson. album. 1999. December 27, 2021.
9. Web site: Gold & Platinum – February 16, 2010 . RIAA . February 16, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 . September 24, 2015 .