Good Time (Alan Jackson album) explained

Good Time
Type:studio
Artist:Alan Jackson
Cover:GoodTimeJackson.jpg
Genre:Country
Length:71:11
Label:Arista Nashville
Producer:Keith Stegall
Prev Title:16 Biggest Hits
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Songs of Love and Heartache
Next Year:2009

Good Time is the fifteenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on March 4, 2008 and produced five singles on the country singles charts. The first three of these — "Small Town Southern Man", the title track, and "Country Boy" — have all become Number One hits. This album marked Alan Jackson's return to the traditional country music roots.

Good Time debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 119,000 copies in its first week,[1] and was certified Platinum on February 16, 2010.[2]

Production

After working with Alison Krauss for his previous studio album, Like Red on a Rose, Jackson returned to Keith Stegall (who had produced or co-produced all of Jackson's previous albums) as his producer for this album.[3] Good Time is also the first album of his career on which Jackson wrote all of the material by himself.[4]

Singles

"Small Town Southern Man", the first single, was released in late 2007, and in March 2008, the song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, becoming Jackson's first Number One hit since "Remember When" in 2004. The album itself was released in March 2008.[5] Following "Small Town Southern Man" were the album's title track and "Country Boy", both of which became Number One hits as well. "Sissy's Song", a song which Jackson originally recorded for the funeral of his housekeeper, was released in March 2009 as the fourth single, and "I Still Like Bologna" was released in August as the fifth.

Chart performance

Good Time debuted at #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, becoming his fourth #1 album, and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his tenth #1 country album. In February 2010, Good Time was certified Platinum by the RIAA.

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
US Billboard 200[6] 67
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[7] 14
Chart (2009)Position
US Billboard 200[8] 95
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[9] 21

Sales and Certifications

RegionProviderCertification
AustraliaARIAGold[10]
United StatesRIAAPlatinum

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Katie Hasty, "Alan Jackson Bests Janet To Top Billboard 200", Billboard.com, March 12, 2008.
  2. Web site: Gold & Platinum - March 19, 2010 . RIAA . March 19, 2010.
  3. Web site: Vince Gill Inspires Alan Jackson . January 19, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728153230/http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,,GAC_26063_5001598,00.html . July 28, 2011 . dead .
  4. http://www1.alanjackson.com/rose_news.php?title=alan_jackson_looks_forward_to_good_time&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Alan Jackson Looks Forward To 'Good Time'
  5. http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047041/time-is-right-for-new-alan-jackson-disc 'Time' Is Right For New Alan Jackson Disc
  6. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. December 7, 2020.
  7. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008. Billboard. December 7, 2020.
  8. Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2009. Billboard. December 7, 2020.
  9. Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 2009. Billboard. December 7, 2020.
  10. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2010 Albums. ARIA Charts. November 24, 2010.