High Mileage Explained
High Mileage is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 1, 1998, and produced four hit singles on the Hot Country Songs charts for Jackson: "I'll Go on Loving You" (#3), "Right on the Money" (#1), "Gone Crazy" (#4) and "Little Man" (#3). Upon its release in late 1998, "I'll Go on Loving You" became the highest-debuting single of Jackson's career at the time, entering the country charts at #35.[1]
Also included here is the track "A Woman's Love", which Jackson re-recorded in 2006 for his album Like Red on a Rose. The re-recorded version on that album was released as a single in 2007, peaking at #5 that year.
Background
During the release of his 2000 album, When Somebody Loves You, Jackson reflected on the album on Arista's website:" I guess the last album I made -- not the cover-song album, Under the Influence, but High Mileage was a little on the dark side. [Laughs] I love that album, but some of it's a little heavy. Of course, some of my life was a little dark at that time, and that's probably why it ended up that way. I guess this one reflects a little more of what I feel today.[2] "
Personnel
- Alan Jackson - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
- Bob Adcock - cello
- Vage Ayrikyan - cello
- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Bob Becker - viola
- Jodi Burnett - cello
- Larry Corbett - cello
- J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar
- Bruce Dembow - viola
- Steve Dorff - string arrangements, conductor
- Bruce Dukov - violin
- Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
- Robbie Flint - steel guitar, silvertone
- Larry Franklin - fiddle
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Berj Garabedian - violin
- Keith Greene - viola
- Danny Groah - electric guitar
- Alan Grunfeld - violin
- Paula Hochhalter - cello
- Pat Johnson - violin
- Dennis Karmazyn - cello
- Janet Lakatos - viola
- Brent Mason - electric guitar
- Monty Parkey - keyboards, piano
- Katia Popov - violin
- Rachel Purkin - violin
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboards
- Gil Romero - violin
- Bruce Rutherford - drums, congas
- Tom Rutledge - Dobro, acoustic guitar, mandolin
- John Wesley Ryles - backing vocals
- Sheldon Sanov - violin
- John Scanlon - viola
- Daniel Shindaryov - violin
- Harry Shirinian - viola
- Roman Volodarsky - violin
- Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
- Roger Wills - bass guitar
- Glenn Worf - bass guitar
Charts
High Mileage peaked at #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums selling 97,000 copies, his fourth #1 Country album. In October 1998, High Mileage was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Weekly charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Canadian Albums (RPM) | 28 |
| Canadian Country Albums (RPM) | 1 |
|
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|
| US Billboard 200[3] | 145 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] | 18 | |
| Chart (1999) | Position |
|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 191 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[6] | 14 | |
Notes and References
- Pond . Neil . November 1998 . That Healing Feeling: Country America goes to the heart of the matter with a reserved but rejuvenated Alan Jackson . Country America . 10 . 1 . 52–57.
- Anon (2000). "Biography: When Somebody Loves You" aristanashville.com. Retrieved September 17, 2009
- Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. January 28, 2021.
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998. Billboard. January 28, 2021.
- Web site: Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. January 28, 2021.
- Web site: Top Country Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. January 28, 2021.
- Web site: Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154359/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=alan%20jackson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 . dead . September 24, 2015 . RIAA . February 12, 2010 .
