| Wanted | |
| Cover: | Ajwanted.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Alan Jackson |
| Album: | Here in the Real World |
| B-Side: | Dog River Blues |
| Released: | May 28, 1990 |
| Recorded: | June 26, 1989[1] |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 2:56 |
| Label: | Arista 2032 |
| Producer: | Scott Hendricks Keith Stegall |
| Prev Title: | Here in the Real World |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Chasin' That Neon Rainbow |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
"Wanted" is a song written by American country music artist Alan Jackson and Charlie Craig, and recorded by Jackson. It was released in May 1990 as the third single from Jackson's first album, Here in the Real World. The song peaked at number 3 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and the Canadian RPM Country Tracks Chart.
The front cover resembles a western "wanted" poster. Jackson was inspired to write the song after seeing a wanted poster in an old John Wayne movie.
The song is a mid-tempo ballad in which the male narrator decides to place a classified ad to describe what he wants from a lover: "Wanted, one good hearted woman / To forgive imperfection / In the man that she loves".
Kevin John Coyne of Country Universe gave the song a B− grade," saying that the song contains "heartfelt vocal and sincere delivery." He goes on to say that "if a lesser singer was at the mic, the sheer implausibility of the lyric would be nakedly evident, but Jackson will have you looking in the classified section, expecting the chorus to be there."[2]
The music video was directed by Bing Sokolsky and premiered in mid-1990.
| Chart (1990) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] | 33 | |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 30 |