Drive (Alan Jackson album)
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Drive (Alan Jackson album)
Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the number 1 hit, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", a ballad written in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)", "Work in Progress", and "That'd Be Alright" were also released as singles, peaking at number 1, number 3, and number 2, respectively, on the same chart; "Designated Drinker" also reached number 44 without officially being released. In addition, all four released singles cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 28, 28, 35 and 29, respectively.-Wikipedia
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My Kind of Country
March 18, 2010. He is in fine voice, and Keith Stegall does his usual excellent job in the producer’s chair. Drive was the first of Alan’s albums to debut at #1 on the cross genre Billboard Hot 200 chart, despite making no concessions to crossover tastes, and it was named the ACM Album of the Year. But this is a record where one song has an impact which overshadows everything else.
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AllMusic
The great thing is that Drive doesn't really need it, since it's filled with top-notch songs, including the great George Strait duet "Designated Drinker" and "Drive," a tribute to his dad that's nearly as affecting in its own way as "Where Were You." This is not a total shock, since Jackson's track record is one of the strongest in '90s country, but nevertheless a record this solidly crafted and emotionally resonant is a welcome event all the same.
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Country Universe
September 28, 2008. On Drive, Jackson proves himself a worthy spokesman of the very values that country music espouses at almost every turn. His straightforward takes on life and love are heartfelt without devolving into the emotionally maudlin tones that have permeated through Nashville in recent times.
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Billboard
December 28, 2001. Galante describes the resulting album as "classic Alan Jackson. It's so deep it's ridiculous, in terms of the songs that are here. There's nobody in [Nashville] that writes the way he does. That's why he's the success he is. It has that country feel to it, but it has little twists and turns on it. It kind of takes you on a journey. It's a really wonderful ride."
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Country Standard Time
On his 11th album, Jackson puts simple, but deep meaning, songs in drive and takes off.
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Star News
January 25, 2002. Drive is one of the finest releases from Alan Jackson - maybe even his best. The King of Honkey Tonk continues to hone his songwriting skills, which is apparent on material such as Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning), written in the wake of the World Trade Center attacks, and Drive (For Daddy Gene), a song about learning to drive a boat as a child.
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Plugged In
With one exception, Drive motors long smoothly, powered by songs about family, faith, romantic love and patriotism. If only AJ had resisted falling back on the country music convention of drowning heartache with booze.
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Robert Christgau
when did he become human? I missed it--and I heard his roots album many, many times ("Drive [For Daddy Gene]," "Where Were You [When the World Stopped Turning]") ***
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