| | Alan Jackson What I Do CD Alan Jackson Discography of CDs
 (8 Customer Reviews)
Ever since he first emerged in the late 1980s as a tradition-conscious alternative to the country-crossover "hat acts" overrunning Nashville, singer/songwriter Alan Jackson has turned out remarkably consistent records full of solid, often self-penned tunes that connect with both old-school country fans and those with more mainstream tastes. Accordingly, WHAT I DO contains no rock/pop trappings, "modern" production touches, or gimmicky songs. Rather, it's an album of direct, heartfelt sentiments expressed with equal amounts of emotional honesty and tasteful understatement.
"Strong Enough" and the aptly titled "Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down" have the classic honky-tonk flavor that makes Jackson's roots in Merle Haggard-style '60s country plain. The heartbreaking, expertly crafted "Monday Morning Church" and the quietly inspirational "There Ya Go" are prime examples of Jackson's easy, graceful balladic touch, while "The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" bears echoes of Shel Silverstein and shows the singer's well developed sense of humor. WHAT I DO is emblematic of Jackson's career--a case study in how to achieve large-scale success in contemporary country without resorting to crass commercialism.
Personnel: Alan Jackson (vocals, guitar); Bruce Watkins (acoustic guitar, banjo); Brent Mason (electric guitar, bass guitar); Paul Franklin (steel guitar, lap steel guitar); Lloyd Green (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan (mandolin, fiddle); Jellyroll Johnson (harmonica); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Glenn Worf, Mark Fain (bass guitar); Eddie Bayers Jr. (drums); John Wesley Ryles, Patty Loveless, Richard Sterban, Shannon Wright , Adam Wright (background vocals).
Recording information: The Hit Factory, Criteria, Miami, Florida; Emerald Entertainment, Nashville, Tennessee; The Sound Station, Nashville, Tennessee; Starstruck, Nashville, Tennessee; Wedgewood Sound, Nashville, Tennessee.
Rolling Stone (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Jackson exudes a warm, fatherly vibe. Restraint is this fifteen-year veteran's greatest gift as a vocalist..."
Entertainment Weekly (p.78) - "His new record reaffirms his position as one of the genre's most believable balladeers..." - Grade: B+ Alan Jackson What I Do Songs Purchase What I Do CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Tim Mcgraw Live Like You Were Dying CD (2004)
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Country superstar Tim McGraw surely needs no apologists; the Louisiana-born singer, who's racked up millions of record sales and married country diva Faith Hill, is practically a force of nature. However, there is a misconception of McGraw as just a high-gloss hat act, a notion that a close listen to LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING should dispel.
For one thing, while almost all of his peers record with the same pool of Nashville studio hotshots, McGraw continues to work with his longtime band, the Dancehall Doctors. Additionally, progressive-country cult heroes Bruce Robison and Rodney Crowell are among the songwriters tapped for material here. Most importantly, at a time when most mainstream country artists are compelled to pander to ...
| | George Strait 50 Number Ones CDs (2004)
What I Do
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From the early 1980s onward, there's been no greater champion of traditional country-music values in the mainstream (and none more successful) than George Strait. Like a virtual Ramones of country, he's remained unshakeable in his devotion to a straightforward, no-frills aesthetic of which he's become the unquestioned standard-bearer. This populist stance ...
| | Kenny Chesney Be As You Are CD (2005)
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Though much of Kenny Chesney's recorded output is distinctly soft-spoken and genial, BE AS YOU ARE represents a full realization of his mellow side. A conceptual song-cycle written about the country singer's experiences in the Caribbean, the tunes here are often so laid-back that they make Jimmy Buffett seem as frenetic as David Byrne.
Ripping a page from Buffet's textbook, the album employs steel drums, Latin percussion, Cuban-style nylon-string guitar leads, and even the sounds of crashing waves, to induce a breezy, relaxed feeling that lingers long after the disc stops spinning. Chesney's exquisitely reserved vocals, however, always bear a hint of melancholy, suggesting an update of the same dark-side-of-the-island-vacation dream implied by Buffett himself in his hit "Margaritaville." Chesney has proclaimed BE AS YOU ARE as his "most personal" ...
| | George Strait Somewhere Down In Texas CD (2005)
What I Do
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On SOMEWHERE DOWN IN TEXAS, the ever-reliable George Strait stays the course he'd charted for years prior, which is to say that he once again manages to combine mainstream appeal with a classy, understated country style that makes no secret of his roots in George Jones, Merle Haggard, and the like. Unlike nearly every other country star of his era, Strait never comes anywhere near the rock trappings or power ballads that are de rigeur in so much contemporary country. There may be the occasional extraneous orchestration here and there, but any album that opens with "If the Whole World Was a Honky Tonk" and ...
| | Alan Jackson Like Red On A Rose CD (2006)
What I Do
$8.99 
Although LIKE RED ON A ROSE was produced by Alison Krauss, it's not the traditional bluegrass record one might expect. Instead, the producer and artist have done something far more unexpected: LIKE RED ON A ROSE is an album of cool and occasionally near-jazzy ballads that recall k.d. lang's SHADOWLAND, Ray Price's early 1970s pop singles, and Patsy Cline's more orchestral sides. ...
| | Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Brothers Anthology 1969-1972 CDs (2000)
What I Do
$15.09 
Includes liner notes by Chris Hillman and Holly George-Warren.
Digitally remastered by Jim Phillips (Universal Mastering Studios West, North Hollywood, California).
Founded by ex-Byrds Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman, the Flying Burrito Brothers cultivated the country-rock sound originated by that duo's former band into a major movement whose ...
| | Glen Campbell Reunited (With Jimmy Webb 1974-1988) CD (1999) (Import) Australia
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| | Those Darn Accordions Clownhead CD (1999)
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| | Back In The Saddle Again: American Cowboy Songs CDs (1991) (Import)
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| | Phil Rosenthal Paw Paw Patch CD (2003)
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| | Grey Does Matter How To Make Millions In Real Estate CD (2004)
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| | Cream Of Country Vol. 10-Cream Of Country CD (2007) (Import)
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