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Alan Jackson's favorite color is blue. His favorite childhood memory is riding around in a red go-cart that he received for Christmas, his father built it for him. His favorite song is "He Stopped Loving Her Today," by George Jones.
Alan Jackson's discography includes:

Here In The Real World released in 1990
Don't Rock The Jukebox released in 1991
A Lot About Livin' released in 1992
Honky Tonk Christmas released in 1992
Contemporary Country: The Early '90s released in 1993
Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album released in 1994
Who I Am released in 1994
The Greatest Hits Collection released in 1995
Everything I Love released in 1996
High Mileage released in 1998
Super Hits released in 1999
Under The Influence released in 1999
When Somebody Loves You released in 2000
Drive released in 2001
Greatest Hits Volume II released in 2003
What I Do released in 2004
Precious Memories released in 2005
Like Red on a Rose released in 2006

Alan Jackson has won over thirty five Country Music Awards, Music City News, Academy of Country Music, and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awards.
Alan Jackson loves to collects classic cars, antique boats and Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Alan Jackson's favorite place to ride his Harley is in Oregon at Crater Lake. His favorite place to relax is in the Gulf of Mexico.
When Alan Jackson was growing up, he had a spider monkey named "Peanuts."
Alan Jackson likes to spend his time off teaching his daughters to fish and water ski.
The red boots that Alan Jackson wore in his "Chattahoochee" video, were custom made just for him.
Alan Jackson always wears a Stetson Rancher "Silver Belly" cowboy hat.
Alan Jackson prefers to wear jeans and a t-shirt.
The first car that Alan Jackson ever owned was a 1955 Thunderbird convertible.
Alan Jackson got his first job when he was twelve working in a shoe repair shop.
Alan Jackson's big break came in an airport in 1985, when his wife, who was working as a flight attendant, gave Glen Campbell a copy of Alan's tape.
Alan Jackson signed his first record deal on June 26, 1989. It was with Arista Nashville.
Alan Jackson was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry Hall of Fame in 1991.
"Home" is Alan's favorite song that he's written.
The first car that Alan ever owned was a 1955 Thunderbird convertible.
Alan's favorite foods are pineapple and mayonnaise sandwiches and Brunswick Stew.
Alan's favorite sport is fishing.
Alan's favorite actress is Jodie Foster and favorite actor is Clint Eastwood.
Alan's favorite movie is Outlaw Josey Wales. His favorite TV show is The Andy Griffith Show.
Alan's musical influence's include George Jones, Hank Williams, Sr., Hank William, Jr., Merle Haggard, George Strait, John Conlee, John Anderson and Gene Watson.
Prior to being a country star, Alan worked as a car and furniture salesman, carpenter, garage worker, fork-lift driver at K-Mart and a mailroom worker at TNN.
Alan's first band was called Dixie Steel. edit »
Alan's first performance was at 17 as "Barnaby" in his school's production of Oklahoma.
Alan's first job was in a shoe repair shop when he was 12 years old.
Alan Jackson is currently signed with Arista/Nashville Records.
Alan met his wife at a Dairy Queen in Newman, Georgia.
Alan has a baritone singing voice.
Alan has blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Where Where You (When The World Stopped Turning)" won both CMA "Song of the Year" and CMA "Single of the Year" in 2002.
Alan has been CMA "Entertainer of the Year" three times: In 1995, 2002, and 2003.
Alan released "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)", a song about 9/11, shortly after the 9/11 tragedy.
Alan has had over 25 Billboard #1 singles including "Little Bitty", "Drive", and "Remember When."
Alan and Denise Jackson were married on December 15, 1979.
Alan has three children: Mattie Denise, Alexandra Jane, and Dani Grace.
Alan began dating his wife in high school when they were both teens.
Alan is a foot taller than his wife, Denise.
Alan is 6'4" tall.

Country

A Womans Love

Drive (For Daddy Gene)

Album:

Drive (2002)

Song Details:

Lyrics:

It was painted red the stripe was white
It was 18 feet from the bow to stern light
Secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta
I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her
We put on a shine, put on a motor
Built out of love and made for the water
Ran her for years til' the transom got rotten
A piece of my childhood will never be forgoten.

It was just an old plywood boat
With a 75 Johnson with electric choke
A young boy, two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel
And I would turn her sharp
And I would make it whine
He'd say, ''You can't beat the way a old wood boat rides.''
Just a little lake cross the Alabama line
But I was king of the ocean
When Daddy let me drive.

Just an old half ton short bed Ford
My Uncle bought new in 64
Daddy got it right 'cause the engine was smoking
A couple of burnt valves and he had it going
He'd let me drive her when we haul off a load
Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thickpen Road
I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedels
Smiling like a hero who just received his medal.

It was just an old hand me down Ford
With 3 speed on the column and a dent in the door
A young boy two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel and
I would press that clutch
And I would keep it right
He would say a little slower son
Your doing just fine
Just a dirt road with trash on each side
But I was Mario Andretti
When Daddy let me drive.

--- Instrumental ---

I'm grown up now
Three daughters of my own
I let them drive my old jeep
Across the pasture at our home
Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file
And pull out that old memory
And think of me and smile
And say.

It was just an old worn out jeep
Rusty old floor boards
Hot on my feet
A young girl, two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel
And he'd say
''Turn it left, and steer it right
Straighten up girl now, you're doing just fine.''
Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride
But I was high on a mountain
When Daddy let me drive.

Daddy let me drive.

Oh, he let me drive.

It's just an old plywood boat
With a 75 johnson
And electric choke...

Good Time

Album:

Good Time (2008)

Song Details:

Lyrics:

Work, work all week long
Punchin' that clock dusk 'til dawn
Countin' the days 'til friday night
That's when all the conditions are right
For a good time, I need a good time.

And I been working all week and I'm tired
I don't wanna sleep and I wanna have fun
It's time for a good time.

I cashed my check, cleaned my truck
Put on my hat, forgot about work
Sun goin down, head across town
Pick up my baby and turn it around.

Good time, oh, I need a good time
Oh, I been working all week and I'm tired
I don't wanna sleep and I wanna have fun
It's time for a good time.

--- Instrumental ---

A pig in the ground, beer on ice
Just like ol' Hank taught us about
Singin' along, Bosephus song
Rowdy friends all night long
Good time, Lord, we having a good time

Yeah, I've been working all week and I'm tired
I don't wanna sleep and I wanna have fun
It's time for a good time.

--- Instrumental ---

Heel, toe, dosie-do
Scootin' my boots, swingin' doors
B & D Kicks and Dunn
Honky tonk heaven, double shotgun.
Good time, Lord, we havin' a good time

'Cause I've been working all week and I'm tired
I don't wanna sleep I wanna have fun
It's time for a good time.

Shot of tequila, beer on tap
Sweet southern woman sit on my lap
G with an O, O with a D
T with an I and M and an E.

And a good time, good time
I been working all week and I'm tired
I don't wanna sleep I wanna have fun
Time for a good time.

--- Instrumental ---

A shot of tequila, beer on tap
A good lookin' woman sit on my lap
G with an O, O with a D
T with an I and M with an E
That spells good time, a good time.

Oh, I been working all week and I'm tired
I don't wanna sleep I wanna have fun
It's time for a good time.

--- Instrumental ---

Twelve o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock, four
Five o'clock, we know where that's gonna go
Closing the doors, shutting them down
Head for that waffle house way across town
Good time, oh we're having a good time

Yeah, I been working all week and I'm tired
I don't wanna sleep I wanna have fun
It's time for a good time.

Oh, I been working all week and I'm tired
I don't wanna sleep I wanna have fun
It's time for a good time
Oh yeah, a good time
I need a good time
Yeah, good time...

It Must Be Love

Album:

Under the Influence (2000)

Song Details:

Lyrics:

First I get cold and hot, think I'm on fire, but I'm not.
Oh, what a pain I've got, it must be love!
There's nothing I can do, all that I want is you.
Look what I'm going through, it must be love!

It must be love, it must be love.
I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove.
You must be the dream I been dreaming of,
Oh, what a feeling, it must be love!

Something is wrong or right, I think of you all night.
Can't sleep 'til morning light, it must be love!
Seeing you in my dreams, holding you close to me.
Oh, what else can it be? It must be love!

It must be love, it must be love.
I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove.
You must be the dream I been dreaming of
Oh, what a feeling, it must be love.

--- Instrumental ---

It must be love, it must be love.
I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove.
You must be the dream I been dreaming of
Oh, what a feeling, it must be love.

It must be love, it must be love.
I fall like a sparrow and fly like a dove...

Alan Jackson Like Red On A Rose

Like red on a rose
When your lips first smiled at me
I was captured instantly
To each his own.

Like blue in a sky
The gaze of your willin' eyes
Touched somethin' deep inside
And the truth be known.

Chorus:
That I love you
Like all little children love pennies
And I love you 'cause I know
That I can't do anything wrong
You're where I belong
Like red on a rose.

--- Instrumental ---

And I love you
Like all little children love pennies
And I love you like good times
Of which I have known many
And I love you 'cause I know
You give me a heart of my own
You make my blood flow
Like red on a rose...

Like Red On A Rose

Right On The Money

Small Town Southern Man

Album:

Good Time (2007)

Song Details:

Lyrics:

Born the middle son of a farmer
And a small town southern man
Like his daddy's daddy before him
Brought up workin' on the land
Fell in love with a small town woman
And they married up and settled down
Natural way of life if you're lucky
For a small town Southern man.

First there came four pretty daughters
For this small town Southern man
Then a few years later came another
A boy, he wasn't planned
Seven people livin' all together
In a house built with his own hands
Little words with love and understandin'
From a small town Southern man.

Chorus:
And he bowed his head to Jesus
And he stood for Uncle Sam
And he only loved one woman
Always proud of what he had
He said his greatest contribution
Is the ones he'll leave behind
Raised on the ways and gentle kindness
Of a small town Southern man.

--- Instrumental ---

Callous hands told the story
For this small town Southern man
He gave it all to keep it all together
And keep his family on his land
Like his daddy, years wore out his body
Made it hard just to walk and stand
You can break the back
But you can't break the spirit
Of a small town Southern man.

--- Instrumental ---

Finally death came callin'
For this small town southern man
He said it's alright 'cause I see angels
And they got me by the hand
Don't you cry, and don't you worry
I'm blessed, and I know I am
'Cause God has a place in Heaven
For a small town southern man

Raised on the ways and gentle kindness
Of a small town southern man...

There Goes

Where I Come From

Album:

When Somebody Loves You (2001)

Song Details:

Lyrics:

Well, I was rollin' wheels and shiftin' gears 'round that Jersey Turnpike
Barney stopped me with his gun ten minutes after midnight
Said, ''Sir, you broke the limit in that rusty ol' truck
I don't know about that accent son just where did you come from?''

I said, ''Where I come from it's corn bread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.''

Well, I was south of Detroit City, I pulled in this country kitchen
To try their brand of barbecue the sign said finger-lickin'
Well, I paid the tab and the lady asked me, ''How'd I like my biscuit?''
I'll be honest with you ma'am it ain't like mama fixed it.

'Cause where I come from it's corn bread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.

--- Instrumental ---

I was chasin' sun on 101 somewhere around Ventura
I lost a universal joint and I had to use my finger
This tall lady stopped and asked if I had plans for dinner
Said, ''No thanks ma'am, back home we like the girls that sing soprano.''

'Cause where I come from it's corn bread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch sittin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.

--- Instrumental ---

Well, I was headed home on 65 somewhere around Kentucky
The CB rang for the bobtail rig that's rollin' on like thunder
Well, I answered him and he asked me, ''Aren't you from out in Tulsa?''
No, but you might'a seen me there I just dropped a load of salsa.

Where I come from it's corn bread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta front porch pickin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
And workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.

Where I come from it's corn bread and chicken
Where I come from a lotta back porch pickin'
Where I come from tryin' to make a livin'
Workin' hard to get to heaven where I come from.

Where I come from.
Yeah, where I come from.
A lotta front porch sittin'
Starin' up at heaven
Where I come from.

Where I come from
Tryin' to make a livin'
Oh, where I come from
Tryin' to make a livin'...

Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)

Album:

Drive (2001)

Song Details:

Lyrics:

Where were you when the world stopped turning
That September day?
Were you in the yard with your wife and children
Or working on some stage in L.A.?
Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke
Risin' against that blue sky?
Did you shout out in anger in fear for your neighbor
Or did you just sit down and cry?

Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones
And pray for the ones who don't know?
Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble
And sob for the ones left below?
Did you burst out in pride for the red, white and blue
And the heroes who died just doin' what they do?
Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer
And look at yourself and what really matters?

Chorus:
I'm just a singer of simple songs
I'm not a real political man
I watch CNN but I'm not sure I can tell
The difference in Iraq and Iran
But I know Jesus and I talk to God
And I remember this from when I was young
Faith, hope and love are some good things He gave us
And the greatest is love.

Where were you when the world stopped turning
That September day?
Were you teaching a class full of innocent children
Or driving down some cold interstate?
Did you feel guilty 'cause you're a survivor
In a crowded room did you feel alone?
Did you call up your mother and tell her you loved her?
Did you dust off that Bible at home?

Did you open your eyes and hope it never happened
Close your eyes and not go to sleep?
Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages
Or speak to some stranger on the street?
Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow
Or go out and buy you a gun?
Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watchin'
And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns?

Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers
Did you stand in line and give your own blood?
Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family
Thank God you had somebody to love?