Freight Train

Alan Jackson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 30, 2010)
• Original Release Date: March 30, 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B0034C9CFK
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,271 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hard Hat And A Hammer

2. Every Now And Then

3. After 17

4. It's Just That Way

5. Freight Train

6. Tail Lights Blue

7. I Could Get Used To This Lovin' Thing

8. Till The End (with Lee Ann Womack)

9. That's Where I Belong

10. Big Green Eyes

11. True Love Is A Golden Ring

12. The Best Keeps Getting Better

Editorial Reviews

After 20 years of writing and recording hit after hit, country music has become synonymous with Alan Jackson. The superstar has sold over 50 million albums and has claimed nearly 100 industry awards - including three CMA Entertainer of the Year Awards. Freight Train, Jackson's 18th album was produced by longtime collaborator Keith Stegall and features 12 brand new songs, one of which is Jackson's hot new single, "It's Just That Way." Eight of the album's dozen tracks bear Jackson's songwriting credit, including one he penned with Roger Murrah, with whom he wrote one of his biggest hits, "Don't Rock the Jukebox." In a moving tribute to the legendary Vern Gosdin, who passed away last year and for whom Jackson has long expressed admiration, Jackson enlisted Lee Ann Womack to record "Till the End," Gosdin's 1977 classic duet with Janie Fricke.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jackson's "Train" Freighted With Great Tunes, March 30, 2010

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Timothy Yap "thy4568" (Sydney, NSW, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freight Train (Audio CD)

Prime Cuts: Every Now and Then, Taillights Blue, It's Just That Way

Despite Alan Jackson's denial that there was any enigmatic motive in entitling his 14th album "Freight Train" but it is still an appropriate album title. Just as a freight train is not about speed but about going the long haul, these 12 tracks are not about chasing the latest trends, they are quality songs that are going to be etched into the memories of fans for years and years to come. Just as freight trains hearken back to the days of old-fashioned gait, these paeans belong to the best of traditional honky-tonk country sung in Jackson's most affectionate southern-drawl tenor. If you like steel guitars, soft strumming of the guitar and everything rustic--this is a feast for the ears. Jackson once again delivers 7 solidly self-written cuts, one a co-write with Roger Murrah, and 4 well-chosen covers, one of which coming from Adam Wright (Jackson's own nephew).

If there was ever any doubt if Alan Jackson is the best thing that has had ever happened to country music, just take a listen to "Every Now and Then." In the tradition of Jackson's heart-tugging signature ballads such as "If I Could Back Up" and "Gone Crazy," "Every Now and Then" brings out all the bittersweet memories of a love that has ended with so much realism that you swear Jackson has had read your own diary. Another absolute charm is the Adam Wright co-write "Taillights Blue," a devastating piece of heartache, which calls to mind Clint Black's "Nothing But the Taillights" but done at a slower pace with an even more gorgeous melody. Romance in its more blissful moments do get a mention on "It's Just That Way." Written by producer Keith Stegall, Kylie Sackley and Vicky McGehee, this slow descriptive ballad takes its time to spell out long lasting love with rich blend of pastoral metaphors: "That ole sun comes up every mornin'/And goes back down at the end of every day/It's just that way/Stars show up every evenin'/Man in the moon comes out to play/It's just that way."

Even when Alan Jackson lets go of the brakes for some rip and roar moments he again proves that he has not lost an iota of his energy. "After 17"which tells the story of a girl starting life on her own finds Jackson telling this tale with youthful zest. More moments of levity abound with "That's Where I Belong" -an Alan Jackson staple that pays tribute to his roots in the lines of previous hits such as "Where I Come From" and "Small Town Southern Man." The brisk rollicking strut of "Hard Hat and a Hammer" continues the blue-collared theme giving some grits to the album. Roger Murrah who co-penned Jackson's magnum opus "Don't Rock the Jukebox" reunites with Jackson again on the extremely catchy hit-bound "True Love is a Golden Ring."

Noteworthy of mention is Jackson throw back to the past: this time it is Jackson's cover of the Vern Gosdin's duet with Janie Fricke "Till the End." Lee Ann Womack with her traditional bend is the perfect choice as Jackson's duet-partner on this country chestnut; though their performance religiously stays too close to the original. In a time when artists evolve with the latest trends and whistles, it's good that Jackson stays committed to one single goal: to continue to make great music that is country to the core. With such a lofty goal as its destination "Freight Train" is certainly heading in the right direction.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once again, Alan shows he's got what it takes, March 30, 2010

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Kenneth A. Gregory "Medigunmadman" (BROOKSVILLE, FL, US) - See all my reviews
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This album is a return to a very classic country sound. Not a lot of rocking, beat heavy tunes. Just good easy listening music that reminds me of Alan's early career. I'm thrilled with it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great record of Alan Jackson, May 9, 2010

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Jose Luis Polo "Melómano" (Madrid,Spain) - See all my reviews
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In Spain country music is not very appreciated, but there is people like me that enjoy listening this music.I think Freight Train is a very good record.Alan Jackson back to traditional country with it.My favorite songs are "Every now and then","After 17","Freight Train"....It is a record that I can not stop to listen.If you want listening good country music,don't let pass this in your records collection.From Madrid with love to my friends at Amazon.