High Mileage

Alan Jackson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1998)
• Original Release Date: September 1, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B00000ADL7
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,637 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Alan Jackson's eighth album for Arista has nothing to prove, no broad statements to make, no shocking musical switch-ups. In laying back into acoustic shuffles like "Right on the Money" and pedal steel- sweetened ballads like "Gone Crazy," Jackson disarms with subtle delivery and a back-to-country-basics band. He penned half the album, and remarkably, his compositions are so strong one wishes he'd handled the entire record. The best non-original is a Kieran Kane's I'll Go On Loving You, the sexiest thing Jackson's ever recorded, with an elegantly dark string arrangement, and a deadly serious spoken delivery; the worst is "What a Day Yesterday Was," a slice of proud-to- live-in-the-past schmaltz. Even without A-level material, Jackson's gut-deep drawl, his continued commitment to traditional country sounds, and his unfailing avoidance of pretension number him among mainstream Nashville's most convincing voices. He's no maverick and this record holds few surprises; still, in Jackson's case, consistency will quite nearly suffice. --Roy Francis Kasten

USA Today

His gift of subtlety as both a singer and writer make High Mileage something to hear even after listening again and again.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars solid Alan Jackson album, January 6, 2000

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jasenao (Dothan, Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Mileage (Audio CD)

This cd isn't Alan Jackson's best, but it's right up there with them. "Right On The Money," "Gone Crazy," "Little Man," and "I'll Go On Loving You" are all great songs. Not only do they sound good but it's good to see a modern country singer paying tribute to the roots of country music instead of doing like most singers and not even mentioning anything in their music about "The Good Ol' Days."

This is a good album to have, but my only complaint is that the other songs just don't seem like they're of the usual Alan Jackson quality except for "What A Day Yesterday Was" and "Hurtin' Comes Easy."

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of Alan's Best Releases!, August 7, 2000

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Honor System (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: High Mileage (Audio CD)

This is probably my favorite Alan Jackson CD. The songs are great and he does not over do the high strung songs. It's a great mix. I especially like the slow songs and he should do more of them. This CD seems to be highly underated and did not get much play time on radio stations. I did see his video a couple times (little man) on CMT. This CD is also enhanced which means it has these great little video clips if you put the cd into your computer. One of the clips is really neat. It tells about where he got the idea to write the song "Don't rock the jukebox." Alan was with his friends at a bar/club and he was leaning on the jukebox (which was missing a leg). So his friend said "don't rock the jukebox." Well, as for the songs on this CD they are all wonderful. My favorite one has to be "ill go on loving you." All the songs are good mainly because Alan just doesnt just rush to put a bunch of songs together. He puts thought and emotion in all of his songs. That's what is so great about Alan, he knows how to express his true feelings and by doing this he creates truely touching songs.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it's a beautiful country music CD, October 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: High Mileage (Audio CD)

I am an early fan of country music, but when I have listened this cd I liked it very much. Songs like "a little man", "gone crazy" and mainly "another good reason" and "hurtin' comes easy" are greats. You must hear too the suprising song "I`ll go on loving you". Congratulations, Mr. Jackson.