''High Mileage'' is the seventh studio album by American
country music
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artist
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many o ...
. It was released on September 1, 1998, and produced four hit singles on the
Hot Country Songs
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charts for Jackson: "I'll Go on Loving You" (#3), "Right on the Money" (#1), "Gone Crazy" (#4) and "Little Man" (#3). Upon its release in late 1998, "I'll Go on Loving You" became the highest-debuting single of Jackson's career at the time, entering the country charts at #35.
Also included here is the track "A Woman's Love", which Jackson re-recorded in 2006 for his album ''
Like Red on a Rose
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''. The re-recorded version on that album was released as a single in 2007, peaking at #5 that year.
Background
During the release of his 2000 album, ''
When Somebody Loves You'', Jackson reflected on the album on
Arista's website:
" I guess the last album I made -- not the cover-song album, Under the Influence, but High Mileage was a little on the dark side.
aughsI love that album, but some of it's a little heavy. Of course, some of my life was a little dark at that time, and that's probably why it ended up that way. I guess this one reflects a little more of what I feel today.
[Anon (2000)]
"Biography: When Somebody Loves You"
aristanashville.com. Retrieved September 17, 2009 "
Track listing
Personnel
*Alan Jackson - acoustic guitar, lead vocals
*Bob Adcock - cello
*Vage Ayrikyan - cello
*
Eddie Bayers
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- drums
*Bob Becker - viola
*Jodi Burnett - cello
*Larry Corbett - cello
*
J. T. Corenflos - electric guitar
*Bruce Dembow - viola
*Steve Dorff - string arrangements, conductor
*Bruce Dukov - violin
*
Stuart Duncan
Stuart Duncan (born April 14, 1964) is an American bluegrass musician who plays the fiddle, mandolin, guitar, and banjo.
Life
Duncan was born in Quantico, Virginia, and raised in Santa Paula, California, where he played in the school band. He ...
- fiddle,
mandolin
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*Robbie Flint -
steel guitar
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,
silvertone
*
Larry Franklin
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- fiddle
*
Paul Franklin - steel guitar
*Berj Garabedian - violin
*Keith Greene - viola
*Danny Groah - electric guitar
*Alan Grunfeld - violin
*Paula Hochhalter - cello
*Pat Johnson - violin
*Dennis Karmazyn - cello
*Janet Lakatos - viola
*
Brent Mason
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- electric guitar
*Monty Parkey - keyboards, piano
*
Katia Popov
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- violin
*Rachel Purkin - violin
*
Hargus "Pig" Robbins
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- keyboards
*Gil Romero - violin
*Bruce Rutherford - drums,
conga
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s
*Tom Rutledge -
Dobro
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, acoustic guitar, mandolin
*
John Wesley Ryles
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- backing vocals
*Sheldon Sanov - violin
*John Scanlon - viola
*Daniel Shindaryov - violin
*Harry Shirinian - viola
*Roman Volodarsky - violin
*Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar
*Roger Wills - bass guitar
*
Glenn Worf
Glenn Worf is an American bassist known mainly for his work as a session musician. He has recorded with many major country music acts and also tours with Mark Knopfler.
Early life and education
Worf was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Madis ...
- bass guitar
Charts
''High Mileage'' peaked at #4 on the U.S.
''Billboard'' 200, and peaked at #1 on the
Top Country Albums
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selling 97,000 copies, his fourth #1 Country album. In October 1998, ''High Mileage'' was certified platinum by the
RIAA
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.
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Sales and certifications
References
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1998 albums
Alan Jackson albums
Arista Records albums
Albums produced by Keith Stegall