High Mileage is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on September 1, 1998, and produced four hit singles on the Hot Country Songs 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. 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. [Laughs] I 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 - 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 - fiddle, mandolin Robbie Flint - steel guitar, silvertone Larry Franklin - 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 - electric guitar Monty Parkey - keyboards, piano Katia Popov - violin Rachel Purkin - violin Hargus "Pig" Robbins - keyboards Gil Romero - violin Bruce Rutherford - drums, congas Tom Rutledge - Dobro, acoustic guitar, mandolin John Wesley Ryles - 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 - bass guitar
Charts High Mileage peaked at #4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums selling 97,000 copies, his fourth #1 Country album. In October 1998, High Mileage was certified platinum by the RIAA.
Weekly charts Chart (1998)PeakpositionCanadian Albums (RPM)28Canadian Country Albums (RPM)1
Year-end charts Chart (1998)PositionUS Billboard 200145US Top Country Albums (Billboard)18 Chart (1999)PositionUS Billboard 200191US Top Country Albums (Billboard)14
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