Drive is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. Released in 2002 on Arista Nashville, the album produced Jackson's highest-debuting single on the Hot Country Songs charts in the number 1 hit, "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", a ballad written in response to the September 11 attacks. "Drive (For Daddy Gene)", "Work in Progress", and "That'd Be Alright" were also released as singles, peaking at number 1, number 3, and number 2, respectively, on the same chart; "Designated Drinker" also reached number 44 without officially being released. In addition, all four released singles cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at numbers 28, 28, 35 and 29, respectively.
Reception
At the 2003 Academy of Country Music Awards, Jackson was nominated for 10 awards winning Album of the Year for Drive and Video of the Year for the video to "Drive (For Daddy Gene)."Editor unknown (2004), "2003 Academy of Country Music Awards". World Almanac & Book of Facts. Volume unknown:287.
In 2009, Rhapsody ranked the album number 3 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list."Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Retrieved January 12, 2010.
Track listing All tracks written by Alan Jackson, except where noted.
Personnel
Eddie Bayers – drums J. T. Corenflos – electric guitar Stuart Duncan – fiddle, mandolin Robbie Flint – steel guitar (track 13) Paul Franklin – steel guitar Vince Gill – introduction (track 13) Danny Groah – electric guitar (track 13) Greenwood Hart - acoustic guitar, piano, accordion Wes Hightower – background vocals Jim Hoke – harmonica Alan Jackson – acoustic guitar (track 13), lead vocals Irene Kelley – background vocals John Kelton – tic-tac bass Matthew McCauley – conductor, string arrangements Mark McClurg – fiddle (track 13) Brent Mason – electric guitar Gordon Mote – keyboards, piano The Nashville String Machine - strings Monty Parkey – piano (track 13) Dave Pomeroy – bass guitar Bruce Rutherford – drums (track 13) Tom Rutledge – acoustic guitar (track 13) Kim Parent - background vocals John Wesley Ryles – background vocals Marty Slayton - background vocals (track 13) Tony Stephens – acoustic guitar (track 13) George Strait – duet vocals (track 6) Bruce Watkins – banjo, acoustic guitar Bergen White – conductor (track 13) Roger Wills – bass guitar (track 13) Glenn Worf – bass guitar
Chart performance Drive debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, his first number-one debut, and debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, selling 211,000 copies, his sixth number-one country album. The album was certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA in May 2003.
Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for Drive by Alan Jackson Chart (2002) PositionCanadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 30Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 5 US Billboard 200 15 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 3Worldwide Albums (IFPI)25 Chart (2003) Position US Billboard 200 111 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 12
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