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Alan Jackson - What I Do

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What I Do - Alan Jackson

What I Do - Alan Jackson

The Bottom Line

'What I Do" finds Alan carrying on the tradition of high quality songs with a pleasant true country sound.
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Pros

  • "Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down"
  • "Monday Morning Church"
  • "Too Much of a Good Thing"

Cons

  • None.

Description

  • Twelve well written and selected songs.
  • Features Patty Loveless on "Monday Morning Church."
  • Contains popular single "Too Much of a Good Thing."

Guide Review - Alan Jackson - What I Do

For country music lovers, listening to an Alan Jackson album is like being able to enjoy a little slice of Heaven. 'What I Do" finds Alan continuing to release high quality sounding songs with a few of his own masterpieces that have been thrown into the twelve-song mix.

"Too Much of a Good Thing" might sound bad to some people, but not Alan because he & his wife enjoy the many smiles in the morning & kisses at night before bed. Nothing is worse than a rainy day when you are feeling the blues as demonstrated in the lonesome "Rainy Day In June." "The sky is gray & I am blue, trying to make it without you" he sings in part of the chorus.

"USA Today" finds Alan singing about heartache making him a bigger man because it landed him on the cover of a magazine, though he was dubbed the Loneliest Man in the USA. "If French Fries Were Fat Free" has a witty title but the song itself seems serious enough until the last few lines mention how both love and grease cause heartache. He thinks he'll never see real love again or be able to forget memories by drinking some whiskey, either.

"The Talkin' Song Repair Blues" is pretty fun to listen to, as is upbeat "Burnin' the Honky Tonks Down." "Monday Morning Church" is a song that was written by Brent Baxter & Erin Enderlin and features Patty Loveless on background vocals. The man's faith was laid to rest along with the light of his life and although he believes in Heaven, he feels as though he has no prayer without her love.

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