Alan Jackson tops four worldwide charts

Where Have You Gone debuts at No 1 in US, UK, Australia and Canada

Country superstar Alan Jackson’s new album, Where Have You Gone, debuts at No. 1 on the US Current Country Album Chart as well as being the No. 1 country album in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. With album equivalent units of 31,610, Jackson earns his 15th Top 10 album on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart and Where Have You Gone lands at No. 2 on the Billboard Country Album chart.

The album is Jackson’s first album of all new music in six years, produced by longtime friend and colleague Keith Stegall. It features 21 songs with 15 of them written by the Songwriters Hall of Fame member himself.

Led by the self-penned title track, Where Have You Gone is highlighted by such songs as the poignant and thoughtful “Things That Matter,” the heartache-filled “Way Down in My Whiskey” and the tender “I Can Be That Something.” Never one to shy away from reflecting real life in his music, “You’ll Always Be My Baby” and “I Do” were written for his daughters’ weddings…while “Where Her Heart Has Always Been” was written for his mother’s funeral and includes a recording of her reading from The Bible. There’s also plenty of fun to be had on barnburners like “Livin’ On Empty,” “Back” and “Beer:10.” And, in the spirit of the album’s overall sound, “That’s The Way Love Goes (A Tribute to Merle Haggard)” is a bonus track.

Where Have You Gone was released May 14th – exactly 30 years after his second album, Don’t Rock the Jukebox.

Jackson marked Where Have You Gone’s release with performances on the 56th Annual ACM Awards (“Drive”/”You’ll Always Be May Baby”) and the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (“Way Down In My Whiskey”). On Sunday, May 30th, Jackson will appear as part of the National Memorial Day Concert on PBS (8 pm ET). Next month – on June 26th – he’ll headline a benefit concert in his hometown of Newnan, Georgia, which was severely impacted by an EF-4 tornado earlier this year; the massive outdoor event sold out in a matter of hours on Friday.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn

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