This is a good album to have, but my only complaint is that the other songs just don't seem like they're of the usual Alan Jackson quality except for "What A Day Yesterday Was" and "Hurtin' Comes Easy."

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One of Alan's Best Releases!  Aug 07, 2000 By Honor System
This is probably my favorite Alan Jackson CD. The songs are great and he does not over do the high strung songs. It's a great mix. I especially like the slow songs and he should do more of them. This CD seems to be highly underated and did not get much play time on radio stations. I did see his video a couple times (little man) on CMT. This CD is also enhanced which means it has these great little video clips if you put the cd into your computer. One of the clips is really neat. It tells about where he got the idea to write the song "Don't rock the jukebox." Alan was with his friends at a bar/club and he was leaning on the jukebox (which was missing a leg). So his friend said "don't rock the jukebox." Well, as for the songs on this CD they are all wonderful. My favorite one has to be "ill go on loving you." All the songs are good mainly because Alan just doesnt just rush to put a bunch of songs together. He puts thought and emotion in all of his songs. That's what is so great about Alan, he knows how to express his true feelings and by doing this he creates truely touching songs.

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it's a beautiful country music CD  Oct 10, 1999
I am an early fan of country music, but when I have listened this cd I liked it very much. Songs like "a little man", "gone crazy" and mainly "another good reason" and "hurtin' comes easy" are greats. You must hear too the suprising song "I`ll go on loving you". Congratulations, Mr. Jackson.

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The Don Williams influence shines through  Aug 25, 2003 By Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan"
On Alan's album of covers, Under the influence, Alan made clear that one of his influences was Don Williams. This mellow album is devoid of all the good-time rocking songs like Chattahoochee and Don't rock the jukebox, while it also lacks any real tear-jerkers like Here in the real world. That said, the album does have some sadness, like Gone crazy, but even here it seems that Alan has accepted the situation and is past the stage of being upset.

Another great song is Little man, a song about what a town used to be like in the old days - another song with a tinge of sadness but philosophical acceptance. There are happier songs here too, like Right on the money and I'll go on loving you. Alan reflects on the past and also looks to the future in What a day yesterday was, hoping that life will continue to be just as good. The tempo picks up a little on Hurting comes easy and a bit more on Another good reason, but even this track, while fast by the standards of this album, is slow compared to many of Alan's classic up-tempo songs. The closing Amarillo, like all the songs here, is an original song and should not be confused with Emmylou's song of the same title.

On this album, Alan gives the impression of being comparatively at ease with the world - nothing to get too excited about, but nothing to get too sad about either. It is exactly the kind of album that Don recorded in the seventies and eighties, albeit with a contemporary production. I like this album a lot. It does not show the full range of Alan's capability but there are times when this is just the kind of album I want to listen to.

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Great CD.  Jun 29, 2000
This Is A Great CD. It Features The Balleds "I'll Go On Loving You", And "Gone Crazy". "Right On The Money" A Number 1 Hit, Is My Favorite. In The Video For "Little Man", He Pays Tribute On "The Good Ol' Days" As He Did In "Don't Rock The Jukebox", And "Midnight In Montgomery". This Is A Must Have.

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