Drive (Alan Jackson album)

Drive
Drive
Studio album by Alan Jackson
Released	January 15, 2002
Recorded	2001
Genre	Country
Length	49:37
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Singles from Drive
	"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"; Released: November 26, 2001; "Drive (For Daddy Gene)"; Released: January 28, 2002; "Work in Progress"; Released: June 24, 2002; "That'd Be Alright"; Released: December 9, 2002;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ ^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
Plugged In (publication)	(average) ^[5]
Q	^[6]
Robert Christgau	^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]

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)."^[9]

In 2009, Rhapsody ranked the album number 3 on its "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" list.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks written by Alan Jackson, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Drive (For Daddy Gene)"		4:02
2.	"A Little Bluer Than That"	Mark Irwin, Irene Kelley	2:54
3.	"Bring On the Night"	Jackson, Charlie Craig, Keith Stegall	4:04
4.	"Work in Progress"		4:07
5.	"The Sounds"		3:23
6.	"Designated Drinker" (featuring George Strait)		3:52
7.	"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"		5:06
8.	"That'd Be Alright"	Tim Nichols, Mark D. Sanders, Tia Sillers	3:41
9.	"Once in a Lifetime Love"		3:25
10.	"When Love Comes Around"		3:07
11.	"I Slipped and Fell in Love"	Harley Allen, John Wiggins	2:55
12.	"First Love"		3:14
13.	"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)" (Live from the 35th Annual CMA Awards, spoken intro by Vince Gill)		5:47

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
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	33
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[12]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[13]	11
US Billboard 200^[14]	1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[15]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Drive* by Alan Jackson
Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[16]	30
Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[17]	5
US Billboard 200^[18]	15
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[19]	3
Worldwide Albums (IFPI)^[20]	25

Chart (2003)	Position
US Billboard 200^[21]	111
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[22]	12

Sales and Certifications

Region	Provider	Certification	Sales/Shipments
Australia	ARIA	Gold^[23]	35,000
United States	RIAA	4 x Platinum^[24]	4,000,000+

References

^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
^ Drive at AllMusic
^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
^ Los Angeles Times review
^ Plugged In review
^ Album reviews at CD Universe
^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
^ "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Editor unknown (2004), "2003 Academy of Country Music Awards". World Almanac & Book of Facts. Volume unknown:287. ISSN 0084-1382
^ "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 12, 2010.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
^ "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 139.
^ "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

[1] "About.com review". Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2013.

[2] Drive at AllMusic

[3] "Entertainment Weekly review". Archived from the original on December 2, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2013.

[4] Los Angeles Times review

[5] Plugged In review

[6] Album reviews at CD Universe

[7] Robert Christgau Consumer Guide

[8] "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 21, 2009. Retrieved December 1, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[9] Editor unknown (2004), "2003 Academy of Country Music Awards". World Almanac & Book of Facts. Volume unknown:287. ISSN 0084-1382

[10] "Country’s Best Albums of the Decade" Archived January 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved January 12, 2010.

[ac_Australia_Alan_Jackson-11] "Australiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Alan_Jackson-12] "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[ac_Norway_Alan_Jackson-13] "Norwegiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Drive". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[ac_Billboard200_Alan_Jackson-14] "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Alan_Jackson-15] "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[16] "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

[17] "Top 100 country albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on December 4, 2003. Retrieved March 28, 2022.

[18] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[19] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[20] "Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2002" (PDF). IFPI. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 17, 2008. Retrieved February 3, 2023.

[21] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[22] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2020.

[ARIA-23] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 139.

[24] "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

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Alan Jackson
Albums Singles
Studio albums	Here in the Real World Don't Rock the Jukebox A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) Who I Am Everything I Love High Mileage Under the Influence When Somebody Loves You What I Do Like Red on a Rose Good Time Freight Train Thirty Miles West The Bluegrass Album Angels and Alcohol Where Have You Gone
Compilation albums	The Greatest Hits Collection Super Hits Greatest Hits Volume II The Very Best of Alan Jackson 16 Biggest Hits Songs of Love and Heartache 34 Number Ones Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story
Specialty albums	Honky Tonk Christmas Let It Be Christmas Precious Memories Live at Texas Stadium Precious Memories Volume II
Related articles	Keith Stegall The Wrights "Forever Together" "Better Class of Losers" "I'd Surrender All" "If I Could Make a Living" "I Can't Do That Anymore"

CMA Album of the Year
1967−1970	There Goes My Everything – Jack Greene (1967) Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – Johnny Cash (1968) Johnny Cash At San Quentin – Johnny Cash (1969) Okie from Muskogee – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1970)
1971−1980	I Won't Mention It Again – Ray Price (1971) Let Me Tell You About a Song – Merle Haggard and the Strangers (1972) Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich (1973) A Very Special Love Song – Charlie Rich (1974) A Legend in My Time – Ronnie Milsap (1975) Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser (1976) Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap (1977) It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (1978) The Gambler – Kenny Rogers (1979) Coal Miner's Daughter – Various artists (1980)
1981−1990	I Believe in You – Don Williams (1981) Always on My Mind – Willie Nelson (1982) The Closer You Get – Alabama (1983) A Little Good News – Anne Murray (1984) Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind – George Strait (1985) Lost in the Fifties Tonight – Ronnie Milsap (1986) Always And Forever – Randy Travis (1987) Born to Boogie – Hank Williams Jr. (1988) Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1989) Pickin' on Nashville – The Kentucky Headhunters (1990)
1991−2000	No Fences – Garth Brooks (1991) Ropin' the Wind – Garth Brooks (1992) I Still Believe in You – Vince Gill (1993) Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various artists (1994) When Fallen Angels Fly – Patty Loveless (1995) Blue Clear Sky – George Strait (1996) Carrying Your Love with Me – George Strait (1997) Everywhere – Tim McGraw (1998) A Place in the Sun – Tim McGraw (1999) Fly – The Dixie Chicks (2000)
2001−2010	O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Various artists (2001) – Alan Jackson (2002) American IV: The Man Comes Around – Johnny Cash (2003) When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney (2004) There's More Where That Came From – Lee Ann Womack (2005) Time Well Wasted – Brad Paisley (2006) It Just Comes Natural – George Strait (2007) Troubadour – George Strait (2008) Fearless – Taylor Swift (2009) Revolution – Miranda Lambert (2010)
2011−2020	My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean (2011) Chief – Eric Church (2012) Based on a True Story... – Blake Shelton (2013) Platinum – Miranda Lambert (2014) Traveller – Chris Stapleton (2015) Mr. Misunderstood – Eric Church (2016) From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton (2017) Golden Hour – Kacey Musgraves (2018) Girl – Maren Morris (2019) What You See Is What You Get – Luke Combs (2020)
2021−2030	Starting Over – Chris Stapleton (2021) Growin' Up – Luke Combs (2022) Bell Bottom Country - Lainey Wilson (2023) Leather - Cody Johnson (2024)