34 Number Ones

34 Number Ones is the seventh greatest hits compilation album by American country artist Alan Jackson. It was released in the United States on November 23, 2010 through Arista Nashville.[2] The release celebrates Jackson's 20-year anniversary since the release of his debut album.[3] As of the chart dated February 26, 2011, the album has sold 200,131 copies in the US.[4]

34 Number Ones
Greatest hits album by Alan Jackson
Released	November 23, 2010 (2010-11-23)
Recorded	1989–2010
Genre	Country
Length	132:48
Label	Arista Nashville
Producer	Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Freight Train (2010) 34 Number Ones (2010) Thirty Miles West (2012)
Singles from 34 Number Ones
"As She's Walking Away" Released: August 23, 2010 "Ring of Fire" Released: December 6, 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Content

The release includes all of Jackson's number one hits on various trade charts, from his first, "Here in the Real World", to his (at the time) latest, "Country Boy".[5] Newly included in the release is his cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" and Jackson's late-2010 contribution with Zac Brown Band, "As She's Walking Away".[2] "Look at Me", a song which was initially recorded for the soundtrack to Billy: The Early Years, was previously unreleased on a Jackson album.

The Essential

34 Number Ones was re-released and re-packaged on April 17, 2012 as The Essential. Both albums have an identical track listing.[6]

The Essential peaked at number 20 on the U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[7] It also reached #145 on the main Billboard album chart.

Track listing

CD 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ring of Fire"	June Carter, Merle Kilgore	3:11
2.	"Here in the Real World"	Mark Irwin, Alan Jackson	3:38
3.	"Wanted"	Charlie Craig, Jackson	2:56
4.	"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"	Jackson, Jim McBride	3:05
5.	"I'd Love You All Over Again"	Jackson	3:10
6.	"Don't Rock the Jukebox"	Jackson, Roger Murrah, Keith Stegall	2:50
7.	"Someday"	Jackson, McBride	3:17
8.	"Dallas"	Jackson, Stegall	2:44
9.	"Midnight in Montgomery"	Jackson, Don Sampson	3:44
10.	"Love's Got a Hold on You"	Carson Chamberlain, Stegall	2:53
11.	"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"	Jackson, Randy Travis	2:24
12.	"Tonight I Climbed the Wall"	Jackson	3:30
13.	"Chattahoochee"	Jackson, Jim McBride	2:27
14.	"(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"	Jackson, McBride	3:28
15.	"Summertime Blues"	Jerry Capehart, Eddie Cochran	3:11
16.	"Livin' on Love"	Jackson	3:48
17.	"Gone Country"	Bob McDill	4:19
18.	"I Don't Even Know Your Name"	Jackson, Ron Jackson, Andy Loftin	3:49
19.	"Tall, Tall Trees"	George Jones, Roger Miller	2:27

CD 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"As She's Walking Away" (with Zac Brown Band)	Zac Brown, Wyatt Durrette	3:45
2.	"Look at Me"	Jim Collins, Paul Overstreet	3:16
3.	"I'll Try"	Jackson	3:51
4.	"Home"	Jackson	3:18
5.	"Little Bitty"	Tom T. Hall	2:38
6.	"Who's Cheatin' Who"	Jerry Hayes	4:01
7.	"There Goes"	Jackson	3:55
8.	"Between the Devil and Me"	Allen, Chamberlain	4:21
9.	"Right on the Money"	Charlie Black, Phil Vassar	3:49
10.	"It Must Be Love"	McDill	2:50
11.	"Where I Come From"	Jackson	3:59
12.	"Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)"	Jackson	5:04
13.	"Drive (For Daddy Gene)"	Jackson	4:01
14.	"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere"	Jim "Moose" Brown, Don Rollins	3:49
15.	"Remember When"	Jackson	4:30
16.	"Small Town Southern Man"	Jackson	4:40
17.	"Good Time"	Jackson	5:07
18.	"Country Boy"	Jackson	4:06

Personnel on new tracks

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Coy Bowles – Hammond B-3 organ on "As She's Walking Away"
• Zac Brown – acoustic guitar and lead vocals on "As She's Walking Away"
• Clay Cook – electric guitar and background vocals on "As She's Walking Away"
• Jimmy De Martini – fiddle and background vocals on "As She's Walking Away"
• Larry Franklin – fiddle
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Chris Fryar – drums on "As She's Walking Away"
• John Driskell Hopkins – bass guitar and background vocals on "As She's Walking Away"
• Alan Jackson – lead vocals
• Brent Mason – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Gary Prim – piano
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass guitar
• Rafe Van Hoy – acoustic guitar
• John Willis – acoustic guitar
• Lee Ann Womack – background vocals
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2010) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[8] 7 US Billboard 200[9] 37 US Billboard Top Country Albums[9] 7 Chart (2020) Peak position Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] 77

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Australian Albums Chart[11] 95 Certifications Country Certification United States Gold[12]

References

1. 34 Number Ones on AllMusic
2. "CMT : News : Alan Jackson's 34 Number Ones Due Nov. 23". CMT. 2010-11-20. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
3. "Alan Jackson Delivers Definitive Hits Package, 34 Number Ones, on November 23!". Sony Music Nashville. 2010-10-24. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
4. "Thompson Square Debuts Strong on Album Charts". Roughstock. 2011-02-16. Archived from the original on 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
5. Richardson, Gayle (2010-09-08). "Alan Jackson Releasing '34 Number Ones' in November – The Boot". theboot.com. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
6. Bjorke, Matt (April 18, 2012). "Album Review: Alan Jackson – The Essential Alan Jackson". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 22, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
7. "The Essential Alan Jackson awards". Allmusic. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
8. "Alan Jackson – 34 Number Ones – World Charts". Ultratop 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
9. 34 Number Ones – Alan Jackson, Billboard, archived from the original on 5 December 2010, retrieved 2010-12-05
10. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
11. "ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011". ARIA. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
12. "Gold & Platinum Search". RIAA. Retrieved 2011-03-04.