Precious Memories (Alan Jackson album)

Precious Memories is the thirteenth studio album and the first gospel album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on February 28, 2006 on the Arista Nashville label. This project began at The Rukkus Room Recording Studios when Alan Jackson recorded a song for his Father-In-Law’s funeral. This recording lead to what is now the Precious Memories album. Unlike his previous albums, this is a side project composed of traditional gospel songs. Although no singles were released from it, Precious Memories earned a Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

For his follow-up Gospel album, see Precious Memories Volume II
Precious Memories
Studio album by
Alan Jackson
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2006
GenreChristian country, gospel
Length37:00
LabelArista Nashville
ProducerKeith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
What I Do
(2004)		 Precious Memories
(2006)		 Like Red on a Rose
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(71/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [2]
Allmusic [3]
Billboard(favorable) [1]
E! OnlineC [1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+ [4]
No Depression(favorable) [5]
Rolling Stone [6]
Stylus MagazineB+ [7]

A second volume, Precious Memories Volume II, was released on March 26, 2013.

Track listing

All tracks Traditional except where noted.

  1. "Blessed Assurance" – 1:56 (Phoebe P. Knapp, Fanny J. Crosby)
  2. "Softly and Tenderly" – 3:17 (Will L. Thompson)
  3. "I Love to Tell the Story" – 2:53 (William G. Fischer, Katherine Hankey)
  4. "When We All Get to Heaven" – 1:44
  5. "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" – 1:52
  6. "In the Garden" (C. Austin Miles) – 2:54
  7. "Are You Washed in the Blood?" – 1:15
  8. "I'll Fly Away" (Albert E. Brumley) – 2:13
  9. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Charles Converse, Joseph Scriven) – 2:16
  10. "Standing on the Promises" – 1:35
  11. "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus" (Helen H. Lemmel) – 3:47
  12. "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms" – 1:34
  13. "The Old Rugged Cross" (George Bennard) – 3:06
  14. "How Great Thou Art" (Stuart Hine) – 3:32
  15. "I Want to Stroll Over Heaven with You" (Dale Dodson) – 3:06

Personnel

As listed in liner notes.[8]

  • Alan Jackson – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Melodie Crittenden – backing vocals
  • Ali Jackson – backing vocals on "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
  • Dani Jackson – assistant backing vocals on "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
  • Denise Jackson – backing vocals on "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
  • Mattie Jackson – backing vocals on "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus"
  • Brent Mason – acoustic guitar
  • Gary Prim – piano, organ
  • John Wesley Ryles – backing vocals
  • Keith Stegall – piano on "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus"

Chart performance

Precious Memories debuted at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming his eighth #1 country album. In August 2006, Precious Memories was certified Platinum by the RIAA. It has sold 389,600 copies in the United States as of November 2017.[9]

Awards

In 2007, the album won a Dove Award for Country Album of the Year at the 38th GMA Dove Awards.[12]

References
  1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
  2. About.com review
  3. Precious Memories at AllMusic
  4. Entertainment Weekly review
  5. No Depression review Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-03.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. Stylus Magazine review
  8. Precious Memories (CD). Alan Jackson. Arista Nashville. 2005. 82876-80281-2.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  10. "Precious Memories – Alan Jackson". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  11. "Gold & Platinum – February 16, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  12. 38th Annual GMA Awards on About.com
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