Thirty Miles West
Studio album by
Alan Jackson
ReleasedJune 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
Recorded2011-2012
GenreCountry
Length52:21
LabelAlan's Country Records
EMI Nashville
ProducerKeith Stegall[1]
Alan Jackson chronology
34 Number Ones
(2010) 		Thirty Miles West
(2012) 		Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson
(2012)
Singles from Thirty Miles West
  1. "Long Way to Go"
    Released: June 27, 2011
  2. "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore"
    Released: January 16, 2012
  3. "You Go Your Way"
    Released: August 27, 2012

Thirty Miles West is the seventeenth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson.[2] It was released on June 5, 2012, and is Jackson's first album on his own Alan's Country Records in a joint venture with EMI Nashville.[3] The album includes the singles "Long Way to Go," "So You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore" and "You Go Your Way."[4]

The album's title refers to a song about a stretch of the Dixie Highway near Jackson's hometown of Newnan, Georgia.[5] The song, "Dixie Highway," is a duet with Zac Brown.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[7]
Allmusic[8]
Country Weekly(positive)[9]
Los Angeles Times[10]
The New York Times(average)[11]
The Washington Post(average)[12]

Upon its release, Thirty Miles West received generally positive reviews from most music critics.[13] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gonna Come Back as a Country Song"Terry McBride, Chris Stapleton3:02
2."You Go Your Way"Troy Jones, David Lee, Tony Lane3:18
3."Everything but the Wings"Alan Jackson4:44
4."Talk Is Cheap"Guy Clark, Stapleton, Morgane Hayes3:48
5."So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore"Jackson3:42
6."Look Her in the Eye and Lie"Jay Knowles, Adam Wright3:48
7."Dixie Highway" (with Zac Brown)Jackson7:24
8."She Don't Get High"Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde, Kylie Sackley4:12
9."Her Life's a Song"Jackson4:25
10."Nothin' Fancy"Knowles, Wright3:12
11."Long Way to Go"Jackson3:39
12."Life Keeps Bringin' Me Down"Al Anderson, Shawn Camp3:04
13."When I Saw You Leaving (For Nisey)"Jackson4:04
Total length:52:21

Personnel

Charts

References

  1. ^ Wyland, Sarah (April 10, 2012). "Alan Jackson to Release New Album June 5". Great American Country. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  2. ^ Cooper, Brittany Joy (April 10, 2012). "Alan Jackson to Release 'Thirty Miles West' Record June 5". Taste of Country. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  3. ^ Darden, Beville (April 10, 2012). "Alan Jackson, 'Thirty Miles West' to Release in June". The Boot. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "Alan Jackson to Release "Thirty Miles West" on June 5". Roughstock. April 10, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "Alan Jackson's New Album Due June 5". Country Music Television. April 10, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  6. ^ Flippo, Chet (May 3, 2012). "NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Big Summer Sounds Coming From Alan Jackson". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  7. ^ Silva, Robert. "Alan Jackson - 'Thirty Miles West' Album Review". About.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  8. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Thirty Miles West - Alan Jackson". Allmusic. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  9. ^ Nicholson, Jessica (June 5, 2012). "Thirty Miles West by Alan Jackson". Country Weekly. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  10. ^ Lewis, Randy (June 6, 2012). "Album review: Alan Jackson's 'Thirty Miles West'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  11. ^ Pareles, Jon; Chinen, Nate; Ratliff, Ben (June 4, 2012). "Another Solstice in an Endless Summer". The New York Times. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
  12. ^ Richards, Chris (June 4, 2012). "Alan Jackson's 'Thirty Miles West': Reliably comforting". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Thirty Miles West - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
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  15. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Alan Jackson – Thirty Miles West". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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  18. ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  19. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  20. ^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  21. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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