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Retro Single Review: Alan Jackson, "Summertime Blues"

May 29, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 7

1994 | Peak: #1

A blatant attempt to recreate the “Chattahoochee” phenomenon.

Retro Single Review: Alan Jackson, "(Who Says) You Can't Have it All"

April 29, 2012 Leeann Ward 3

1993 | Peak: #4

“(Who Says) You Can’t Have It All” is not just an average song of lost love. Rather, the loss translates into a certain resolution from a man who is the lord and master of his proverbial castle that has turned into nothing more than a lonely room with “a ceiling, a floor and four walls”, full of pictures and memories of the broken past.

Country Music Hall of Fame Welcomes Garth Brooks, Connie Smith, and Hargus “Pig” Robbins

March 6, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 13

Garth Brooks, Connie Smith, and keyboardist Hargus “Pig” Robbins will join the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012.

100 Greatest Men: #63. Clint Black

March 5, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 5

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List

The Class of 1989 permanently changed the face of country music. Clint Black was its valedictorian.

Retro Single Review: Alan Jackson, “Mercury Blues”

March 1, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 5

1993 | Peak: #2

A throwaway track that ended up being a pretty big hit.

Retro Single Review: Alan Jackson, “Chattahoochee”

February 18, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 6

1993 | Peak: #1

This timeless classic won CMA trophies for both Single and Song of the year, and was Jackson’s signature song for the rest of the nineties.

Why did it work so well?

Retro Single Review: Alan Jackson, “Tonight I Climbed the Wall”

January 30, 2012 Leeann Ward 5

1993 | Peak: #4

There really isn’t anything much more sad or upsetting in a relationship than cold, awkward silence. Things left unsaid or the silence after things that shouldn’t have been said can create what seems like an impenetrable, cold wall.

Single Review: Alan Jackson, “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore”

January 23, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 9

I guess that the best way to remind us that Alan Jackson hasn’t put out a great song in a long time is for him to put out a great song.

Retro Single Review: Alan Jackson, “She’s Got the Rhythm (and I’ve Got the Blues)”

November 27, 2011 Leeann Ward 3

If there ever was a song where traditional country perfectly mixes with honky tonk blues, here it is.

This mid-tempo gem, written by Jackson and Randy Travis, showcases production that still sounds vibrant almost twenty years later.

2011 CMA Awards: Staff Picks and Predictions

November 7, 2011 Ben Foster 28

It’s that time of year again! The time when we all dutifully tune in to the CMA Awards show, raise our eyebrows at the “What the heck are they doing here?” award presenters, and afterwards complain about how totally un-country the whole show was. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I can’t wait.

We’re pleased to share the Country Universe staff picks for this year’s CMA Awards, as well as our predictions of who the winners will be. This year we have some highly competitive categories in which predicting the winners is quite difficult, leading to some significantly divergent picks among our writing staff. Agree? Disagree? Join in the discussion in the comment thread below, and let us know.