Songs of Love and Heartache

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Songs of Love and Heartache

Greatest hits album by

Alan Jackson

Released

November 2, 2009

Genre

Country

Length

43:29

Label

Arista Nashville / Cracker Barrel

Producer

Keith Stegall, Alison Krauss

Alan Jackson chronology

Good Time
(2008)

Songs of Love and Heartache
(2009)

Freight Train
(2010)

Songs of Love and Heartache is the sixth greatest hits compilation album by American country artist Alan Jackson. It was released in the United States on November 2, 2009 on the Arista Nashville and Cracker Barrel labels. The album itself contains 12 songs, which consists of 7 singles, 3 album tracks, and 2 previously unreleased songs.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Released exclusively through Cracker Barrel, the 2009 compilation Songs of Love & Heartache delivers upon its title's promise, serving up 12 tunes of romance won and lost, including two perfectly fine previously unreleased cuts."^[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Alan Jackson, unless otherwise noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Here in the Real World"	Mark Irwin, Jackson	Here in the Real World (1989)	3:40
2.	"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"	Jackson, Randy Travis	A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) (1992)	2:25
3.	"Tropical Depression"	Charlie Craig, Jackson, Jim McBride	A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)	2:58
4.	"Livin' on Love"		Who I Am (1994)	3:49
5.	"You Can't Give Up on Love"		Who I Am	3:07
6.	"Gone Crazy"		High Mileage (1998)	3:48
7.	"When Somebody Loves You"		When Somebody Loves You (2000)	3:29
8.	"Remember When"		Greatest Hits Volume II… and Some Other Stuff (2003)	4:31
9.	"Rainy Day in June"		What I Do (2004)	4:41
10.	"A Woman's Love"		Like Red on a Rose (2006)	4:15
11.	"That's What I'd Be Like Without You"	Jackson, Don Sampson	New Song	2:58
12.	"Nothing Sure Looked Good on You"	Jim Rushing	New Song	3:48
Total length:				43:29

Track information and credits verified from Discogs^[2] and the album's liner notes.^[3]

Charts and certifications

Songs of Love and Heartache debuted at number 34 on the US Billboard 200 for the week of November 21, 2009, where it stayed for one week.^[4]

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[5]	10
US Billboard 200^[6]	34

References

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ "Discogs Credits". Discogs. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
^ Songs of Love and Heartache (liner notes). Alan Jackson. Arista. 2009. A759184.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "US Albums Top 100". acharts.us. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

v t e 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 Drive 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"

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