Studio Album · No. 6

High Mileage Songwriting Credits by Alan Jackson

1998 Arista Nashville 10 tracks 38 min

Produced by Keith Stegall  ·  Engineered by John Kelton, Mark Nevers, Hank Williams

Arista Nashville CountryNeotraditional Country
50%
Authorship
Collaborator

Holds writing credit on 5 of 10 tracks

Authorship Breakdown 5 / 10 documented

Who wrote the songs?

Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Alan Jackson carries a lyricist or composer credit.

50%
5 trackswritten by Alan Jackson 5 tracksoutside writers
Alan Jackson's roles on this album

Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.

Lyricist50%
Composer50%
Producer0%
Performer100%

By the Numbers

10
Tracks
10
Lyricists
1
Producers
1
No.1 Single
1 million
US Copies Sold
1998
Released
Data Insight

High Mileage is a split-authorship record that leans on Alan Jackson's own pen. He wrote five of the ten songs alone, including the singles 'Gone Crazy' and 'Little Man,' so his legal name Alan Eugene Jackson carries the composer credit on half the album. The other half comes from Nashville writers: Charlie Black and Phil Vassar wrote the number-one single 'Right on the Money,' and Kieran Kane wrote the ballad 'I'll Go On Loving You.' Keith Stegall produced the whole album, the long-running partnership behind Jackson's neotraditional sound.

High Mileage is the seventh studio album by American country singer Alan Jackson, released on September 1, 1998, on Arista Nashville. Produced by Keith Stegall, it holds to the neotraditional country sound Jackson built his career on, with fiddle, steel guitar, and plainspoken writing across ten tracks. Jackson wrote five of the songs himself, including 'Gone Crazy,' 'Little Man,' and 'A Woman's Love,' while outside writers supplied the rest, among them the Kieran Kane ballad 'I'll Go On Loving You.' The album debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and reached number four on the Billboard 200. It produced four Hot Country Songs hits: 'Right on the Money' at number one, 'I'll Go On Loving You' at number three, 'Gone Crazy' at number four, and 'Little Man' at number three.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Right on the Money #1
Charlie BlackPhil Vassar Charlie BlackPhil Vassar Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
2
Gone Crazy #4
Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
3
Little Man #3
Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
4
What a Day Yesterday Was
Mel BesherCharlie Craig Mel BesherCharlie Craig Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
5
Hurtin' Comes Easy
Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
6
I'll Go On Loving You #3
Kieran Kane Kieran Kane Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
7
Another Good Reason
Harley AllenCarson Chamberlain Harley AllenCarson Chamberlain Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
8
A Woman's Love
Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
9
Dancin' All Around It
Carson ChamberlainBrian TaborMichael White Carson ChamberlainBrian TaborMichael White Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)
10
Amarillo
Alan Jackson Alan Eugene Jackson Keith Stegall Alan Jackson (Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar)Brent Mason (Electric Guitar)Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)Eddie Bayers (Drums)Glenn Worf (Bass)

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Frequently Asked Questions High Mileage

Who wrote the songs on High Mileage?
Alan Jackson wrote five of the ten tracks himself, including 'Gone Crazy,' 'Little Man,' 'Hurtin' Comes Easy,' 'A Woman's Love,' and 'Amarillo.' The other five came from outside Nashville writers.
Did Alan Jackson write Right on the Money?
No. The number-one single 'Right on the Money' was written by Charlie Black and Phil Vassar, not by Jackson.
Who wrote I'll Go On Loving You?
'I'll Go On Loving You' was written by Kieran Kane. It reached number three on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Who produced High Mileage?
Keith Stegall produced the album, continuing his long partnership with Alan Jackson.
What were the singles from High Mileage?
Four singles hit the Hot Country Songs chart: 'Right on the Money' at number one, 'I'll Go On Loving You' at number three, 'Gone Crazy' at number four, and 'Little Man' at number three.
How well did High Mileage sell?
It debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart, reached number four on the Billboard 200, and was certified platinum by the RIAA for one million shipments in the United States.
What kind of album is High Mileage?
It is a neotraditional country record built on fiddle and steel guitar, in the same style Alan Jackson had used since the start of his career.

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