When Somebody Loves You is the ninth studio album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 artist Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson

Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...

. It was released on November 7, 2000, and produced the singles "Where I Come From", "www.memory", "When Somebody Loves You", and "It's Alright to Be a Redneck."

Reception

Critical reception to the album was mixed. AMG gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Jackson gets a vote not only for holding on to the tradition but because he is able to articulate its heart in a heartless age." While People magazine found the album "innocuous enough" and "mildly amusing," ultimately the reviewer found it "a waste of one of the most distinctive voices in country music."

Track listing

1. "Meat and Potato Man" (Harley Allen
   Harley Allen
   Harley Lee Allen was an American bluegrass and country singer and songwriter.-Early life:He was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the bluegrass performer Red Allen.-Film career:...
   
   , John Pennell) - 2:28
2. "When Somebody Loves You
   When Somebody Loves You (song)
   "When Somebody Loves You" is the title of a song written and recorded by country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in March 2001 as the second single released from his 2000 album of the same name. It peaked at number 5 on the Hot Country Songs chart....
   
   " (Alan Jackson) - 3:28
3. "The Thrill Is Back" (Anna Lisa Graham, Dana Hunt) - 2:45
4. "www.memory
   Www.memory
   "www.memory" is the title of a song by American country music singer Alan Jackson. The song was released in October 2000 as the first single from his 2000 album When Somebody Loves You.A number 6 hit for Jackson on the Hot Country Songs charts in early 2001.-Content:The song uses Internet...
   
   " (Jackson) - 2:36
5. "Where I Come From
   Where I Come From
   "Where I Come From" is the title of a country music song written and recorded by American singer Alan Jackson. Released in July 2001, it was the third single from his 2000 album When Somebody Loves You...
   
   " (Jackson) - 4:02
6. "I Still Love You" (Allen) - 3:19
7. "Life or Love" (Allen, Gary Cotton) - 2:31
8. "A Love Like That" (Jackson) - 3:28
9. "It's Alright to Be a Redneck" (Bill Kenner, Pat McLaughlin
   Pat McLaughlin
   Pat McLaughlin is a singer/songwriter based in Nashville, TN.He was raised in Waterloo, Iowa, but moved to San Francisco, California in the early 1970s. There McLaughlin began to write songs, playing alone at open mic nights and in the streets near the bay. After a brief stint in Boston, he moved...
   
   ) - 2:44
10. "Maybe I Should Stay Here" (Robert Lee Castleman
    Robert Lee Castleman
    Robert Lee Castleman is an American country singer and songwriter.His debut album, "Crazy as Me" was released on Rounder Records in 2000.He has won a Grammy Award in 2002 in the Best Country Song category for writing "The Lucky One" performed by Alison Krauss & Union Station.Other songs he wrote or...
    
    , Melanie Castleman
    Melanie Castleman
    Melanie Castleman, née Melanie Spradlin, is a country songwriter. She is originally from Westerville, Ohio.She was nominated for Grammy Award in 2007 for "Like Red on a Rose" by Alan Jackson...
    
    ) - 3:33
11. "Three Minute Positive Not Too Country Up-Tempo Love Song" (Jackson) - 3:02

Chart performance

When Somebody Loves You peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, and peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums, his fifth #1 Country album. In August 2001, When Somebody Loves You was certified platinum by the RIAA.

Charts

Charts (2000)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	15
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...	US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
2000	"www.memory"	6	45
2001	"When Somebody Loves You"	5	52
	"Where I Come From"	1	34
	"It's Alright to Be a Redneck"	53	—

Sales and Certifications

Region	Provider	Certification	Sales/Shipments
United States	RIAA	Platinum	1,000,000+

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