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List Price: $8.99 | | Label: Arista
Salesrank: 14686
Released: September 26, 2006 |
| Our Price: $3.14 |
| Used Price: $2.50 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Like Red on a Rose Track Listing:
1. Anywhere on Earth You Are
2. Good Imitation of the Blues
3. Like Red on a Rose
4. Nobody Said That It Would Be Easy
5. Don't Change on Me
6. Firefly's Song
7. Wait a Minute
8. Had It Not Been You
9. Woman's Love
10. Don't Ask Why
11. As Lovely as You
12. Where Do I Go Frome Here (A Trucker's Song)
13. Bluebird
Editorial Review:
The idea of twang king Alan Jackson pairing up with Alison Krauss for an album of love songs might seem heretical to some, especially if they heard only the first cut, the adult-contemporary ballad "Anywhere on Earth You Are." But producer Krauss, whom Jackson approached to make a traditional bluegrass record, always knew there was a sensuous heart beating beneath his aw-shucks demeanor, one that would fit perfectly with the intimate repertoire, genre-bending musical framework, and virtuoso players she'd always chosen for herself. (Robert Lee Castleman, one of Krauss's favorite writers, weighs in with four tunes, and Ron Block, Jerry Douglas, and Dan Tyminski, Krauss's Union Station cohorts, anchor the band.) Jackson, it turns out, also wanted a chance to reflect on the ups and downs of his long marriage, apart from 1998's daring, spoken-word hit "I'll Go On Loving You," a far lustier admission than anything included here. If there's a downside to this brilliant, if unlikely pairing, it's that Krauss's somber program could benefit from something a tad more libidinous or uptempo. But what is here is so beautifully chosen and performed (with spare, affecting harmony vocals by Lee Ann Womack, Cheryl White, Sidney and Suzanne Cox, and Krauss herself) that it's hard to quibble. Throughout, and especially on the ballad "Wait a Minute" and his own dusted-off "A Woman's Love" (1998), Jackson, who explores his rich, lower register more frequently than in the past, comes across like Don Williams in his prime. He's a middle-aged man taking stock of what and who matters most to him in life, and speaking his heart without artifice. In the title track, a song so bone-marrow deep it might bring you to your knees, Jackson declares, "I love you like all little children love pennies." That line that may sound odd and superficial by itself, but in Jackson's nuanced reading, it takes on a nearly spiritual yearning. This album, like the gospel Precious Memories before it, proves that while Jackson--the most nominated performer in CMA history--may be nearing 50, he's not ready to quit challenging himself as an artist. --Alanna Nash
More from Alan Jackson
Precious Memories |
A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love) |
When Somebody Loves You |
Drive |
Under the Influence |
Greatest Hits 2 |
Like Red on a Rose Reviews:
Definitly not his best album! 
2009-11-04 - I love Alan Jacksons Greatest Hits 1 and 2 albums both albums are full of great songs from start to finish so I thought I would get his newer releases to complete the collection but this album is just awful it doesn't even sound like country music its more like old blues or something and it doesnt showcase his voice like his great country music does, I would say if you like Alan Jackson skip this album it doesnt even seem like its him singing on here. Not worth the price I paid even used.
Genius!! 
2009-11-02 - this CD is greaT!!! if your open minded and like all types of music be it slow or fast you'll love this....its blues but country at the same time..not the typical alan jackson but what a great sound i love it!! i haven't heard a bad song from you yet Mr. jackson and i doubt i ever will...
Touches the heart!
2009-10-02 - I'm coming to country late in life. I take CD's out of the library and give them a try in my car. This one grabbed my heart from the first song. Now I have my copy in my home CD player and the library copy in the car. My absolute favorite is "Anywhere on Earth You Are." And "Like Red on a Rose" and "Where Do I Go From Here" are potent reminders of love shared with my husband. Wish he were still alive to enjoy the music with me!! Thanks Alan.
Loving it for what it is, not hating it for what it isn't...
2009-09-29 - I know that a lot of Alan Jackson fans thought that he shouldn't have made this album, but I think it is a beautiful little detour in the road of his career. In its way and as a late-night mellow album, it's as great as any record in Mr. Jackson's career.
I did have the good fortune to attend a recent concert here in Maryland and I was pleased that he did perform the title track and that the fans were into it.
That's it...
Not Alan Jackson 
2008-04-24 - It has only one or two good songs on it. I know he wanted to try something new but he needs to stick with true country music. Like his lastest cd "Good Times'"
