A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)

This article is about the album. For the title song, see Chattahoochee (song).

A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) is the third studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on October 6, 1992, and produced the singles, "Chattahoochee", "She's Got the Rhythm (and I Got the Blues)", "Tonight I Climbed the Wall", "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All", and "Mercury Blues". "Chattahoochee", and "She's Got the Rhythm (and I Got the Blues)" were both #1 hits on the Hot Country Songs charts, while the other three songs all reached Top 5. Additionally, "Tropical Depression" peaked at #75 based on unsolicited airplay.

A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love)
Studio album by Alan Jackson
Released	October 6, 1992 (1992-10-06)
Recorded	May–June 1992
Studio	Cayman Moon Recorders, Recording Arts, Sound Emporium Studios, Nashville, TN Castle Recording Studio, Franklin, TN
Genre	Country blues^[1]
Length	31:15
Label	Arista
Producer	Keith Stegall "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" co-produced by Scott Hendricks
Alan Jackson chronology
Don't Rock the Jukebox (1991) A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) (1992) Honky Tonk Christmas (1993)
Singles from A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love)
"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" Released: October 5, 1992 "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" Released: January 25, 1993 "Chattahoochee" Released: May 21, 1993 "Mercury Blues" Released: September 13, 1993 "(Who Says) You Can't Have It All" Released: January 24, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A^[3]
Q	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[5]

Keith Stegall produced the entire album, working with Scott Hendricks on "Tonight I Climbed the Wall".

Commercial performance

A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) peaked at #13 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top Country Albums, becoming Alan Jackson's first #1 country album. In January 1996, A Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Chattahoochee"	Alan Jackson, Jim McBride	2:29
2.	"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"	Jackson, Randy Travis	2:25
3.	"Tonight I Climbed the Wall"	Jackson	3:30
4.	"I Don't Need the Booze (to Get a Buzz On)"	Toni Dae, Joy Swinea	3:15
5.	"(Who Says) You Can't Have It All"	Jackson, McBride	3:29
6.	"Up to My Ears in Tears"	Jackson, Don Sampson	2:53
7.	"Tropical Depression"	Charlie Craig, Jackson, McBride	2:57
8.	"She Likes It Too"	Zack Turner, Tim Nichols	2:50
9.	"If It Ain't One Thing (It's You)"	Jackson, McBride	3:52
10.	"Mercury Blues"	K. C. Douglas, Bob Geddins	3:39

Personnel

• Alan Jackson – lead vocals
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Stuart Duncan – fiddle
• Robbie Flint – acoustic slide guitar
• Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Roy Huskey Jr. – double bass
• Brent Mason – electric guitar
• Weldon Myrick  – pedal steel guitar
• Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano
• Bruce Rutherford – backing vocals
• Hank Singer – fiddle
• Keith Stegall – acoustic guitar
• Bruce Watkins – acoustic guitar
• Glenn Worf – bass guitar

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Canadian Albums (RPM) 22 Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 5 US Billboard 200^[6] 13 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[8] 64 Chart (1993) Position US Billboard 200^[9] 25 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[10] 6 Chart (1994) Position US Billboard 200^[11] 48 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[12] 6 Chart (1995) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[13] 39

Certifications

Region	Provider	Certification	Sales/Shipments
Australia	ARIA^[14]	Gold	35,000
United States	RIAA	6 x Platinum^[15]	6,000,000+

Accolades

Academy of Country Music

• Single Record of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
• Album of the Year, 1993

Country Music Association

• Single of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
• Music Video of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1993
• Song of the Year, "Chattahoochee" 1994

References

1. Music of the 1990s by Thomas Harrison
2. AllMusic review
3. "A Lot about Livin'(and a Little 'bout Love) - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly.
4. "Alan Jackson - Lot about Livin' (and a Little 'bout Love) CD Album".
5. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 409. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
6. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
7. "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
8. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
10. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
11. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
12. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
13. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
14. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
15. . RIAA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2010.