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New Traditional
Country · 1987 · 11 tracks

New Traditional

Alan Jackson

Stripped-back honky-tonk and dusty ballads recorded before the fame. A raw, analog portrait of a singer dedicated to the ghosts of country music's past.

1987 · Americana Records, Inc.

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A humble and sincere tribute to country music's roots, balancing barroom grit with quiet heartbreak.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All
3:06
02
Just Forget It, Son
3:53
03
Merle and George
2:41
04
Don't Touch Me
3:15
05
Break Out the Good Stuff
2:36
06
The Steal of the Night
2:59
07
When the Cat Goes Out
2:31
08
I Couldn't Care More
2:58
09
They Call Me a Playboy
2:29
10
W. Lee O'Daniel and the Light Crust Dough Boys
3:12
11
You're Not Drinkin' Enough
4:08
Moments Worth Listening For
The mournful opening pedal steel swell on track 1 that sets a somber, traditionalist tone.
The upbeat, rhythmic storytelling in track 10 that feels like a live radio broadcast from the 1940s.
The heavy, weary delivery of the final track's chorus about drinking to forget.
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