Under the Influence
UNDER THE INFLUENCE is Alan Jackson's tribute to the singers and songwriters who most influenced him, including George Jones, Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty.Personnel: Alan Jackson, Jimmy Buffett (vocals); Bruce Watkins, John Willis (acoustic guitar); Brent Mason, Brent Rowan (electric guitar); Paul Franklin, Scotty Sanders (steel guitar); Stuart Duncan, Larry Franklin (fiddle); Hargus M. "Pig" Robbins, Gary Prim (piano, keyboards); Glenn Worf, Michael Rhodes (bass); Eddie Bayers, Owen Hale (drums); John Wesley Ryles (background vocals).Principally recorded at Javelina Recording Studio, Wedgewood Sound and The Sound Station, Nashville, Tennessee; Clinton Recording Studio, New York, New York; Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas. Includes liner notes by Alan Jackson.All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology.UNDER THE INFLUENCE was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Album.Traditionalist Alan Jackson has paid tribute to his musical roots in the pas