Jamey Johnson debuts at top of country chart
Johnson took over the top from Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," which slipped to second. "NOW That's What I Call Country" debuted in third. Zac Brown Band was down two to fourth with "The Foundation," one place ahead of Miranda Lambert's "The Revolution," which was down two. Joey + Rory debuted in 9th with "Album Number Two," one ahead of James Otto's new disc, "Shake What God Gave Ya."
Jewel's "Sweet and Wild" jumped 6 to 32nd.
On the song chart, Kenny Chesney was up one to second with The Boys of Fall. Josh Turner was at third, up two, with All Over Me. Easton Corbin also moved up two, to fourth - with Roll With It. Former number one Pretty Good At Drinkin' Beer by Billy Currington was down three to third. Three other songs were up three places: Darius Rucker's Come Back Song at sixth, Little Big Town's Little White Church at seven and Sugarland's Stuck Like Blue at ninth.
Rodney Atkins was at 11 with Farmer's Daughter, up 3. Zac Brown Band's song with Alan Jackson, As She's Walking Away was up 3 to 13. Carrie Underwood's new single, Mama's Song, jumped 5 places to 21. Chris Young was up 4 to 25 with Voices. Eric Church also moved up 4, to 26, with Smoke a Little Smoke. Keith Urban debuted at 29th with Put You in a Song.
Once again on the bluegrass chart, Dierks Bentley led with "Up on the Ridge."
On the overall top 200 chart, Johnson was 4th, Lady Antebellum 21st, "NOW" 22nd, Zac Brown Band 28th and Lambert 36th.
More news for Jamey Johnson
- 05/14/22: Johnson joins Opry
- 03/19/22: Opry invites Johnson to join; he says yes
- 01/12/21: Johnson, Houser announce Country Cadillac Tour
- 10/22/12: Jamey Johnson slates fall tour
- 10/16/12: Aldean, Johnson release new music
- 08/31/12: Johnson slates Ryman gig night of Cochran tribute disc release
- 07/31/12: Johnson gives Cochran the tribute treatment
- 08/23/11: Jamey Johnson tributes ZZ Top
CD reviews for Jamey Johnson
When ace country songwriter Hank Cochran died in the summer of 2010 it didn't take long to establish who could pull off a fitting tribute to the man who penned timeless classics like Eddy Arnold's Make the World Go Away and Patsy Cline's I Fall to Pieces. Country outlaw Jamey Johnson, who had bonded with Cochran during his final years battling pancreatic cancer, stepped up to the challenge. And boy, has he delivered.
Rounding up the likes of Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss, Merle ...
The beginning of Jamey Johnson's second CD has little to do with today's typical country fare. The sound of footsteps are heard with someone telling him, "Mr. Johnson...you're free to do whateve r you want to do. Just stay out of trouble." He's leaving jail, but maybe the jail was the handcuffs he may have felt in life, including musically, because his semi-hit, "The Dollar," did not prepare listeners for this.
The Alabama native gets mighty personal on ...
Jamey Johnson counts traditional country, new country and southern rock among his influences, and the Alabama native melds them together in a unique way with special emphasis on traditional sounds on his 11-song debut album. Johnson is a great storyteller, whether that song is going to cause laughter or tears depends on one's perspective.
The self-titled track is about a family spending time together, written from the child's perspective while "Flying Silver Eagle" is a tale of a superficial ...
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