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Freight Train
Country · 2010 · 12 tracks · 43m

Freight Train

Alan Jackson

Polished neotraditional country centered on the passage of time. Warm pedal steel and steady baritone vocals anchor a collection of blue-collar stories.

March 29, 2010 · Arista Nashville

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A steady, comforting reflection on work, family, and the quiet passage of time.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m
01
Hard Hat and a Hammer
2:49
02
Every Now and Then
3:47
03
After 17
3:51
04
It’s Just That Way
3:25
05
Freight Train
4:39
06
Taillights Blue
3:46
07
I Could Get Used to This Lovin’ Thing
3:20
08
Till the End
3:03
09
That’s Where I Belong
3:50
10
Big Green Eyes
3:30
11
True Love Is a Golden Ring
3:34
12
The Best Keeps Getting Better
3:44
Moments Worth Listening For
The rhythmic metallic clink of a real hammer hitting an anvil on Hard Hat and a Hammer.
The way the fiddle and banjo intertwine during the high-speed bluegrass breakdown of the title track.
The vulnerable catch in the vocal during the bridge of After 17 as it captures the ache of a child leaving home.
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