# When Somebody Loves You (album)

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| About.com | |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
| People | (unfavorable) |
| Plugged In (publication) | (average) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
When Somebody Loves You is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on November 7, 2000, and produced the singles "Where I Come From", "www.memory", "When Somebody Loves You", and "It's Alright to Be a Redneck".

## Reception

Critical reception to the album was pretty positive. AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Jackson gets a vote not only for holding on to the tradition but because he is able to articulate its heart in a heartless age." While People found the album "innocuous enough" and "mildly amusing," ultimately the reviewer found it "a waste of one of the most distinctive voices in country music."

## Personnel

* Alan Jackson - lead vocals
* Eddie Bayers - drums
* Stuart Duncan - fiddle, mandolin
* Larry Franklin - fiddle
* Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar on "Where I Come From", Dobro on "When Somebody Loves You"
* Terry McMillan - harmonica and Jew's harp on "Where I Come From"
* Brent Mason - electric guitar
* Gary Prim - keyboards, piano
* John Wesley Ryles - backing vocals on all tracks except "Meat and Potato Man"
* Keith Stegall - piano
* Rhonda Vincent - backing vocals on "I Still Love You" and "Life or Love"
* Bruce Watkins - acoustic guitar, banjo on "Life or Love"
* Glenn Worf - bass guitar

## Chart performance

When Somebody Loves You peaked at #15 on the U.S. Billboard 200, and peaked at #1 on the Top Country Albums, his fifth #1 Country album. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA in August 2001.

### Weekly charts

| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 15 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 1 |

### Year-end charts

| Chart (2001) | Position |
| Canadian Country Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | 28 |
| US Billboard 200 | 123 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 11 |
| Chart (2002) | Position |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard) | 36 |

## Sales and certifications

| Region | Provider | Certification | Sales/Shipments |
| United States | RIAA | Platinum | 1,000,000+ |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Attebury, Carrie. "When Somebody Loves You - Alan Jackson". About.com. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
* 1 2 When Somebody Loves You at AllMusic
* ↑ Nash, Alanna (November 10, 2000). "When Somebody Loves You Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
* 1 2 Ralph Novak (December 4, 2000). "Picks & Pans Review: When Somebody Loves You". People. 54 (24):52. Retrieved April 26, 2013.
* ↑ Waliszewski, Bob. "Alan Jackson: When Somebody Loves You". Plugged In (publication). Retrieved April 26, 2013.
* ↑ 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. rolling stone alan jackson album guide.
* ↑ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
* ↑ "Alan Jackson Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
* ↑ "Top 100 country albums of 2001 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 1, 2002. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
* ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
* ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2001". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
* ↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2002". Billboard. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
* ↑ "Gold & Platinum - February 12, 2010". RIAA. Retrieved February 12, 2010.