The following are my favorite tracks on the CD:

"I'm A Little Bluer Than That": What a song!!! This is bound to be a hit on radio, if it's ever released. Alan sings of a man who can't seem to get over a woman who's left him for another man. He explains that even the saddest songs on the radio aren't as blue as he is.

"Bring On The Night": Alan has such a knack for singing a country love song and this is one the best I've heard him sing yet. It's a song about a man coming home after a long, hard day to the woman he loves.

And finally...."Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)": During the 2001 CMA's Alan Jackson premiered this song in tribute to the victims of September 11th. It's safe to say that there wasn't a dry eye in the nation that night after he sang it. Not only are you getting the original album cut, you're also getting that famous live version from the CMA's. There've been tons of tribute songs released since the tragedies but this is far superior to any that I've ever heard. It makes you think REAL hard about what matters in your life and how fragile life really is.

If you're going to buy just one new country CD this year, make sure it's Alan Jackson's "Drive". What makes "Drive" so enjoyable for me is that Alan isn't trying to be something he's not. He's the same down-home, layed-back guy he's always been and it shows in his music. He isn't out to bring new fans to country music or break new chart records. Instead he focuses all of his efforts on making good music. This has got "Album Of The Year" written ALLLL over it!!!

Gennie Bailey-Rogers


Still true to his roots and himself   January 19, 2002
Dino (Scotland)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful

In a career that has produced hit upon hit while maintaining the true spirit of country music, Alan Jackson has recorded his greatest work so far with "Drive". There will inevitably be much focus on the tribute song to the victims of September 11, "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)", which is included twice on this album, as recorded in the studio and also live at the 2001 CMA Awards. Of the many songs about that terrible day, this one best captures the feelings and emotions that we all experienced after the tragedy struck. Hopefully it will provide some comfort to those most affected.
This is a very strong album. Jackson has consistently recorded excellent country music throughout the 12 years since his first album. Encouragingly, in recent years, his own songwriting and choice of other writers' songs has actually improved upon the high standard of his earlier recordings. His albums, particularly Who I Am, High Mileage, When Somebody Loves You and now Drive, have been entertaining, personal and of the highest quality, matching the best of George Strait's recordings. Strait featues on this album in a duet, "Designated Drinker", which gets better with repeated listening, although its tune will be familiar to anyone who has heard Johnny Paycheck's "Don't Take Her She's All I've Got". Jackson has always displayed a sense of humour in his work and that's well represented here with "I Slipped And Fell In Love" and "Work In Progress". Apart from "Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)", the highlight of the album for me is "First Love", which tells the story of the singer's first car, which he sold, regretted it ("you can't drive a check"), only to be reunited many years later when he receives it as a present. Those of us who love our car will identify with this song.
I strongly recommend this album and predict that, even in January, we already have the country music album of the year.


In love with Alan all over again.   January 23, 2002
Kimberly Holland (Indiana)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful

You can tell Alan Jackson is at peace with himself and his music again, because of the way he opens up in "DRIVE". Of course the show stopping "Where Were You" (when the world stopped turning) is what will make this Alan's top CD of his career. The song speaks for itself, and shows America the poet Alan Jackson has always been. Whether a person listens to country or not they will buy this CD for that song. But, what they won't realize until later is that every song on "DRIVE" is a single in itself. A fan can get a wonderful glimpse of Alan's childhood growing up in rural George with a Daddy who loved him very much, in the title track "DRIVE". Seems anyone who learned to drive behind the wheel with daddy beside them can relate to what a wonderful song "DRIVE" is. "A Little Bluer Than That" reveals a classic country song sung in perfect tune with Alan's baritone voice. My personal favorite "The Sounds" is a sad heartbreak song, that revels just how much depth Alan's music can have, if one looks. The last line "you can't hear it, but the silence is killing me" will be sure to give you goosebumps. I would love to know more about why Alan wrote the song.
"Designated Drinker" a duet with legend George Strait is a fun song about getting over a woman with a good friend and a bottle of Jack. "First Love" is another personal story from Alan about his 55 Thunderbird that is his again after setting it free for a down payment on a house years ago. Put your cd player on cruise control and enjoy some good country music with Alan Jackson.


AJ At His All Time Best   September 1, 2002
Ricky D. Davis (Roanoke, VA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful

This is by far the best album that Alan Jackson has released, his voice and lyrics are at an all time high. September 11th touched the entire world, as evident in the lyrics in Jackson's "Where Were You." Take a simple line in the song, "in a crowded room did you feel alone, did you call up your mother and tell her you loved her, did you dust off your bible at home?" I think that every american can relate to at least one line in this song, that he did on that horrible day.

The rest of the CD is full of upbeat, pure "classic country" that gets you going. In the ever changing field of country music where most country musicians are really pop singers, Jackson remains true to his heart, and his fans with pure country music. This CD is a MUST for any AJ fan, as well as any country music fan.


Drive It Home!   September 8, 2002
Mineallmine (West Mifflin, PA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

This is my first Alan Jackson CD, "Drive" was purchased by myself after learning that "Where Were You" would be on it and that was one of the reasons I bought it and with alot of country albums I have bought it the past, I stop listening to them after a while, but with "Drive", it is different, I thought after "Where Were You"(one of 2002's best songs), that I wouldn't listen to this Cd much after that, but to my overwhelming suprise I am still listening to it and can honestly say there is not a bad song on this album. The title song and second release "Drive" is well told, about fathers and sons and Alan's relationship with his father, and the wisecracking third release "Work In Progress", which just worked it way into the country Top 10. And there are so many more terrific songs on this album, like "I Slipped And Fell In Love", "That'd Be Alright" and "Designated Drunker"(which he shares dueting credit with George Strait), that is just a few songs but the hole collection is great. This CD was the first new release of 2002 that I bought and I feel it is one of the best of 2002, and as for country albums I feel that it is my personal favorite country album since "Come On Over"(Shania Twain in 1997), and that is saying alot because that album is one of my favorite of my whole collection and "Drive" from Alan Jackson comes very very close to being one of my all time favorites of my collection, and it should be it everyone's collection. This album recieves an A+ and I don't give many of them out, the album is just that good and more. We need more albums like this especially in the country field. Keep on drivin' Alan!