She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)

"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)"
Single by Alan Jackson
from the album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love)
B-side	"She Likes It Too"
Released	October 5, 1992
Format	CD single, 7" single
Recorded	May 27, 1992[1]
Genre	Country
Length	2:24
Label	Arista Nashville 12463
Writer(s)	Alan Jackson Randy Travis
Producer(s)	Keith Stegall
Alan Jackson singles chronology
"Love's Got a Hold on You" (1992) "She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" (1992) "Tonight I Climbed the Wall" (1993)

"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" is a song co-written by American country music artists Alan Jackson and Randy Travis, and performed by Jackson. It was released in October 1992 as the first single from his album A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love). The song received an award in 1993 from Music City News for being one of the most performed country songs of the year.^[2]

Content

The song is a R&B inspired tune that Jackson and Travis wrote while on tour together in 1991. They planned to pitch the song to B.B. King to record but Alan decided to take it and record instead.^[1]

Critical reception

Leeann Ward of Country Universe gave the song an A grade," saying that it "showcases production that still sounds vibrant almost twenty years later" and the song has "steel guitar and honky tonk piano aplenty." She goes on to say that the song’s "concept is accentuated by its clever title and Jackson’s amusingly mournful delivery, including a pitiful 'yee haw' that ends up sounding more funny than sad, which ultimately describes the song as a whole, despite the theme of lost love."^[3]

Music video

The video was directed by Jim Shea and was released in October 1992.

Chart positions

"She's Got the Rhythm (And I Got the Blues)" debuted at number 42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 24, 1992.

Year-end charts

References

|RPM Country Tracks
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