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2013 studio album by Alan Jackson
Precious Memories Volume II
Studio album by Alan Jackson
ReleasedMarch 26, 2013 (2013-03-26)
GenreChristian country, gospel
Length35:47
LabelAlan's Country Records
EMI Nashville
ProducerKeith Stegall
Alan Jackson chronology
Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson
(2012) 		Precious Memories Volume II
(2013) 		The Bluegrass Album
(2013)
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Precious Memories Volume II is the eighteenth studio album and the second gospel album by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released on March 26, 2013, via Alan's Country Records and EMI Nashville. The album is a follow-up to Jackson's 2006 album Precious Memories. Of the album, Jackson said, "Denise and I had made a list of 30 to 40 songs to do for that first album. We had so many that we didn't get to, I thought we'd go in and do a few more just the same way - heartfelt and simple."

Reception

Precious Memories Volume ll debuted at No. 1 on Top Christian Albums, and No. 2 on Top Country Albums on chart date of April 13, 2013. It sold 56,000 copies in the first week, only 7,000 of these were digital albums. The album has sold 453,200 copies in the United States as of October 2019.

The album won Top Christian Album at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amazing Grace"John Newton4:04
2."He Lives"Alfred Henry Ackley3:02
3."Just as I Am"Charlotte Elliott; William Batchelder Bradbury4:16
4."Love Lifted Me"James Rowe2:39
5."O How I Love Jesus"Frederick Whitfield2:24
6."Only Trust Him"John H. Stockton2:40
7."There is Power in the Blood"Lewis Edgar Jones2:38
8."Precious Memories"John B. F. Wright4:21
9."Sweet Hour of Prayer"William W. Walford3:16
10."When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder"James Milton Black2:21
11."Wherever He Leads I'll Go"Baylus Benjamin McKinney4:06
Total length:35:47

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 5
US Christian Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard 200 128
US Christian Albums (Billboard) 3
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 28
Chart (2014) Position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) 35

References

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