Alan Jackson previews "Freight Train"
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – Alan Jackson's 18th album, "Freight Train," releases on March 30, and a new track from the album will be available for purchase exclusively on the iTunes Store every week for 3 weeks heading into the album release.
The exclusive iTunes Countdown pre-release tracks begin today with Hard Hat and a Hammer. Each will count toward the purchase of the full album through iTunes' Complete My Album feature. The subsequent tracks include Every Now and Then (available March 16) and Where I Belong (available March 23).
Each song will also be available as a free 60-second preview on Billboard.com. For each new track, every week, fans will be able to visit Billboard.com for a 48-hour exclusive preview of the song immediately prior to its Tuesday release on iTunes, with each posting remaining on Billboard.com for a week from its debut.
It's Just That Way, the first hit single from "Freight Train," is currently available as a digital single through the iTunes Store and will also count towards the purchase of Freight Train via the Complete My Album feature.
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