Alan Jackson Rolling Out Tracks In Advance Of CD's Release

Alan Jackson is giving fans a chance to preview some of the material on his upcoming album, "Freight Train." A new track from the disc will be up for sale from the iTunes Store each week as the CD's March 30th release approaches. In addition, those who want to check out the song before buying can listen to a 60-second clip of each track at Billboard.com. Billboard.com will have each song posted for 48 hours in advance of its iTunes release. The first offering, which is available now, is titled "Hard Hat and a Hammer." The song "Every Now and Then" will be added on March 16th, and "Where I Belong" will complete the pre-release sale on March 23rd. The purchase of the songs will be applied to fans who then buy "Freight Train" via iTunes.