I voted for the first time on Charcountry, but I am not sure what Chartcountry is? Can someone explain? What about Billboard?

And where can I look to see how CD sales are going?

Does Alan ever visit radio stations as some of you all were discussing? Sure wish he'd make the effort. I love his talent, his spirit and his ethical base, so I hope to see him succeed for many years.

Michelle

Thanks for the feedback on my concerns about stations not playing Alan's new singles. I will start requesting by email and by phone. Thanks! Maybe I should write a respectful letter to the manager of the stations, too.

I voted. It's nice to be able to give back something to Alan. He's given so much to us.

Hi, I tried to vote and I got an error message twice. Any ideas?

I am really new to this, and just saw we can vote for Alan on CMT Pure 12 Pack. How many times a day can we vote and do we need to listen to the video each time? That's fine with me because I love the song.

Is his Hard Hat and a Hammer song going to be a video?

I have been calling a couple of country stations about Hard Hat and a Hammer. One is playing it.

The other said something about computers being in charge and if he tried to load a song that wasn't programmed, it would kick it out. Another comment about demographics, and I get the impression that young fans tend to call the stations more often, their voices are being heard, and frankly, a lot of stuff is being played that doesn't come near to what I have heard on the Freight Train album. What can we do? I am just one person in my town.

WKOA in Lafayette, Ind. is the station that didn't play his first single from the new album and now is not playing the second single. The DJ told me they will play it if it get on the top 40 even if it was dumped in their "trash it or smash it" call in where people judge the new singles. I wasn't aware Alan's new singles had been trashed, so I don't know if this comment was even relevant.

WKII in Kokomo, Ind., is playing his stuff, always has. Even played Like Red on a Rose because they were smart.
Anyone have any suggestions on what's a fan to do other than buy the album and go to concerts?

Thanks for your replies about Freight Train. It makes sense, but I just hope Freight Train does make it big on the charts, as well as any other singles he releases.

I have been calling a couple of country stations about Hard Hat and a Hammer. One is playing it. The other said something about computers being in charge and if he tried to load a song that wasn't programmed, it would kick it out. Another comment about demographics, and I get the impression that young fans tend to call the stations more often, their voices are being heard, and frankly, a lot of stuff is being played that doesn't come near to what I have heard on the Freight Train album. What can we do? I am just one person in my town. Just realized I should have posted is this in another part of the forum, so I wil copy it and do so.
 

Alan Jackson is my all-time favorite singer/songwriter. I saw my first "big" country concert in Fort Wayne recently, and Alan was wonderful. But I kept waiting for him to sing Freight Train and he never did. I wondered why he didn't sing the song for which his tour is named. Does anyone who is experienced in the country singing business know the reason for this?

I really appreciate this song. It's a little different than his other music, but still all AJ.

Would appreciate your insight.