LONG WAY TO GO Available on iTunes

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  (June 22, 2011)  Alan Jackson’s debut single from EMI Records Nashville/ACR (Alan’s Country Records), “Long Way To Go,” is available for digital download now at iTunes and other digital retailers.  The single is the first from his upcoming album which will be released this fall.  Jackson debuted the single in concert for close to 100,000 fans at Chattanooga’s Riverbend Festival last Friday, June 17.

Alan Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music. He’s sold nearly 60-million albums worldwide, topped the country singles charts 35 times, and scored more than 50 Top-10 hits. He’s a 17-time winner at the ACM Awards and a 16-time CMA Award recipient, a tally that includes three CMA Entertainer of the Year honors. Jackson is also a two-time Grammy-honored artist, whose songwriting has earned him the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award. He’s known for music that celebrates the common man (“Where I Come From”) and speaks to generations (“Drive [For Daddy Gene]”) and for our nation (“Where Were You [When the World Stopped Turning]”).

Jackson has shows this week in Loveland, CO on Thurs., June 23; Rio Rancho, NM on Fri., June 24 and Grand Junction, CO on Sat., June 25.  Check alanjackson.com for more tour information.