Alan's New CD: Back To Tradition

Alan Jackson declares that he will return to a more traditional, hard"core country style on his upcoming new CD, Good Time,slated for release March 4.

"I always come back to what I came to Nashville to do, and that's make traditional–sounding country music," Alan tells Billboard.com. "This album bounces back to that." The new CD features Alan’s current hit single, "Small Town Southern Man," and a duet with Martina McBride, "Never Loved Before." Good Time also marks a new milestone for Alan. For the first time in his career, he is the sole writer of every song on the album.

• published February 1, 2008