Alan Jackson
's performance at Capitol/EMI Records' lunchtime concert at Country Radio
Seminar in Nashville was a musical walk down memory lane with minor detours to thank radio programmers for playing his records
and to remind them of his latest single. During Thursday's (Feb. 23) event, Jackson began reminiscing about his career during
an interview with
CMT Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton and then began the music with "Home," a track that first
appeared on his 1990 debut album. Backed by a four-piece band, he followed it up by sharing stories and offering an informal
set that also included
"Here in the Real World," "Chattahoochee," "Drive,"
"Remember When," "Good
Time" and
"As She's Walking Away." Noting that
those attending the annual radio convention have a reputation for drinking heavily while visiting Nashville, he sang a line
from three songs he said were appropriate for the occasion -- "Pop a Top," "Designated Drinker" and
"It's
Five O'Clock Somewhere." Jackson also sang
"So
You Don't Have to Love Me Anymore," his new single that will be featured on his upcoming album, his first project as a
joint venture between ACR (Alan's Country Records) and EMI Records Nashville. "They say it's gonna come out in May. Maybe
they're saying it
may come out," he joked.
