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Alan Jackson's 'Designated Drinker' With George Strait Proves Right Combination

09/08/2002

Alan Jackson and George Strait are nominated again this year in the CMA vocal event category, which they won in 2000 for their collaboration on "Murder On Music Row." This year, the two country superstars are nominated for their duet "Designated Drinker," which appears on Jackson's multiplatinum Drive album.

Jackson originally wrote the song to sing himself, but wasn't quite happy with the way it turned out, so he put pen to paper again to work it into a duet for himself and Strait. He told LAUNCH, "I finally looked at it as a duet for us and I re-wrote it from that perspective and he liked it so we went in and did it. It's tough to write on that subject without offending some people you know, so I tried to make it a nice version of it. George is a good singer and I've been a fan since 1980, so I was glad to have him on there."

Jackson's current single, "Work In Progress," looks like it's gonna be another big hit for the singer as it sits at Number 10 and is moving north this week on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Jackson will be appearing on ABC's Good Morning America on Monday (September 9).

-- Nancy Brooks, Nashville





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