ERIC CHURCH still believes that his fans should hear his music before the critics.  That’s why his fan club got to hear his new song, “Desperate Man”, yesterday . . . but it didn’t come out until today.

He’ll even be sending them a free copy of the album.  It’s also called “Desperate Man”, and it goes on sale October 5th.  You can check out the cover and the track listing at TheBoot.com.