Sweet Western Sound

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Tanya Tucker’s 2019 album, <i>While I’m Livin’</i>, was a watershed moment in the second half of her legendary career. Produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jenning, the Grammy-winning LP featured a reinvigorated incarnation of the country star, introducing Tucker’s work to a new generation of country fans while reminding longtime listeners of the “Delta Dawn” artist’s prodigious talent. Tucker reunites with Carlile and Jennings for <i>Sweet Western Sound</i>, their second project as a trio and Tucker’s first release as an inductee of the Country Music Hall of Fame. Tucker previewed the album with lead single “Ready as I’ll Never Be,” a Tucker/Carlile co-write that she also used as part of <i>The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile</i>, a 2022 documentary chronicling her time recording the previous LP. <i>Sweet Western Sound</i> itself opens with “Tanya,” a colorful, humorous ditty performed by the late Billy Joe Shaver, which Shaver originally left as a voice message for Tucker. “Waltz Across a Moment” is an especially potent showcase of Tucker’s voice, which here is rich, reedy, a little gritty, and full of feeling. .

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