Tanya Tucker Announces Her Second Album With Brandi Carlile as Co-Producer, ‘Sweet Western Sound,’ on Heels of Country Hall of Fame News
variety.comChris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Tanya Tucker did not let much time slip away after the Country Music Hall of Fame announced her impending induction this week before coming out with an announcement of her own: She has a second album produced by the team of Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings coming soon, following up on a celebrated previous effort that earned Tucker her first two Grammy Awards.
The album “Sweet Western Sound” will be out June 2 on Fantasy. A teaser track from the record, “Kindness” is out now. The song was written by Carlile’s bandmates Phil and Tim Hanseroth.
The collection reunites the team that made Tucker’s comeback album, “While I’m Livin’,” a 2019 set that got the singer a Grammys for best country album, and its closing track, “Bring My Flowers Now,” which won best country song.
The track list reveals a featured vocal appearance by Carlile on the song “Breakfast in Birmingham,” which she cowrote with Elton John’s perennial lyricist, Bernie Taupin, the first song those two writers have collaborated on to be released.
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