Sweet Western Sound is the 27th solo studio album by American country music singer and songwriter Tanya Tucker. It was released on June 2, 2023, by Fantasy Records. The album was produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings and is the follow-up to Tucker's Grammy-winning 2019 album, While I'm Livin'.
Release and promotion On October 21, 2022, Tucker released the single "Ready as I'll Never Be" to promote the documentary The Return of Tanya Tucker. The song won Best Original Song for a Documentary at the 13th Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
Tucker was announced as one of the 2022 inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame on April 3, 2023.
The album was officially announced on April 5, 2023, along with the release of its lead single, "Kindness".
Tucker celebrated the album's release with two shows at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on June 3 and June 4.
Background "Letter to Linda" is a tribute to Linda Ronstadt and makes reference to several of her songs, including "Heart Like a Wheel" and "Desperado". "That Wasn't Me" was previously recorded by Carlile and featured on her 2012 album Bear Creek.
Track listing
Charts +Chart peaks for Sweet Western Sound Chart (2023) Peak
Personnel Musicians Tanya Tucker – vocals (tracks 2–10) Billy Joe Shaver – vocals (1) Brandi Carlile – background vocals (2–6, 9, 10), vocals (3, 7, 8), piano (5) Ted Russell Kamp – banjo (2, 3), bass guitar (3, 7–10) Phil Hanseroth – bass guitar (2, 5, 6), acoustic guitar (3), background vocals (5) Matt Chamberlain – drums, percussion (2, 3, 5–9) Chris Masterson – electric guitar (2–5, 7, 9, 10), baritone guitar (6), acoustic guitar (8) Shooter Jennings – piano (2–10), synthesizer (2), Mellotron (9) John Schreffler – steel guitar (2–6, 8, 9) Tim Hanseroth – acoustic guitar (3, 7, 9, 10), background vocals (5) Alabama Jennings – celesta, organ, strings (7) Paul Franklin – steel guitar (7, 8, 10) Jamie Douglass – drums, percussion (10)
Technical Brandi Carlile – production Shooter Jennings – production, engineering Pete Lyman – mastering Trina Shoemaker – mixing (1, 3–10) Brandon Bell – mixing (2), engineering (3, 4, 6–10) David Spreng – recording Nate Haessly – engineering assistance
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