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Reviewed by Jolene Downs
Tanya is the first album release in five years from country legend Tanya Tucker. It is the first release on her own label, Tuckertime Records, and it is distributed by Capital Records. It is a powerful album, and one Tanya is very proud of. It was produced by fiancé and singer/songwriter Jerry Lassiter. He joins Tanya with some backup vocals on several songs, and you can hear the chemistry the two of them have. Vince Gill also joins Tanya as a guest vocalist on a song.
"Old Weakness" is the first song on the album and was on a previous Delbert McClinton album. Delbert and Tanya had a huge success with their earlier duet, "Tell Me About It," but they couldn't schedule their time to synchronize another duet for this album. Tanya recorded it as a solo, and is full of the Tanya Tucker attitude that she is famous for. It makes you sit up and wonder what she might have in store for the remainder of the album.
"Oh What A Love" is a beautiful ballad and sung with incredible feeling. It was co-written by Jerry Lassiter and Hank Cochran. It is just Tanya and Jerry singing for this one and would make a great single.
"A Memory Like I'm Gonna Be" is the first single release from the album. It has more of that Tanya 'sass' and was also co-written by Jerry Lassiter. She keeps telling him that he will never be free from the memory like she is going to be. He may think he wants to leave, but he will end up sorry. She is washing her hands of him if he leaves.
Vince Gill joins Tanya with "Borrowed Wings." Vince's sorrowful voice combined with Tanya's distinctive sound is perfect for this beautiful song. The love is dying, and the memory of the happy times are still very much there. They must have flown too high on "borrowed" wings.
"Should'a Thought About That" is the only song on the album that Tanya helped to write. She says she doesn't write near as often as she would like, but this song will give fans an idea of what she can do when she puts her mind to it. It is a classic song about the guy leaving, with a twist. With classic Tanya style, she moves right along with her life and doesn't waste time with the could have beens. He decides that maybe she is the one for him after all, but she is with someone else and perfectly happy. He should have thought about that before he left in the first place.
The bottom line is that Tanya is still very much a contender in the field. She still has the Tanya 'sass' and the maturity to do justice to the several beautiful ballads she chose to record for this project. It will be a welcome addition to your country music collection.
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Album cover and sound clips courtesy of Tanya Tucker's Official Website.
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