Tanya Tucker Reveals Details for First Record in 17 Years
Recently signed to Concord Music’s Fantasy Records, Tanya Tucker is readying the release of her first record in 17 years called While I’m Livin. Rumored and talked about in bits and pieces over the last few months, we now have all the details for the record co-produced by Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings set to be released August 23rd.
More than just a producer, Brandi Carlile, and her famous twin backup band of Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth also wrote seven of the 10 songs on the new album, including the final track, “Bring My Flowers Now” which was penned with Tanya Tucker too. However these weren’t just songs written by Brandi Carlile and the twins that they had laying around and happen to bring to Tanya Tucker, they were written specifically for Tanya Tucker by the trio. “It’s a musical biography of sorts about Tanya’s real life and the places she’s seen, and it’s narrated by the greatest country and western singer this side of Johnny Cash,” says Carlile.
Also of note from the track list is “The House That Built Me” written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin, and made famous by Miranda Lambert, and “High Ridin’ Heroes” by David Lynn Jones, which was once recorded as a duet with Waylon Jennings. A new song has also been released ahead of the album called “The Wheels of Laredo” (listen below).
“Brandi is truly out of this world. She’s talented, smart, funny, never ever slows down and has a heart of gold,” says Tucker about the collaboration. “I just love her. She was like my shadow when we were in the studio. Every time I turned around, she was there. And Shooter, I’ve known him since he was a baby. He’s the one who brought us all together. So I’m ready to get this music out there because it’s different than anything I’ve ever done.”
Initially Shooter Jennings was to be the only producer on the record, but decided to bring Brandi Carlile in after starting the process. A camera crew followed Tanya through the recording of the album for a documentary being executive produced by Carlile to be called Delta Dawn Then and Now: The Return of Tanya Tucker.
“For some reason, in country music, we have a way of not telling legends they’re legends until they’re 80, when we could have told them when they were 60 and they would have still had 30 years to teach us and stay in the spotlight and stay relevant to us,” Brandi Carlile said back in February. “We wait until they’re so old, before we have these tributes for them, and it’s beautiful. But we should have done this for Willie when he was 60 and should have done this for Loretta when she was 60. So this record’s called ‘While I’m Living’ because I’ll be God-damned if we’re not going to tribute her while she’s living.”
With ten #1 hits, another eight #2’s, and 39 Top 10’s total, Tanya Tucker has logged an incredible career going all the way back to her first hit “Delta Dawn” when she was only 13-years-old in 1972. 2002’s Tanya to find the last time country icon Tanya Tucker released a proper album of new material; her classic covers album from 2009 called My Turn notwithstanding.
While I’m Livin’ is now available for pre-order.
WHILE I’M LIVIN TRACKLIST:
1. Mustang Ridge
(written by Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth)
2. The Wheels Of Laredo
(written by Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth)
3. I Don’t Owe You Anything
(written by Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth)
4. The Day My Heart Goes Still
(written by Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth)
5. High Ridin’ Heroes
(written by David Lynn Jones)
6. The House That Built Me
(written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin)
7. Hard Luck
(written by John C. “Pete” Bailey, David Lee Mitchell, Raymond L. Turner and Jerry Ontiberoz)
8. Rich
(written by Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth)
9. Seminole Wind Calling
(written by Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth)
10. Bring My Flowers Now
(written by Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlile, Tim Hanseroth and Phil Hanseroth)
June 7, 2019 @ 8:00 am
I like that the songs were written specifically for Tanya about her real life. Very cool. Looking forward to this record.
June 7, 2019 @ 8:17 am
Dillon Carmichael releases a new single also.
June 7, 2019 @ 8:51 am
I wonder why “While I’m Livin'”, the song Tucker performed at Loretta Lynn’s birthday concert and seemingly the title track of the record isn’t included on the track listing.
June 7, 2019 @ 9:41 am
I bet it’s the bonus track on the Target Exclusive they are promoting.
June 7, 2019 @ 10:36 am
It’s the last song. The full words to the chorus are “Bring My Flowers Now, While I’m Livin’”. I’ve heard this record and it’s absolutely stunning
June 7, 2019 @ 8:54 am
“The Wheels of Laredo” is a fantastic track and has me REALLY excited for the new album.
June 7, 2019 @ 8:58 am
Damn August is going to be a great release month… Tyler Childers, Tracy Lawrence & Tanya Tucker. nice!
June 7, 2019 @ 9:25 am
Damn that sounds good. Interested in the rest for sure.
June 7, 2019 @ 9:43 am
The twins dress the same … annoying.
June 7, 2019 @ 10:16 am
A master, and an all-timer. Can’t wait!
June 7, 2019 @ 10:52 am
Country music is alive and well!
June 7, 2019 @ 12:56 pm
30 years ago Tanya Tucker was #6 with “Call On Me” (Billboard Hot Country Singles – 06/10/1989).
The album Strong Enough To Bend was #23 after 41 weeks on the album charts.
Unbelieveable today but true…three female artists in the Top 10 (Singles): Rosanne Cash on #4 with “I Don’t Want To Spoil The Party”, Tanya Tucker & Kathy Mattea on #8 with “Come From The Heart” & it was a “bad” week for female artists.
On the way up: Reba McEntire, The McCarters, Dolly Parton, Lorrie Morgan, Emmylou Harris, Patty Loveless, Mary Chapin Carpenter (all inside of the Top 40) + Holly Dunn, Juice Newton, The Forester Sisters, The Judds, K.T. Oslin, Lacy J. Dalton, Janie Frick(i)e, Tammy Wynette, Suzy Bogguss, Donna Meade, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, Linda Davis, The Burch Sisters, CeeCee Chapman + groups/trios with female members like Highway 101, Baillie & The Boys, duo The Sanders & long forgotten names like Lynne Tyndall, Joann Wintermute, Michelle Lynn.
The current charts have only 60 positions…the last female artists inside of the Top 60 would be Janie Frick(i)e on #59 with “Love Is One Of Those Words” & the first artist to miss the charts would be Tammy Wynette (#68 – “Thank The Cowboy For The Ride”).
Best title of a song: “(Blue, Blue, Blue) Blue, Blue” by Jo-El Sonnier on #51.
#1 was Clint Black with “Better Man”…followed by Earl Thomas Conley on #2 with “Love Out Loud”.
K.T. Oslin had the Hot Shot Debut with “This Woman” (#56)
The Power Pick/Airplay was Patty Loveless with “Timber I’m Falling In Love” (47 up to #34)
The No.1 album was Greatest Hits III by Hank Williams Jr. followed by The Judds with River Of Time.
Now we have Maren Morris, Kelsea Ballerini, CU, P!nk (#54 on the “country” charts) & Bebe…
June 7, 2019 @ 1:45 pm
It is on the track listing, the last track. Evidently renamed Bring me my Flowers.
June 7, 2019 @ 2:09 pm
THE most underrated and unacknowledged female in country music (some of that may be her own fault due to her personal shortcomings). She’s my all time favorite female country artist of all time, and I can’t wait for her to show the modern wannabe outlaws how it’s done.
June 7, 2019 @ 8:44 pm
Shooter and Brandi in particular reportedly worked hard on the production of this album and it sounds great. I am glad to see Tanya get another shot at getting the attention she deserves and that she went back into the studio.
June 8, 2019 @ 12:55 am
She is in good voice on Wheels of Laredo. Good song. An album to look forward to. She has one of the most distinctive voices in Country Music.
June 10, 2019 @ 4:59 am
That is some hard living.