Tanya Tucker Signs to Fantasy, Readies First Original Album in 17 Years
Country legend Tanya Tucker has just signed to Concord Music’s Fantasy Records, and is readying the release of her first record in 17 years later this summer. Not just your average album release, Tanya’s new title tentatively called While I’m Living is being touted as a comeback record, and was recorded in Hollywood in January. The new album was produced by new 3-time Grammy winner Brandi Carlile, along with Shooter Jennings. Carlile previously produced a record for The Secret Sisters, and Shooter co-produced Carlile’s Grammy-minted By The Way, I Forgive You with Dave Cobb.
“Tanya Tucker is an original outlaw who bucked the country music establishment and became a living legend in the process, which makes Fantasy her perfect home,” says Fantasy Records president, Margi Cheske. “We’re thrilled to work with Tanya, Brandi and Shooter and help bring this stunning new album to the world.”
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. The sister projects are meant to give renewed attention to one of country music’s overlooked stars, and one of the few women associated with country music’s Outlaw movement. Super producer Rick Rubin has also been rumored to be loosely associated with the new record.
“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. That’s 17 years to save up songs and inspiration, and now Tanya is ready to make a roaring return.
“For all it’s ups and downs I believe I’ve lived a blessed life,” Tanya Tucker said about the signing to Fantasy Records. “I am so touched and thankful to announce that dreams can still come true for an outlaw like me.”
More information and a proper release date for the new album when it comes available.
May 7, 2019 @ 9:12 am
It’d be cool if Billy Don Burns was involved with this in some capacity
May 8, 2019 @ 4:38 am
hay Trigg I think yur rite about there bein a dubball standart for women in country music like win a wolman makes a peace of shit song like sum bodys dawter they do not get taken to task for it around here and then if Luke or wun of the boys makes a mediocore song u rake em across the coles now Im not tryin to tell u how to save the country music or nuthin but may be by holdin women to the same standart as men it wood be the tru equality u and yur buddys have been carryin on about aww well hell I dont no
May 8, 2019 @ 9:06 am
Ask Maren Morris and her fans if I spare women criticism. The reason I haven’t gotten to that Little Big Town song yet is because there’s been bigger fish to fry.
May 7, 2019 @ 9:28 am
I hope this is good, but it sure seems like a vanity project. It would be great to bring new life to a unique voice.
May 7, 2019 @ 10:55 am
Saw her live about 1979 or 1980, sometime back then. Love Tanya.
May 7, 2019 @ 11:36 am
Vanity project or not, it’ll be great to have Tanya back. My first exposure to her was as a toddler when I had the “Sesame Street Country” album, which she sang on along with Crystal Gayle, Loretta Lynn and Glen Campbell. Then I grew up on her long string of radio hits in the late ’80s and early ’90s – “Down to My Last Teardrop,” “If Your Heart Ain’t Busy Tonight,” “Two Sparrows in a Hurricane” and all the rest. Would love for her to have a Cher “Believe” type moment and show Maren and Kelsea how it’s really done.
May 7, 2019 @ 6:48 pm
As I read this story, I was thinking a return like “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” by Tina Turner.
May 22, 2019 @ 1:11 pm
I love the idea of Tanya having her own Cher Believe moment/recording, that would be so kewl since country has kinda forgotten her along with some of country other lady legends.
May 7, 2019 @ 12:05 pm
Pass
May 7, 2019 @ 7:59 pm
I’m not expecting anything much from this Tanya Tucker album, but I’ll keep an open mind.
BTW, I think Brandi Carlile is talking nonsense when she says that the country music community does not tell legends that they’re legends or do tributes for them until they’re 80. Every major artist from Willie and Hag and Jones and Tammy and Dolly to the Bellamy Brothers and Barbra Mandrell to Strait and Jackson and B&D have received all sorts of career honors and multi-artist tribute albums or concerts starting in their 50s or 60s
May 8, 2019 @ 4:40 am
I agree Lucky. And the idea that Brandy Carlile is somehow a great spokesmen for Country music is a laugh to me as well. Brandy is if anything, Queen of Americana. Hugely talented, yes. Influential in the Americana realm, yes. I know , she won Grammys this year, I understand, but to me her music is sort of multi genre.
Tanya Tucker is undeniably country to the core. We haven’t heard from her in ages. It’s time.
May 8, 2019 @ 9:54 am
And they wonder why they are not as widely accepted. Opening their big “self-important-I-now-have-all-the-answers-because-I-got-a-little-recognition” mouths is why.
May 7, 2019 @ 8:01 pm
Go girl
May 7, 2019 @ 8:17 pm
You go Woman. I’m ready for another unique kick butt Tanya Tucker album. I seen her last month here in Midland Texas and she still has that magnificent voice.
May 8, 2019 @ 5:35 am
I’m down for this. One of my favorite Pandora stations is the Tanya Tucker station. Mostly because they play old country from the 80’s & 90’s. With that being said, the pink hair is throwing me off. Not because I care about what she looks like, but mostly because it looks like she’s going thru some kind of mid-life, or late life crisis. You know what that means. If she’s too focused on trying to convince a younger generation that she’s hip and cool, this could spiral out of control very quickly.
May 8, 2019 @ 8:47 am
Kross , she dyed her hair pink for a friend who is going through breast cancer. Just so you know..
May 8, 2019 @ 10:55 am
that does very little to curb my reservations. It’s nice that she is supporting her friend, but it still feels a little contrived. But, I will still be waiting with bated breath to hear new music from her.
May 8, 2019 @ 9:04 am
Can’t wait to hear the new material. She’s been my favorite female country singer since I was little.
May 22, 2019 @ 1:16 pm
I’ve loved her since childhood as well, I remember when Delta Dawn came out, I used to swing on swing and sing it, those were the good old days, sadly those are days of the past with all the technology and social media.
May 8, 2019 @ 9:12 am
Every year I hope it’s her turn for HOF induction, yet is repeatedly overlooked. Show this trailblazer the respect she deserves.
May 8, 2019 @ 10:20 am
Im gonna tell ya how its going to be……but not right now. I Love Tanya
May 8, 2019 @ 5:35 pm
She’s a treasure. Through all of her ups and downs, she’s remained true to who she really is. As an artist, she stands toe to toe with the best of them. As a “child star,” her catalg from that period is remarkably mature. Her comeback Capitol albums still hold up today. Her “My Turn” album a decade ago was fantastic. I’m excited to hear new music from her.
May 22, 2019 @ 1:20 pm
I for one can’t wait to hear this new album from Tanya, she’s always been one of my favorite female country singers, her Changes album is still one of my favorites of her, if you haven’t heard it, look for it in YouTube, give it a listen, it’s a diamond in the rough, get only recording for Arista records.
May 22, 2019 @ 4:40 pm
Finally some info about this record…back in late January/early February, I was on the Outlaw Country Cruise #4 and was hanging in the casino and Shooter’s lead guitar player told me that Shooter & Brandi co-produced the new Tanya record…my jaw hit the floor…I’m just starting to get into her music so I am looking forward to it…no release date set yet tho…once it does, and it hits the streets, I’m buying it…
May 27, 2019 @ 10:00 pm
One of the best from the good ole days! Go girl!!!!
June 5, 2019 @ 6:42 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBKVDXgILk
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)