, taking the lead in reprogramming that narrative: If anyone knows outlaws, it’s him. “We had both grown up in the same world,” says Jennings. “My dad loved Tanya. My mama loves Tanya. So there is a natural connection there. I just saw this unbelievable singer and talent who didn’t have an album out there, and I felt she was way overdue.” , and, upon discovering how much of a Tucker fan she was, recruited her to co-produce what would become.
Tucker wasn’t so sure at first — “I was just ‘that Brandi bitch,’ ” says Carlile — but a night drinking with Jennings convinced her. Once they got to work, it was an instant connection. “There wasn’t one thing I didn’t like about either of them,” says Tucker. “We were in the studio for three weeks, and it was just an incredible experience. I kind of just let go.”
Tucker was particularly impressed with how Carlile and the Hanseroths wrote songs that felt “custom made” to her life story. Prior to entering the studio, Carlile had sought advice about working with a country legend from Rick Rubin, who famously helped revitalizealbum series. “[Rubin] said that it’s all about the lyrics,” recalls Carlile. “Reilluminating a national treasure like Tanya is all about giving her strong and important words to sing.
Since then, Carlile has made advocating for Tucker a life mission. Despite an immensely busy schedule after last year’s Grammy wins, she has been active in every step of making and releasing, even shopping prospective record labels. “I needed to know that the label signing Tanya understood who she is in this world and what this moment represented,” says Carlile. “Margi had me convinced when she said this album would be a ‘cultural event.
Carlile calls Tucker an “accidental and unwilling feminist,” one who neglects to use the F-word but simply leads by example and is committed to uplifting the next generation: Her management team is almost entirely women, and she’ll take artists like
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