Gretchen Peters To Release ‘The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury’

Beloved Nashville artist Gretchen Peters is set to release a collection of Mickey Newbury songs with a new album, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury on May 15 via Scarlet Letter Records.

A lifelong admirer of Mickey Newbury’s music, Peters chose to record his songs at the same studio where some of the original recordings were made, at the historic Cinderella Studios, where Newbury recorded the albums: Looks Like Rain, Frisco Mabel Joy, and Heaven Help The Child.

“In sifting through all the Mickey Newbury songs I could get my hands on, there were only two criteria for inclusion on the album: did I love it, and did I think I could bring something of myself to it?” Gretchen said. “I decided early on that I didn’t want to make an album of Mickey’s hits; that opened up the potential field to his late-career songs, which took a decided turn towards folk, and obscure early songs, as well as hits. All my lifelong favorites were on the first list, of course—but some of those, much as I loved them, proved not to be the right fit. I came across ‘The Night You Wrote That Song’ early on, and felt it was the perfect title for the album. ‘You never knew how right you were the night you wrote that song…’ seems to sum up my feelings towards Mickey Newbury perfectly. In so many ways he was ahead of his time.”

Tracklist:
1. The Sailor
2. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
3. Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)
4. The Night You Wrote That Song
5. Frisco Depot
6. Heaven Help The Child
7. Why You Been Gone So Long
8. Saint Cecilia
9. Wish I Was
10. San Francisco Mabel Joy
11. Leavin’ Kentucky
12. Three Bells For Stephen

The album is available for pre-order now.

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