She co-wrote nine out of its 12 tracks. The album opens with “Every Time a Train Goes By,” which is a prolific story song, and it immediately breaks into the gentle “Somebody’s Daughter,” as well as the liberating “Leave the Past in the Past.”
Equally haunting and beautiful is “A Right Turn,” which features neat harmony vocals, and the title track is more mellow and has an orchestral vibe to it. The instrumental “Grandpa Kirby Runnin’ the Hounds” has a stunning fiddle solo, while “Immigrant Shoes” is soothing as she displays her sincere storytelling ability yet again.
In “Cumberland Rose,” she pays homage to her grandmother and her upbringing. She showcases a great deal of inner strength on the atmospheric ballad “Hope’s Too Hard.” “I Didn’t Know What I Was Missing” is slow-moving, and it closes with the optimistic tune “Here Lately” and the melancholic “Do Not Cry For Me.”
The Verdict
Overall, Sylvia delivers on her latest studio album thanks to her mellifluous voice. Her vocals are as relevant as ever, more than decades after she was named “Top Female Vocalist” by the Academy of Country Music (ACM). It garners an A rating.
