As the writer of such monumental country songs as “Independence Day,” “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am” and “On a Bus to St. Cloud,” Gretchen Peters certainly knows her way around a good tune.As the title of her May 15 album declares, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee is turning to another legendary songwriter for her latest effort.
Her stripped-down, wistful version of “Wish I Was” premieres below.In further homage to Newbury, Peters recorded his songs at the same studio where Newbury recorded his now classic albums, Looks Like Rain, Mabel Joe and Heaven Help the Child.
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