Amy Ray’s "Goodnight Tender" is a lean, traditionalist country record that grounds the listener in a world of honky-tonks and heartfelt, dirt-road ballads. It’s a welcome exploration of classic country sounds from an artist rooted in the alternative folk scene.
- Recorded in Nashville, "Goodnight Tender" features a roster of seasoned players from the country music scene. The album was produced by Justin Niebank, known for his work with artists like Shania Twain and Keith Urban. It was Ray’s first album released on her own Daemon Records label.
- The album features a cover of Merle Haggard’s "My Favorite Memory." Ray also wrote or co-wrote all but two of the other songs on the album.
- "Goodnight Tender" charted at number 11 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart in its first week of release. It was a surprise hit for an independent release, finding an audience with both her established fanbase and new country listeners.
Amy Ray is a singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia, best known as one half of the Grammy-winning folk duo Indigo Girls. In 2014, she released "Goodnight Tender," a collection of country and americana songs that marked a departure from her previous solo work.
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