Country artist and acclaimed songwriter Gretchen Peters this time chose the songs of one of her examples . This one is perhaps best known for his composition An American Trilogy in the bombastic version of . The Nashville-based Newbury actually made albums full of hushed, melancholy and worn songs that went against the prevailing smoothness of Nashville country music in the 1960s. This made him a
… forerunner of the outlaw movement. Peters feels the melancholy well in her versions of songs like Saint Cecilia, The Sailor and the undisputed San Francisco Mabel Joy. The accompaniment is attractively minimal, with piano, guitars and a wailing steel guitar. In this way, with her sobbing, dark voice, she is given ample room to fully immerse herself in the Newbury repertoire. She does this with gusto. (MR)more
