During a visit with Ken Curtis in 1984, Ken placed a tape on his machine and asked my opinion of what I was about to hear, acknowledging my limited musical ability, I listened intently to the beautiful three and four part harmony. After a couple of songs, Ken asked if I recognized the group, I replied with confidence that although it was a very polished sound, it wasn't the acclaimed Reinsmen singing group, nor Riders in The Sky, and certainly not the Sons of the Pioneers. Following another song or two, Curtis finally relented and informed me that it was the multi-tracked voice of one individual, that of Robert Wagoner. To say the least I was astonished that one musician could have all that talent, that ability to sing close three and four part harmony, and all the while back himself instrumentally.

This album (his eighth) must be acknowledged as good as Bob has ever done. One is immediately impressed with the maturity in his voice. It sounds as if his vocal chords have been soaking in a jar of honey for quite some time. And Bob's selection of songs is most impressive and satisfying. If one has an interest in songs of the heart, then this is the CD for you. The love songs collected here, although about the West, were written by a wide spectrum of composers and have not been performed or recorded in recent years. You might say they are as tantalizing as a glass of vintage wine.

The addition of three musicians to the album is icing on the cake. Although relatively new to western music, Tammy Kilpatrick, who has an album of today's pop music on the market, sings as if she had been born to the music. What an impressive job of harmonizing. Listening to her contribution on Let Me Share Your Name is convincing proof that this is as good as it gets. Richard Chon's fiddle work so greatly adds to the success of this recording. Chon's current CD, li'l world is living proof that he measures up to our very best. Wagoner is to be credited with no small stroke of genius with his decision to add the remarkable steel guitar work of our old friend Jerry Compton. How beautifully he supports the vocals.

The fans will be particularly affected by Wagoner's vocal efforts on Waltzing On Top of the World and Gotta Get Me Somebody To Love. Harmony of an impressive dimension is heard on Sundown on the Prairie. Trail of Memories, done so eloquently by the Eligibles for Capitol Records in the early 6O's, has such a satisfying sound. No doubt Roberta Nolan, credited in Wagoner's song notes, would have been pleased with how well the song Warm Again is done. The words warm again are reflected in Nolan's heart-stirring poem My Mistress, The Desert, "...it's warm again out there." Richard Chon's great three part fiddle work on Let Me Share Your Name alone makes the CD worth the price of admission, so well done. Thanks friend Nick Nicholas for bringing to Bob's attention the quality song Sunrise Over Taxco. For those puzzled by the word Taxco, it is a small town in Mexico. Jerry Compton, thanks to you too. You've never sounded better on the steel than you do on this song. (Joaquin would have been proud!)

My final words on this remarkable CD are simply, buy it, you'll like it!