Description:
The Last Suit You Wear makes a compelling case that Sparks not only deserves his accolades for past performances, but that hes at the peak of his creative powers. Where 40 (his previous releases) recapped many of his great hits of the past with contributions from admirers, the new collection looks to the future with a set thats short on career nostalgia and heavy on new songs that fit him like a glove. As always, theres room for powerful stories like Connie Leighs moving `Casualty Of War,` Mark Brinkmans opening `The Old Coal Mine,` and Tim Stafford, Larry Cordle & Bobby Starnes retelling of the first Christmas, `Follow The Star,` while long-time favorite writer Marshal Warwick returns with the near-autobiographical `Im Country And Nothing More.` Sparks gift for the traditional `heart songs` category is given free rein on both modern and classic-sounding entries like `For Your Love,` `Hand In and,` and `Those Blue Eyes Dont Sparkle Anymore,` and a nod goes both to the singers past (a remake of `Goodbye, Little Darlin,` which he first recorded some 35 years ago) and to his picking prowess, displayed on Sparks own Latin-tinged `Larro.` (McCoury Music)
