It was one of those infamous hot and dry Northern California late July days. Temps hovering around 98 degrees.  And it was only gonna get HOTTER as the night passed. The heat really started to boil about 8:15, (not too bad for Tuckertime) when Tanya's band began performing Vince Gill's "Liza Jane"..after the closing of that, they started with the intro into "Some Kind of Trouble". The crowd of 1200 went wild as Tanya came out onto the stage.
She nailed the song and went right into "I'll Come Back As Another Woman". I had heard lots of comments from the unofficial Tanya Tucker site that she had lost weight and was looking as good as ever. Well............. it is true!!!.. I thought she looked awesome!!.. I really like the longer hair style she is currently sporting. She has definitely lost a lot of weight since Tuckerville.
          Tanya's energy level was on full blast for the entire concert. She made a lot of light banter with the crowd. She mentioned that she and the kids had just rented a place in Malibu, California for a few months and that she is having the kids take acting lessons. She then stated "I'm gonna let them do the work for awhile." 
          As the concert progressed she received thunderous applause and cheers after each song. The songs that got the most response were "What's Your Mama's Name", "Down To My Last Teardrop" and "It's A Little Too Late"... of course the song of the night (and the career) was the closing number.. Delta Dawn, and it got the standing O.
         Tanya sang a couple of songs that I really did not expect to hear. The first being "Hangin' In" and I was very surprised that she did "Angel From Montgomery" from TNT. I had always read that TNT is Tanya's least favorite album that she has recorded. And as she introduced "Angel From Montgomery" she made a comment about not much good came off that album.
         Unfortunately, there was nothing said about the new CD nor the DVD.
         After the closing, "Delta Dawn", Tanya and the band left the stage. Most of the crowd stayed around and started yelling and clapping for an encore. My friend, Jeff (who has extremely good eyesight, aided by contact lenses) had actually been able to read the monitor all evening and knew which song was coming up next. He read the song on the monitor and said the encore will be "It Won't Be Me"....
         Well, as it turned out, that was very prophetic!.. Tanya did not return for an encore... so.. I guess that was her answer to the encore request.. "It Won't Be T".

          Marcia Ramirez was singing backup and a guy that looked a lot like Keith Urban sang the opening "Liza Jane".   It has been about 5 years since i last saw a Tanya concert and I did not recognize any of the band members. Most seem to be new since the Live at Billy Bob's DVD was done.

        Tanya gets a big "A" for this concert. I wanted to give it an A+, but the lack of an encore prevents me.

        The concert lasted about an hour and 15 minutes with no costume changes. My friend Jeff thought each song was professionally done and she packed a lot into that time frame. We also appreciated that there were no lulls or band solos.

                                          

Set List for July 26, 2007 in Oroville, California

 

1 . Some Kind Of Trouble

2.  I'll Come Back As Another Woman

3.  Old Weakness

4  Oh, What It Did To Me

5  Hangin' In

6  Walking Shoes

7.  Love Me Like You Used To

8.  Lizzie And The Rainman

9.  Jamestown Ferry

10. What's Your Mama's Name

11. Blood Red And Goin' Down

12. The Window Up Above

13 Angel From Montgomery

14. Two Sparrows In A Hurricane

15. Down To My Last Teardrop

16.It's A Little Too Late

17 Amazing Grace/Delta Dawn