Album Review: Beth Nielsen Chapman – ‘Hearts of Glass’

Beth Nielsen Chapman, “Hearts of Glass” (Proper Records)- The latest offering from country singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman  blends captivating new material with re-recordings of the cream of her back catalogue and Beth’s own beautifully understated versions of some classic songs which she  originally penned for luminaries such as Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. “If My World Didn’t Have You” and “Old Church Hymns & Nursery Rhymes” slot neatly into the latter category, and another of the stand-out tracks, the infectious opener “Come To Mine,” was co-composed with veteran Mancunian  tunesmith Graham Gouldman of 10cc fame.