Wilson duets on upcoming release

Her fifth studio album, "Rita Wilson Now & Forever: Duets "was co-produced by Wilson and GRAMMY Award-winning producer Matt Rollings. Wilson covers songs from the Seventies with help from Willie Nelson, Tim McGraw, Elvis Costello, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Jimmie Allen, Smokey Robison, Jackson Browne, Josh Groban and Leslie Odom Jr.

"I wanted to honor where I came from with songs from the Seventies," she said. "It was really about showing enormous appreciation for the songwriting of that period — how these songs are still relevant even though they're 50 years old."

"This album is really a continuation of sharing who I am musically, and what it is that I want to say."

Wilson considered the project for several years. When COVID shut down the world, she reached out to producer Rollings, hoping that musicians spending time off the road would be longing to make music. "And that's exactly what happened," she said. "It all fell together incredibly smoothly."

The first single was Fleetwood Mac's classic "Songbird" with Groban.

Nelson jumpd on board first for a version of Paul Simon's "Slip Slidin' Away." Others followed, including Robinson, with a rendition of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway's "Where is the Love," a vocal from Costello on Bruce Springsteen's "Fire" (popularized by the Pointer Sisters.

She covers Van Morrison track "Crazy Love" with Keith Urban, the ballad "If" with McGraw (originally performed by Bread), the Jackson 5's "I'll Be There" with Allen and Badfinger's "Without You" with Gill (also covered by Harry Nillson).

Wilson, 65, is married to actor Tom Hanks. She has appeared in movies including "Sleepless in Seattle" and "Runaway Bride."

The track list is:
"Crazy Love" with Keith Urban
"Where Is The Love?" with Smokey Robinson
"Slip Slidin' Away" with Willie Nelson
"Let It Be Me" with Jackson Browne
"Massachusetts" with Leslie Odom Jr.
"Fire" with Elvis Costello
"If" with Tim McGraw
"I'll Be There" with Jimmie Allen
"Without You" with Vince Gill
"Songbird" with Josh Groban