Released 5 years ago this past Thursday, this is the 9th vocal album from Charlie Peacock, who started his career as a solo artist nearly 50 years ago. (If you want to count instrumental albums and his West Coast Diaries and other rare recordings, it's a bit more complicated to count which album this is.) In the '80s he was a pop singer with a bit of a jazz/funk vibe, and in the '90s he mixed that with a bit more of a Nashville sound, and in the last 15 years it even has a bit more of a Louisiana blues in it too. This album is a quick 10 songs and I like the second half more than the first though it is all good. Peacock is less preaching the Gospel in his music of the last few decades but on this album reminiscing about his life and the lessons he's learned. A few years before this album was released he released a jazz album and one of the bonus tracks was an early version of "The Captain", which is my favorite song from this album that gets stuck in my head often. It's a song about old age and ailments through the metaphor of a ship's captain; that in the end the body has the ultimate say, even if your mind is there still, being "the captain of the ship that's going down". In the end, "Faith, Hope & Love" is the title of the final track, the most important part of Charlie's life and it's a great place to end this album. Skin And Wind is a laid-back album from a music veteran who is still making excellent music and is one of my favorite artists.

Release Year: 2021
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