<P> The album was Prine 's first release since successfully battling throat cancer . The female duet partners include Iris DeMent , Connie Smith , Lucinda Williams , Melba Montgomery , Emmylou Harris , Trisha Yearwood , Dolores Keane , Patty Loveless , and his wife , Fiona Prine . </P>
who sings in spite of ourselves with john prine
Fiona Prine Patty Loveless Dolores Keane Trisha Yearwood Emmylou Harris Melba Montgomery Lucinda Williams Connie Smith Iris DeMent