Memphis T.G. Sheppard

Cowboys & Indians: How much thought goes into matching or balancing songs when you choose the lineup for an album? For example, on Midnight in Memphis — your first solo country album in more than 20 years — you have two songs that reference your late friend Elvis Presley. But you also have two songs, “Addicted to You” and “Sober,” that, taken together, seem to chart the beginning and the end of a love affair.

Well, yes, but you know what? We’re all addicted