▁into ▁his ▁live ▁shows . ▁ ▁The ▁track ▁" Over ▁the ▁Hill " ▁- ▁which ▁previously ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁bonus ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁CD ▁re issue ▁of ▁W ain w right ' s ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁album , ▁Un re qu ited ▁- ▁was ▁initially ▁a ▁du et ▁between ▁W ain w right ▁and ▁his ▁then - w ife ▁Kate ▁McG arr ig le , ▁and ▁appears ▁here ▁as ▁a ▁du et ▁between ▁W ain w right ▁and ▁his ▁daughter ▁Mar tha ▁W ain w right . ▁W ain w right ▁stated , ▁" K ate , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁my ▁two ▁older ▁k ids , ▁was ▁a ▁very ▁important ▁person ▁in ▁my ▁life . ▁We ▁didn ’ t ▁hang ▁out ▁much ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁thirty ▁years , ▁but ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁dimin ish ▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁on ▁me . ▁And ▁certainly ▁when ▁she ▁died ▁two ▁years ▁ago ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁powerful ▁effect ▁on ▁me . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁big ▁person ▁in ▁my ▁life ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁album ' s ▁release , ▁The ▁New ▁York er ''' s ▁Hend rick ▁H ert z berg ▁stated , ▁" Old er ▁Th an ▁My ▁Old ▁Man ▁Now '' ▁is ▁uniformly ▁excellent . ▁It ▁offers ▁not ▁only ▁welcome ▁cons olation ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁( like ▁me ) ▁are ▁shock ed ▁to ▁find ▁ourselves ▁in ▁the ▁relevant ▁age ▁coh ort ▁but ▁also , ▁I ▁imagine , ▁innoc ent ▁am usement ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁— ▁eventually