In a New Age was released in 1988, the first recording released by singer-songwriter Mickey Newbury since 1981's After All These Years. The album contains new versions of eight classic Newbury songs, with a full version of "All My Trials" which is part of Newbury's "An American Trilogy" (which is also included on the album.)In 1988, Airborne Records planned a release in which Newbury demos were treated with synthesizers and other then-contemporary production effects.