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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:28 am 
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1. The Word (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
2. No Time To Live (James Capaldi/Stephen Winwood)
3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Bennie Benjamin/Gloria Caldwell/Sol Marcus)
4. All My Love (John Baldwin/Robert Plant)
5. Isn't It A Pity (George Harrison)
6. Wish You Were Here (David Gilmour/Roger Waters)
7. It Don't Come Easy (Richard Starkey)
8. Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney)
9. Salt Of The Earth (Michael Jagger/Keith Richards)
10. Nights In White Satin (David Hayward)
11. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad (Eric Clapton/Bobby Whitlock)
12. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Elton John/Bernard Taupin)
13. Love Reign O'er Me (Peter Townshend) [Live From The Kennedy Center Honors]

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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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BETTYE LAVETTE Bridges the Atlantic With New CD 'INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK' Out May 25 on Anti-

LOS ANGELES, CA--(Marketwire - February 24, 2010) - BETTYE LAVETTE brings the British Invasion home to its American R&B roots on her latest CD, "INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK," due May 25 on Anti-. While BETTYE's Grammy-nominated 2007 disc "The Scene Of The Crime" went to the source to find triumph over her own anguish, "INTERPRETATIONS" looks to the past this time for inspiration and uncovers common ancestry in seemingly divergent musical paths.

Produced by BETTYE, Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens, the album is a 13-song journey through compositions by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd among others, before concluding right where the very idea for "INTERPRETATIONS" started: BETTYE's visceral show-stopping rendition of The Who's "Love Reign O'er Me" from the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors, which appears here as a bonus track.

That performance -- which first brought BETTYE together with Stevens (the event's producer) and Mathes (its musical director) -- served notice that BETTYE is no mere singer. As an extraordinary interpreter of song, she doesn't merely mold a piece of music to suit her tastes; she is a conjurer of deep, emotional truths: "Bettye LaVette punched a hole right through her version of Pete Townshend's 'Love Reign O'er Me,' letting all the song's emotion pour out in a way that its creators never conceived," observed the New York Daily News. Townshend himself came up to Bettye after her performance, took her hands into his and said, "You made me weep."

Throughout "INTERPRETATIONS," her performances are a revelation not just of raw emotion, but of the inexorable ties between British rock 'n' roll and the American blues and R&B, which when combined, catalyzed popular music. That Lennon, McCartney, and so many others who crossed the Atlantic in their wake, were deeply influenced by American music is no great secret. What BETTYE demonstrates here so convincingly is the degree to which rock 'n' roll and American soul remain bound by bloodlines.

The Beatles' pre-psychedelic "Rubber Soul" classic "The Word" takes on an almost religious fervor, while Paul McCartney's "Maybe I'm Amazed" is transformed from a majestic pop song into a stark, almost desperate expression of devotion. Profound alienation becomes intense longing on Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here," and the wistful naiveté of The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin" matures into a deep and unshakeable lament. BETTYE inhabits these songs, revitalizes them and exposes the humanity that makes these 13 tracks not just pop songs, but enduring works of art.

Such mastery hardly comes as a surprise to at least one legend featured here. Elton John (whose "Talking Old Soldiers" appeared on "The Scene Of The Crime") offers this endorsement of BETTYE's impassioned take on "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me":

"Bettye LaVette has always been a wonderful singer -- I have been a huge fan for many years. To my delight and surprise she recorded an amazing version of 'Talking Old Soldiers' -- a song that nobody else has covered -- and made it her own.

"Now she has recorded 'Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' and has done exactly the same -- but this time with a much more familiar song. I am truly touched by her picking these songs and can only hope that this album brings more attention to this incredible artist."

The full track listing for "INTERPRETATIONS: THE BRITISH ROCK SONGBOOK" is as follows:

1. The Word (John Lennon/Paul McCartney)
2. No Time To Live (James Capaldi/Stephen Winwood)
3. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Bennie Benjamin/Gloria Caldwell/Sol Marcus)
4. All My Love (John Baldwin/Robert Plant)
5. Isn't It A Pity (George Harrison)
6. Wish You Were Here (David Gilmour/Roger Waters)
7. It Don't Come Easy (Richard Starkey)
8. Maybe I'm Amazed (Paul McCartney)
9. Salt Of The Earth (Michael Jagger/Keith Richards)
10. Nights In White Satin (David Hayward)
11. Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad (Eric Clapton/Bobby Whitlock)
12. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Elton John/Bernard Taupin)
13. Love Reign O'er Me (Peter Townshend) [BONUS TRACK]


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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4. All My Love (John Baldwin/Robert Plant)

"John Baldwin"?!


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 2:47 am 
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LOL! Didn't notice that. They probably typed the press release using bad voice recognition software or something.


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:13 am 
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Not a typo -- "John Baldwin" is actually John Paul Jones' birth name.


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
PostPosted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 8:32 am 
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Not to be nit-picky, but I don't know that I'd tag this is YACA, since Bettye has always been an interpretative singer. She has written a few tunes, but generally she sings songs written by others and transforms them into something absolutely personal and passionate.

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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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If I'm going to listen to a cover's album, it's going to be by Bettye Lavette. She is going to put her own soul into it, unlike, say, Rod Stewart remaking "Missing You." Miss Lavette can do no wrong as far as I am concerned.


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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Well, I guess at least she's doing something different and not doing a classic soul covers album or standards covers album like everybody else...


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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Incidentally, LaVette's version of "Love Reign O'er Me" is a live recording from the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors.

And how about Betty LaVette meets Booker T. and Drive-By Truckers?


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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If I'm going to listen to a cover's album, it's going to be by Bettye Lavette. .


Exactly what I thought when I read saw this thread.

Don't like YACA albums but I'll make an exception for Bettye


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:16 pm 
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Bettye covered songs written by female songwriters on her first Anti- release "I've Got My Own Hell To Raise", but I would certainly not consider it YACA! "Scene Of The Crime" also contained covers of songs by the likes of Frankie Miller, Elton John, Willie Nelson, John Hiatt and Don Henley. The song selections were unique, the production was funky, and Bettye's voice was raw and soulful. This sounds to me like another program of carefully selected songs, and definitely not what has come to be known as "YACA" on IMWAN (i.e., Rod Stewart, Michael McDonald, etc.). As I mentioned before, Bettye has rarely written her own material, so I really resent this being tagged as "YACA"!

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Okay, I've removed "YACA" from the subject line of this thread. The album title itself makes it pretty clear what will be on the disc.

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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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Linda wrote:
Okay, I've removed "YACA" from the subject line of this thread. The album title itself makes it pretty clear what will be on the disc.


Thank you Linda :-D

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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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If I'm going to listen to a cover's album, it's going to be by Bettye Lavette. She is going to put her own soul into it, unlike, say, Rod Stewart remaking "Missing You." Miss Lavette can do no wrong as far as I am concerned.


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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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Okay, what does YACA stand for? I presume something something cover artist. Sorry for my ignorance.

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"Yet Another Covers Album".

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 Post subject: [2010-05-25] Bettye LaVette "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (ANTI-)
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Wait a minute. "Yet another covers album"?

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Uhm ... yes? :)

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Since just about every recording act has done a covers album (and the holdouts will, eventually), we refer to any new such project as YACA.

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Linda wrote:
Uhm ... yes? :)


Simultaneous post? I really did figure that out all by myself! Gold star! ;-)

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