Re-Covered

Re-Covered (album)
Studio album by Dan Wilson
Released August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
Recorded 2015–17
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Love Without Fear
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(2017)

Re-Covered is the third studio album from singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Dan Wilson, released on August 4, 2017 via Ballroom Music and Big Deal Media. [1]

Background and composition

Re-Covered is a collection of reinterpretations of songs Wilson wrote for other artists including Adele, Dixie Chicks, Chris Stapleton, Taylor Swift, and more.[2]

Reception

The album was met with resoundingly positive reception from critics seeing coverage in The Associated Press,[3] Rolling Stone,[4][5] Billboard,[6] Stereogum,[7] ABC News,[8] LA Weekly,[9] Salon,[10] Los Angeles Times,[11] The Washington Post,[12] Variety,[13] New York Daily News,[14] and more. The album was announced on June 1, 2017 in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple's Beats1 Radio alongside the worldwide premiere of pre-release track “Someone Like You,” which Wilson co-wrote with Adele.[15] Kronos Quartet is featured on Wilson’s Re-Covered version of the song.[16]

Track listing

Re-Covered
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All Will Be Well"
4:43
2."Home"
4:40
3."You and I"
4:36
4."Someone Like You" (featuring Kronos Quartet)
4:49
5."Never Meant To Love You"
3:44
6."Not Ready To Make Nice"
3:42
7."Landing"
2:50
8."Treacherous"
3:40
9."Borrowed"
3:26
10."Your Misfortune"
3:04
11."When The Stars Come Out"
3:58
12."If I Walk Away"
3:58
13."Closing Time"Wilson4:33

Personnel

Performers and musicians

Production

  • Produced by Mike Viola and Dan Wilson
  • Recorded by Jake Sinclair and John Rausch
  • Mixed by Jake Sinclair
  • Mastered by Richard Dodd
  • John Sinclair recorded and mixed "All Will Be Well", "Someone Like You", and "Closing Time" (tracks 1, 4, 13)
  • John Rausch recorded "Your Misfortune" and "When The Stars Come Out" (tracks 10, 11)
  • Charlie Stavish mixed "Your Misfortune" and "When The Stars Come Out" (tracks 10, 11)
  • Kronos Quartet recorded by Scott Fraser (track 4)
  • Brian W. Brundage – additional recording

Design

References

  1. ↑ "‘Someone Like You’ Writer Dan Wilson Reclaims His Songs on ‘Re-Covered’". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "On New LP Semisonic’s Dan Wilson Reinterprets The Hits He Wrote For Other Artists". Stereogum. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Review: Dan Wilson revisits his hits for Adele, John Legend – The Associated Press". Associated Press. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "10 New Albums to Stream Now: Rolling Stone Editors’ Picks – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hear Songwriter Dan Wilson’s Urgent Version of Dierks Bentley’s ‘Home’". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dan Wilson Talks Upcoming Album 'Re-Covered' & Shares Cover of Adele's 'Someone Like You': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "On New LP Semisonic’s Dan Wilson Reinterprets The Hits He Wrote For Other Artists". Stereogum. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Exclusive Premiere: Randy Newman, Dan Wilson, Kenny Wayne Shepard and more music reviews". ABC News. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Remember Semisonic? Their Singer Now Writes Tunes for Adele and Taylor Swift". LA Weekly. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Exclusive Premiere: Hear Dan Wilson and Kronos Quartet re-interpret Adele’s “Someone Like You” – Salon". Salon.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ "California Sounds: Dan Wilson covers his own songs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Review: Dan Wilson revisits his hits for Adele, John Legend". Washington Post. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ "‘Someone Like You’ Writer Dan Wilson Reclaims His Songs on ‘Re-Covered’". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  14. ↑ "‘Review: Dan Wilson revisits his hits for Adele, John Legend". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Listen to Zane Lowe and Dan Wilson". AppleMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Exclusive Premiere: Hear Dan Wilson and Kronos Quartet re-interpret Adele’s “Someone Like You”—”Everybody knew but me” it was a hit". Salon.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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