February 2, 2012

Photo: Corbis

Link

Macy Gray will release covers of My Chemical Romance, Kanye West and Radiohead songs on her new album Covered.

The album, which is due for release on March 27 in the US, will see the singer reworking ''Cree'p', Kanye's' 'Love Lockdown'' and My Chemical Romance's ''Teenagers''.

She will also cover Metallica's ballad ''Nothing Else Matters'', Yeah Yeah Yeahs' hit single ''Maps'', Arcade Fire's ''Wake Up'', Eurythmics' ''Here Comes The Rain Again'' and Colbie Caillat's ''Bubbl''. Covered is the singer's sixth album of her career so far and is the follow-up to 2010's The Sellout.

The tracklisting for Covered is as follows:

''Here Comes The Rain Again''
''Creep''
''You Want Them Nervous''
''Smoke 2 Joints''
''La La La (Teaching The Kids)''
'Teenagers'
''The Power of Love''
''Nothing Else Matters''
''Sail''
''I Try Is Cool And All But…''
'Maps'
'Love Lockdown'/'Buck'
''Mel Rap''
''Bubbly'' '
''Wake Up'
''Really?''

I guess this is a sign of a fading career: you start doing covers albums.

There may be another reason: she could be releasing it just to fulfill her contractual obligations to the label.

Identity said:

There may be another reason: she could be releasing it just to fulfill her contractual obligations to the label.

that's true

Bowies Pin Ups

Look for Prince's covers album soon.

2freaky4church1 said:

Look for Prince's covers album soon.

Please NO! I never liked any of his cover versions.

She deserves hits - the song she did with Floetry is amazing.

in many ways,I think Macy Gray was just too "out there" for the mainstream.She's not the typical black female artist.She doesn't have a long weave and she doesn't do the boring R&B music that we hear from so many others.I see her more like a Tina Turner-type artist.

Macy's video for "Smoke Two Joints" , a song originally written by The Toyes.

The album cover is somewhat unremarkable. She has an "I can't wait to get outta this contract " look on her face.

[Edited 3/23/12 9:53am]

this leaked last night

Tracklisting:

1. Here Comes The Rain Again (Eurythmics 1983)
2. Creep (Radiohead 1992)
3. You Want Them Nervous (Skit) (Feat. J.B. Smoove)
4. Smoke Two Joints (The Toyes 1983-Sublime 1992)
5. La La La (Teaching The Kids) (Feat. Layann Al Saud, Avery Albert, Happy Hinds
6. Teenagers (My Chemical Romance 2006)
7. The Power Of Love (Feat. Hugh Salk)
8. Nothing Else Matters (Metallica 1991)
9. Sail (Awolnation 2010)
10. I Try Is Cool And All But (Skit) (Feat. Nicole Scherzinger)
11. Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs 2003)
12. Lovelockdown-Buck (Kanye West 2008-Nina Simone 1967)
13. Mel Rap (Feat. Mel Hinds)
14. Bubbly (Feat. Idris Elba) (Colbie Caillet 2007)
15. Wake Up (Arcade Fire 2004)
16. Really (Skit) (Feat. MC Lyte)

Release Name: Macy_Gray-Covered-2012
Size: 74.34 MB

Artist: Macy Gray
Album: Covered
Genre: Other
Label: 429 Records
Runtime: 44:29 min

Well, at least she's not going the "American Songbook" route, like Rod Stewart.

I was listening to Howard Stern last week and he said he put the album on and it made him depressed while he was sitting there with his very old dog at his feet. So he tweeted it. And he was called a douche and a fag for it

She may be on the show soon, FYI.

I like her acting in Lackawanna Blues and Training Day. I tried with the music, but sometimes she sounds like Daffy Duck to me.

2freaky4church1 said:

Look for Prince's covers album soon.

because "as Macy Gray goes, so goes Prince..."

yes, I see your logic there

MadamGoodnight said:

I like her acting in Lackawanna Blues and Training Day. I tried with the music, but sometimes she sounds like Daffy Duck to me.

Macy is a pretty good actress and some of her songs are good. I havent listened to alot of her music but her style is definitly different. I always appreciate an artist that goes after their sound and not after hits..

mjscarousal said:

MadamGoodnight said:

I like her acting in Lackawanna Blues and Training Day. I tried with the music, but sometimes she sounds like Daffy Duck to me.

Macy is a pretty good actress and some of her songs are good. I havent listened to alot of her music but her style is definitly different. I always appreciate an artist that goes after their sound and not after hits..

I try

SoulAlive said:

I guess this is a sign of a fading career: you start doing covers albums.

I don't know if that's truth or just opinion. Probably opinion. It can be fun and artistic to put your own spin on other people's songs. If it's something an artist wants to do (as opposed to having to do), I say, cool! Hearing an old song in a new way by someone other than the original artist can be nice. Besides, a fading career may be defined differently by others. To me, a fading career is when you're no longer into what you do and are losing interest in your craft. Popularity wise, everyone's singing career fades at some point. But, if you're less popular than you were in your hey day yet you are still loving what you do and putting out songs, I say, you're career has not faded. I guess it depends on how you meausre success. Doing what you love and continuing to do it, to me, is success. Just another point of view, of course:)

[Edited 3/24/12 4:42am]