In Living Cover

In Living Cover
Studio album by Jay Brannan
Released June 23, 2009
Genre Folk, acoustic
Length 29:17
Label Great Depression, Nettwerk (#30869)
Producer Jay Brannan, Drew Brody
Jay Brannan chronology
Goddamned
(2008)Goddamned2008		 In Living Cover
(2009)		 Rob Me Blind
(2012)Rob Me Blind2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic48/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
PopMatters[3]

In Living Cover is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Jay Brannan, released in the United States on June 23, 2009. The album features seven cover songs and two originals. The album reached number ten on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart for the week of July 25, 2009.[4] Allmusic critic Andrew Leahey gave the album a mixed rating, stating the album's "highlights spread too thinly to do much good"[2] and PopMatters critic Jer Fairall called the album a "satisfying collection" with "a couple of bum notes".[3]

Track listing

  1. "Beautifully" (Jay Brannan) - 3:14
  2. "Say It's Possible" (Terra Naomi) - 3:25
  3. "All I Want" (Joni Mitchell) - 4:06
  4. "Blowin' in the Wind" (Bob Dylan) - 2:02
  5. "The Freshmen" (The Verve Pipe) - 4:16
  6. "Good Mother" (Jann Arden) - 3:10
  7. "Both Hands" (Ani Difranco) - 1:27
  8. "Zombie" (The Cranberries) - 3:12
  9. "Drowning" (Jay Brannan) - 4:25

Personnel

  • Jay Brannan - singing, guitar, bass, kashaka, and piano (except "drowning")
  • Greg Heffernan - cello
  • Scott Starrett - piano arrangement for "Drowning"
  • Drew Brody - production, mixing, and recording
  • Mark Chalecki - mastering
  • Pedro Fanti and Beatriz Milhomem - album artwork
  • M. Clark - photography

References

  1. ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/in-living-cover/jay-brannan
  2. 1 2 Leahey, Andrew. "Review: In Living Cover". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  3. 1 2 Fairall, Jer (2008-08-21). "Jay Brannan: In Living Cover < Reviews". PopMatters. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  4. ↑ "In Living Cover - Chart Listing For The Week Of Jul 25 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  • "In Living Cover CD". Great Depression Records.


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