Cat Power: Jukebox

Copy at Case Memorial Library
Contents: New York (F. Ebb/ J. Kander) — Ramblin' (wo)man (Hank Williams) — Metal heart (Chan Marshall) — Silver stallion (L. Clayton) — Aretha, sing one for me (J. Harris/ E. William) — Lost someone (James Brown/ B. Byrd/ L. Stallworth) — Lord, help the poor & needy (traditional) — I believe in you (Bob Dylan) — Song to Bobby (Marshall) — Don't explain (A. Herzog, Jr./ Billie Holiday) — Woman left lonely (S. Oldham/ D. Penn) — Blue (Joni Mitchell).
Wired wrote: "It's easy to sing somebody else's song — but near impossible to do it well (Exhibit A: every karaoke bar from Topeka to Tokyo). Which is why we love Cat Power's stripped-down take on classics like 'New York, New York.' For fans of the soulful singer's The Covers Record, this is a welcome return to the form, with 10 bluesy reimaginings of tunes by James Brown, Billie Holiday, and Bob Dylan, plus a redo of her own 'Metal Heart' and the set's only new original, 'Song to Bobby.' True, there's a long tradition of covering Dylan songs. But few have ever sounded this good" ("Playlist: What's Wired This Month," 1/08, p. 79).