In Living Cover is the second studio album

Studio album

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 by American singer-songwriter Jay Brannan

Jay Brannan

Jay Brannan is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He was born in Texas and briefly studied in Ohio, but moved to California to become an actor. Brannan appeared in the 2006 movie Shortbus, which included one of his songs in its soundtrack, and began to build a fan base by performing on...

, 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

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Top Heatseekers

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 chart for the week of July 25, 2009. Allmusic critic Andrew Leahey gave the album a mixed rating, stating the album's "highlights spread too thinly to do much good" and PopMatters

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 critic Jer Fairall called the album a "satisfying collection" with "a couple of bum notes".

Track listing

1. "Beautifully" (Jay Brannan) - 3:14
2. "Say It's Possible
   Say It's Possible
   "Say It's Possible" is Terra Naomi's first single and first solo release on a major label. The song originated on YouTube, and due to its origins the song has been covered on the website in a variety of different styles and languages...
   
   " (Terra Naomi
   Terra Naomi
   Terra Naomi is an alternative, rock, and pop artist, who rose to fame through a performance of her song "Say It's Possible" on the video sharing site YouTube...
   
   ) - 3:25
3. "All I Want" (Joni Mitchell
   Joni Mitchell
   Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
   
   ) - 4:06
4. "Blowin' in the Wind
   Blowin' in the Wind
   "Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan and released on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963. Although it has been described as a protest song, it poses a series of questions about peace, war and freedom...
   
   " (Bob Dylan
   Bob Dylan
   Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
   
   ) - 2:02
5. "The Freshmen" (The Verve Pipe
   The Verve Pipe
   The Verve Pipe is an American rock band from East Lansing, Michigan. It was formed in 1992 by Brian and Brad Vander Ark, Brian Stout and Donny Brown.-History:...
   
   ) - 4:16
6. "Good Mother" (Jann Arden
   Jann Arden
   Jann Arden is a Canadian singer-songwriter.-Life and career:Arden was born and raised near Calgary in Springbank, Alberta and attended Springbank Community High School. Her breakthrough came with her critically acclaimed 1993 debut album Time for Mercy and her first single "I Would Die For You"...
   
   ) - 3:10
7. "Both Hands" (Ani Difranco
   Ani DiFranco
   Ani DiFranco is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.-Biography:...
   
   ) - 1:27
8. "Zombie
   Zombie (song)
   "Zombie" is a protest song by the Irish band The Cranberries from the 1994 album No Need to Argue. The song, which laments The Troubles in Northern Ireland and in particular the killing of two children in an IRA bombing in Warrington, England, was written by Dolores O'Riordan, singer of the band...
   
   " (The Cranberries
   The Cranberries
   The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
   
   ) - 3:12
9. "Drowning" (Jay Brannan) - 4:25

Personnel

• Jay Brannan - singing
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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  , bass
  Bass guitar
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  , kashaka
  Kashaka
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  , and piano
  Piano
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   (except "drowning")
• Greg Heffernan - cello
  Cello
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• 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