Jukebox (Cat Power album)
Encyclopedia
Jukebox is the eighth album by American
singer/songwriter
Chan Marshall, also known by her stage name, Cat Power
. It was released on January 22, 2008 on Matador Records
. A limited-edition silver foil deluxe package was also released containing a bonus disc with five extra songs.
The album is composed almost entirely of cover songs, save for "Song to Bobby" and "Metal Heart" ("Metal Heart" was previously recorded and released in 1998). This is Marshall's second record of cover songs; her first, The Covers Record
, was released in 2000.
announced via their website the release date and a provisional tracklisting for Jukebox. This tracklisting contained 2 titles that were replaced on the finalised version of the album.
These songs are confirmed as being part of the tracklisting of Cat Power's next release, Dark End Of The Street
chart, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week.
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singer/songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Chan Marshall, also known by her stage name, Cat Power
Cat Power
Charlyn Marie Marshall , also known as Chan Marshall or by her stage name Cat Power, is an American singer/songwriter and occasional actress and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall's first band, but has come to refer to her musical projects with various backing bands...
. It was released on January 22, 2008 on Matador Records
Matador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
. A limited-edition silver foil deluxe package was also released containing a bonus disc with five extra songs.
The album is composed almost entirely of cover songs, save for "Song to Bobby" and "Metal Heart" ("Metal Heart" was previously recorded and released in 1998). This is Marshall's second record of cover songs; her first, The Covers Record
The Covers Record
The Covers Record is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. The album consists almost entirely of cover songs. It was released in 2000 on Matador Records...
, was released in 2000.
Track listing
- "New YorkTheme from New York, New York"Theme from New York, New York" is the theme song from the Martin Scorsese film New York, New York , composed by John Kander, with lyrics by Fred Ebb. It was written for and performed in the film by Liza Minnelli...
" (John KanderJohn KanderJohn Harold Kander is the American composer of a number of musicals as part of the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb.-Life and career:Kander was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Bernice and Harold S. Kander...
, Fred EbbFred EbbFred Ebb was an American musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander. The Kander and Ebb team frequently wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera....
) - 2:00- Popularized by Liza MinnelliLiza MinnelliLiza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
in 1977 and Frank SinatraFrank SinatraFrancis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
in 1980
- Popularized by Liza Minnelli
- "Ramblin' (Wo)man" (Hank Williams) - 3:47
- Originally released by Williams in 1953 and 1976
- "Metal Heart" (Chan Marshall) - 3:53
- Previous version appears on Cat Power's 1998 album Moon PixMoon PixMoon Pix is the fourth album by American singer-songwriter Cat Power . It was released in September 1998 on Matador Records....
- Previous version appears on Cat Power's 1998 album Moon Pix
- "Silver Stallion" (Lee ClaytonLee ClaytonLee Clayton is a country musician and composer.-Biography:His style has been described as in between rock and country. Clayton grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and began to play harmonica and guitar at the age of 7...
) - 2:52- First appears on Clayton's 1978 album Border Affair; later popularized by The HighwaymenThe Highwaymen (country supergroup)The Highwaymen were an American supergroup comprising four country music artists well known for, among other things, their involvement and pioneering influence on the outlaw country subgenre: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson...
in 1990
- First appears on Clayton's 1978 album Border Affair; later popularized by The Highwaymen
- "Aretha, Sing One for Me" (J Harris, Eugene William) - 3:12
- Originally released by George Jackson in 1972
- "Lost SomeoneLost Someone"Lost Someone" is a song recorded by James Brown in 1961. Like "Please, Please, Please" before it, the song's lyrics combine a lament for lost love with a plea for forgiveness. In the US, the single was a #2 R&B hit and reached #48 on the pop chart. Although the single is credited to "James Brown...
" (James BrownJames BrownJames Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
, Bobby ByrdBobby ByrdBobby Byrd born Robert Howard Byrd was an American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia, and is a 1998 winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award...
, Lloyd Stallworth) - 2:50- Originally released by James Brown & the Famous Flames in 1961
- "Lord, Help the Poor & Needy" (Jessie Mae HemphillJessie Mae HemphillJessie Mae Hemphill was an American award-winning electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the primal, northern Mississippi country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage....
) - 2:37- Recorded by Jessie Mae HemphillJessie Mae HemphillJessie Mae Hemphill was an American award-winning electric guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist specializing in the primal, northern Mississippi country blues traditions of her family and regional heritage....
in either 1979 or the early 1980s, released on her 2004 album, Get Right Blues
- Recorded by Jessie Mae Hemphill
- "I Believe in You" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob 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...
) - 4:07- Originally released on Dylan's 1979 album Slow Train ComingSlow Train ComingSlow Train Coming is singer-songwriter Bob Dylan's 19th studio album, released by Columbia Records in August 1979.It was the artist's first effort since becoming a born-again Christian, and all of the songs either express his strong personal faith, or stress the importance of Christian teachings...
This song was number 54 on Rolling StoneRolling StoneRolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...'s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2008.
- Originally released on Dylan's 1979 album Slow Train Coming
- "Song to Bobby" (Chan Marshall, Matt SweeneyMatt SweeneyMatt Sweeney is a guitarist, vocalist, and producer who has worked with various musicians and groups.-Biography:Sweeney's high school band Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone records...
) - 4:17- The sole original recording on the album
- "Don't ExplainDon't Explain (song)"Don't Explain" is a song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr.-Overview:It is said Billie wrote "Don't Explain" after her husband, Jimmy Monroe, came home one night with lipstick traces on his collar.-Recording Session:...
" (Arthur Herzog Jr.Arthur Herzog Jr.Arthur Herzog, Jr. was a songwriter most known for work with Billie Holiday. He co-wrote several jazz songs she popularized, including "Don't Explain" and "God Bless the Child".-External links:*[ All Music page]...
, Billie HolidayBillie HolidayBillie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing...
) - 3:50- Originally released by Billie Holiday
- "Woman Left Lonely" (Spooner OldhamSpooner OldhamDewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha...
, Dan PennDan PennDan Penn is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and sometime guitar player who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s including "Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and "Out of Left Field" & "Cry Like A Baby"...
) - 4:07- Originally released by Ella Brown and popularised by Janis JoplinJanis JoplinJanis Lyn Joplin was an American singer, songwriter, painter, dancer and music arranger. She rose to prominence in the late 1960s as the lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company and later as a solo artist with her backing groups, The Kozmic Blues Band and The Full Tilt Boogie Band...
on her (posthumous) 1971 album, PearlPearl (album)-Personnel:* Janis Joplin – vocals, guitar on "Me and Bobby McGee"* Richard Bell – piano* Ken Pearson – organ* John Till – electric guitar* Brad Campbell – bass guitar* Clark Pierson – drums-Additional personnel:...
- Originally released by Ella Brown and popularised by Janis Joplin
- "BlueBlue (Joni Mitchell song)"Blue" is the title song from Joni Mitchell's 1971 album of the same name. There has been persistent speculation that the song is about fellow songwriter David Blue, who was a friend and possible love interest of Mitchell's when the album was released...
" (Joni MitchellJoni MitchellJoni 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...
) - 4:01- Originally released by Mitchell on her 1971 album BlueBlue (Joni Mitchell album)Blue is the fourth album of Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Exploring the various facets of relationships from infatuation on "A Case of You" to insecurity on "This Flight Tonight", the songs feature simple accompaniments on piano, guitar, and Appalachian dulcimer...
- Originally released by Mitchell on her 1971 album Blue
Australian Release Bonus Tracks
- "Breathless" (Nick CaveNick CaveNicholas Edward "Nick" Cave is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional film actor.He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and...
)- Originally released by Nick Cave and the Bad SeedsNick Cave and the Bad SeedsNick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian alternative rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1983. The band is fronted by Nick Cave and has featured international personnel throughout their career.-Formation and early releases :...
on their 2004 album Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of OrpheusAbattoir Blues/The Lyre of OrpheusAbattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus is the 13th studio album released by Australian alternative rock band, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It is a double CD with 17 tracks – 9 on Abattoir Blues and 8 on The Lyre of Orpheus – which was released on 20 September 2004... - Bonus Track on Australian single-disc release
- Originally released by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Mexican Release Bonus Tracks
- "Angelitos Negros" (Andres Eloy BlancoAndrés Eloy BlancoAndrés Eloy Blanco Meaño was an important Venezuelan poet, politician, member of the Generación del 28, and one of the founders of Acción Democrática ....
, Manuel Alvarez Maciste)- Originally recorded by Pedro InfantePedro InfanteJosé Pedro Infante Cruz , better known as Pedro Infante, is the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and is an idol of the Latinamerican people, together with Jorge Negrete and Javier Solís, who were styled the Tres Gallos Mexicanos . He was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa,...
for the 1948 movie of the same name. Later popularized in the United States by Eartha KittEartha KittEartha Mae Kitt was an American singer, actress, and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit recordings of "C'est Si Bon" and the enduring Christmas novelty smash "Santa Baby." Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the...
on her 1958 album That Bad EarthaThat Bad EarthaThat Bad Eartha is a 1954 studio album by Eartha Kitt, her debut 12" vinyl album issued on the RCA Victor label. The album was recorded in four sessions between March and October 1953 with Henri Rene and His Orchestra....
and Roberta FlackRoberta FlackRoberta Flack is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is notable for jazz, soul, R&B, and folk music...
on her 1969 album First TakeFirst Take (album)First Take is the debut album by the Jazz singer Roberta Flack. It was released in 1969 on Atlantic Records. After a track from this album, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" was included by Clint Eastwood in his 1971 film Play Misty for Me with the song becoming a #1 hit in the United States,...
- Originally recorded by Pedro Infante
Limited Edition Bonus Disc
- "I Feel" (Dwayne Carter, Christopher Dorsey, Terius Gray, Byron ThomasMannie FreshByron O. Thomas, better known by his stage name Mannie Fresh, is currently an artist and hip-hop producer who records for Def Jam South and his own division Chubby Boy Records...
, Tab Virgil, Jr.Turk (rapper)Tab Virgil, Jr., better known by his stage name Turk , is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is best known for his time with Cash Money Records and with the Hot Boys. His debut album Young & Thuggin became a Top 10 hit on the Billboard 200 and pushed his album to Gold sales in the...
)- Originally released by Hot BoysHot BoysThe Hot Boys is a music American hip hop group active from 1996 to 2001 and reformed in 2007. The group consists of rappers formerly on the New Orleans-based record label, Cash Money Records. The members are Lil Wayne, Juvenile, B.G. and Turk.-History:The members of the group were rappers, Lil...
on their 1999 album Guerrilla WarfareGuerrilla Warfare (album)-Album chart positions:-Release history:...
- Originally released by Hot Boys
- "Naked, If I Want To" (Jerry MillerJerry MillerJerry Miller is an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performs as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He is also a founding member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, which continues to perform occasionally...
)- Originally released by Moby GrapeMoby GrapeMoby Grape is an American rock group from the 1960s, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting and that collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz together with rock and psychedelic music...
on their 1967 self-titled debutMoby Grape (album)Moby Grape is the rock band Moby Grape's eponymous 1967 debut album. Coming from the San Francisco scene, their reputation quickly grew to immense proportions, leading to a bidding war and a contract with Columbia Records... - Previous version by Cat Power appears on 2000's The Covers RecordThe Covers RecordThe Covers Record is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. The album consists almost entirely of cover songs. It was released in 2000 on Matador Records...
- Originally released by Moby Grape
- "Breathless" (Cave)
- "Angelitos Negros" (Andres Eloy BlancoAndrés Eloy BlancoAndrés Eloy Blanco Meaño was an important Venezuelan poet, politician, member of the Generación del 28, and one of the founders of Acción Democrática ....
, Manuel Alvarez Maciste) - "She's Got YouShe's Got You"She's Got You" is a famous pop song written by Hank Cochran and was first recorded and released as a single by Patsy Cline in 1962. Musically the song is an upbeat jazz-pop song with country overtones to support it.-History:...
" (Hank CochranHank CochranGarland Perry "Hank" Cochran was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others...
)- Originally released by Patsy ClinePatsy ClinePatsy Cline , born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Gore, Virginia, was an American country music singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success during the era of the Nashville sound in the early 1960s...
on her 1962 album Sentimentally YoursSentimentally YoursSentimentally Yours is the third studio album by American country music singer, Patsy Cline, released August 7, 1962. The album was the final studio album Cline would record before her death in a plane crash less than a year later.-Background:...
- Originally released by Patsy Cline
Bonus Tracks
- "Could We" (iTunes US Pre-Order Bonus Track) [NOTE: This is a new recording of the track]
- "Fortunate Son" (US Borders bonus download track with purchase of the physical release. Also available on Dark End Of The StreetDark End of the Street (Cat Power album)Dark End of the Street is an EP album by American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power. It was released on December 9, 2008 on Matador Records.Dark End of the Street was released both digitally and on a limited edition double 10"...
.)
Out-Takes
On the 16th of October 2007 , Matador RecordsMatador Records
Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
announced via their website the release date and a provisional tracklisting for Jukebox. This tracklisting contained 2 titles that were replaced on the finalised version of the album.
- "Fortunate Son"
- Written by John Fogerty, published by Jondora Music (BMI)
- "Dark End of the Street"
- Written by Chips Moman/Dan Penn, published by Screen Gems-EMI Music.
These songs are confirmed as being part of the tracklisting of Cat Power's next release, Dark End Of The Street
Dark End of the Street (Cat Power album)
Dark End of the Street is an EP album by American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power. It was released on December 9, 2008 on Matador Records.Dark End of the Street was released both digitally and on a limited edition double 10"...
Sales and chart positions
The album debuted at number 12 on the U.S. Billboard 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
chart, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia Albums Chart | 35 |
| Austria Albums Chart | 40 |
| Belgian Albums Chart | 7 |
| Denmark Albums Chart | 12 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 63 |
| France Albums Chart | 4 |
| German Albums Chart | 18 |
| Irish Album Chart | 35 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 30 |
| Norway Albums Chart | 30 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 20 |
| Sweden Albums Chart | 27 |
| U.K. Albums Chart | 32 |
| U.S. Top Rock Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Top Independent Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Top Digital Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Top Internet Albums | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
12 |
Personnel
- Chan Marshall – vocals
- Stuart SikesStuart SikesStuart Sikes is an American recording engineer.He has won a Grammy Award in 2005 in the Best Country Album category for engineering the album Van Lear Rose by Loretta Lynn. He also produced critically acclaimed singer Cat Power's 2006 Shortlist Music Prize- winning album The Greatest.-External...
– engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including... - Dirty Delta Blues – backing band (Judah Bauer - Guitar; Jim White - Drums; Erik Paparazzi - Bass; Gregg Foreman - Piano & Organ)
- Special Guests - (Spooner OldhamSpooner OldhamDewey Lindon "Spooner" Oldham is an American songwriter and session musician. An organist, he recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and at FAME Studios on such hit R&B songs as "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge, "Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett and "I Never Loved a Man" by Aretha...
- Pianon & Organ; Teenie HodgesTeenie HodgesMabon Lewis "Teenie" Hodges is a Memphis, Tennessee musician, best known for his work as rhythm and lead guitarist and songwriter on many of Al Green's popular soul hits, and those of other artists such as Ann Peebles and Syl Johnson, on Hi Records in the 1970s.Born in Memphis, "Teenie" began...
- Guitar; Larry McDonald - Percussion; Dylan Willemsa - Viola; Matt SweeneyMatt SweeneyMatt Sweeney is a guitarist, vocalist, and producer who has worked with various musicians and groups.-Biography:Sweeney's high school band Skunk released two albums on Twin/Tone records...
- Guitar)