Smothered and Covered
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Smothered and Covered is a collection of outtakes, demos, and rarities by alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...

 band The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family
The Handsome Family is an alternative country band, formed in Chicago, Illinois.-History:The band was formed in 1993 by husband-and-wife duo Brett Sparks and Rennie Sparks and drummer Mike Werner, although the band would later revolve around Rennie, who writes the lyrics, and Brett, who writes...

. It was released in 2003 through Handsome Family Music.

Track listing

  1. "There's A City" - 3:12
    • outtake from In the Air
      In the Air (album)
      In The Air is the fifth album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 2000 by Carrot Top Records and comes as an enhanced audio CD with an additional video for the song "Amelia Earhart vs...

  2. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" - 4:48
    • Kris Kristofferson
      Kris Kristofferson
      Kristoffer "Kris" Kristofferson is an American musician, actor, and writer. He is known for hits such as "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"...

       cover
  3. "Prepared Piano #1" - 1:29
    • acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on a modified piano
  4. "I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling" - 3:44
    • Bill Monroe
      Bill Monroe
      William Smith Monroe was an American musician who created the style of music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky. Monroe's performing career spanned 60 years as a singer, instrumentalist, composer and bandleader...

       cover
  5. "Down In The Ground" - 2:30
    • 4-track demo of the song released on Through the Trees
      Through the Trees
      Through the Trees is the fourth album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 1998 by Carrot Top Records.Through the Trees was nominated by Mojo readers as one of the most important Americana CDs of the 1990s....

  6. "Cello #1" - 1:00
    • acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on cello
  7. "Trail Of Time" - 3:12
    • Alton Delmore cover
  8. "Faraway Eyes" - 4:26
    • Rolling Stones cover
  9. "Knoxville Girl" - 4:03
    • version of a traditional
  10. "Prepared Piano #2" - 1:04
    • acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on a modified piano
  11. "The Last" - 2:45
    • 4-track demo of the song released on Odessa
      Odessa (The Handsome Family album)
      Odessa is the first album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 1994 by Carrot Top Records.-Track listing:# "Here's Hopin" – 3:26# "Arlene" – 3:37# "Pony" – 3:13# "One Way Up" – 3:19# "Water Into Wine" – 3:12...

  12. "Banks Of The Ohio" - 3:26
    • version of a traditional
  13. "Cello #2" - 1:15
    • acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on cello
  14. "Natalie Wood" - 3:43
    • outtake from Twilight
      Twilight (The Handsome Family album)
      Twilight is the sixth album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 2001 by Carrot Top Records.-Track listing:# "The Snow White Diner" – 4:01# "Passenger Pigeons" – 4:29# "A Dark Eye" – 3:53# "There Is A Sound" – 3:26...

  15. "#1 Country Song" - 3:35
    • demo of the song released on Milk and Scissors
      Milk and Scissors
      Milk and Scissors is the second album released by alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released 1996 by Carrot Top Records, and by Scout Releases in the same year.-Track listing:...

  16. "Prepared Piano #3" - 0:45
    • acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on a modified piano
  17. "Stupid Bells" - 2:59
    • 4-track song recorded in 1993 on cassette
  18. "The Weinermobile" - 0:59
    • song by Brett Sparks
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