Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook

Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook is a studio album by soul musician Bettye LaVette, which covers songs by British rock legends such as the Beatles, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and more. The album was released in 2010 under Anti- Records. On June 21, 2010, it charted at number 1 on the US Billboard Top Blues Albums, where it was in the charts for 39 weeks.[9]

Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
GenreSoul, R&B
Length56:32
LabelAnti-
ProducerBettye LaVette, Michael Stevens, Rob Mathes
Bettye LaVette chronology
The Scene of the Crime
(2007)
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
(2010)
Worthy
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Boston Phoenix[4]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[5]
Paste Magazine7.6/10[6]
Pitchfork7.3/10[7]
Slant Magazine[8]

Track listing

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Personnel

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  • Bettye LaVette – vocals
  • Shane Fontayne – guitar
  • Rob Mathes – keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar
  • Zev Katz – electric bass, double bass
  • Charley Drayton – drums, percussion
  • Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone
  • Aaron Heick – alto saxophone
  • Jeff Kievit – trumpet
  • Michael Davis – trombone
  • James "D-Train" Williams, Rob Mathes, Tabitha Fair, Vaneese Thomas – backing vocals

Charts

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Chart performance for Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 69
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 86
US Billboard 200[12] 56
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 6
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[9] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Interpretations: British Rock Songbook". Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  2. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Album review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Heller, Jason (May 25, 2010). "Bettye LaVette album review". avclub.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  4. ^ Wood, Mikael (June 1, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". thephoenix.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  5. ^ Williams, K. Leander (May 29, 2010). "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  6. ^ Libby, Sara (May 24, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations". Paste. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  7. ^ Patrin, Nate (July 21, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  8. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (May 24, 2012). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations – The British Rock Songbook". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  11. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  12. ^ "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  13. ^ "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.