Pete Yorn Sings the Classics

Pete Yorn Sings the Classics is a 2021 studio album from American rock singer-songwriter Pete Yorn, performing cover versions.

Pete Yorn Sings the Classics
Yorn seated in a chair, looking over papers under a lamp
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2021 (2021-01-15)
Recorded2020
GenreRock
Length31:14
LanguageEnglish
LabelShelley Music
Producer
  • Marc Dauer
  • Pete Yorn
Pete Yorn chronology
Caretakers
(2019)
Pete Yorn Sings the Classics
(2021)
Hawaii
(2022)

Reception

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Daniel Kohn of Spin notes the diversity of genres and styles on this album and praises Yorn for his collaborators Liz Phair and Rami Jaffee.[1] In American Songwriter, Jim Beviglia characterizes this release as "outstanding", noting the "affection and care" that the artist employed when choosing his covers.[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Here Comes Your Man" (Frank Black, by The Pixies) – 2:39
  2. "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan, by Dylan) – 3:32
  3. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser, by Diana Ross) – 2:31
  4. "They Don't Know" (Kirsty MacColl, by MacColl) – 2:59
  5. "More Than This" (Bryan Ferry, by Roxy Music) – 3:30
  6. "Surfer Girl" (Brian Wilson, by The Beach Boys) – 2:58
  7. "Ten Storey Love Song" (John Squire, by Stone Roses) – 3:19
  8. "I Am a Rock" (Paul Simon, by Simon & Garfunkel) – 3:27
  9. "New Age" (Lou Reed, by The Velvet Underground) – 3:34
  10. "Moon River" (music by Henry Mancini and lyrics by Johnny Mercer, by Audrey Hepburn) – 2:44

Personnel

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kohn, Daniel (March 3, 2021). "Pete Yorn On New Covers LP: 'I Wanted To Do The Unexpected'". Spin. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Beviglia, Jim (January 25, 2021). "Pete Yorn Goes Track By Track Through His Outstanding New Covers Album". American Songwriter. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
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