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Jukebox (Cat Power album)

Jukebox is the eighth album by Cat Power, released on January 22, 2008 on Matador Records. The album is composed almost entirely of cover songs, save for "Song to Bobby" and "Metal Heart" (previously recorded and released in 1998). It is Marshall's second record of cover songs, after the titular The Covers Record.

Jukebox
Studio album by
Cat Power
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008
Recorded2007, New York City, Dallas, and Miami
GenreIndie rock
Length41:33
LabelMatador
Cat Power chronology
The Greatest
(2006) 		Jukebox
(2008) 		Dark End of the Street
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Drowned In Sound[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Mojo[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10)[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]
Uncut[11]

A limited-edition silver foil deluxe package was also released containing a bonus disc with five extra songs.

Commercial performance edit

The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week.[12] As of 2012, sales in the United States have exceeded 137,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[13] It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[14]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."New York"John Kander, Fred EbbLiza Minnelli2:00
2."Ramblin' (Wo)man"Hank WilliamsHank Williams3:47
3."Metal Heart"Chan MarshallCat Power3:53
4."Silver Stallion"Lee ClaytonThe Highwaymen2:52
5."Aretha, Sing One for Me"J Harris, Eugene WilliamGeorge Jackson[15]3:12
6."Lost Someone"James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd StallworthJames Brown & the Famous Flames2:50
7."Lord, Help the Poor & Needy"Jessie Mae Hemphill[16]Jessie Mae Hemphill2:37
8."I Believe in You"Bob DylanBob Dylan4:07
9."Song to Bobby" (original composition)Chan MarshallCat Power4:17
10."Don't Explain"Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie HolidayBillie Holiday3:50
11."Woman Left Lonely"Spooner Oldham, Dan PennJanis Joplin4:07
12."Blue"Joni MitchellJoni Mitchell4:01
Total length:41:33
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Could We" (original composition)Chan MarshallCat Power2:25
Borders bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Fortunate Son"J. C. FogertyCreedence Clearwater Revival4:22
Australian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Breathless"Nick CaveNick Cave and the Bad Seeds5:05
Mexican bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Angelitos Negros"Andres Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez MacisteEartha Kitt7:33
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."I Feel"Dwayne Carter, Christopher Dorsey, Terius Gray, Byron Thomas, Tab Virgil, Jr.Hot Boys2:48
2."Naked, If I Want To"Jerry MillerMoby Grape2:37
3."Breathless"Nick CaveNick Cave and the Bad Seeds5:05
4."Angelitos Negros"Andres Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez MacisteEartha Kitt7:33
5."She's Got You"Hank CochranPatsy Cline3:30
Total length:21:33

Charts edit

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 36
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 5
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[22] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] 63
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 18
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] 30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] 30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 20
US Billboard 200[31] 12

Sales edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States — 137,000[13]
Summaries
Europe — 100,000[14]

Personnel edit

Dirty Delta Blues

  • Judah Bauer – guitar
  • Jim White – drums
  • Erik Paparazzi – bass
  • Gregg Foreman – piano, organ

Special Guests

References edit

  1. ^ "Jukebox by Cat Power". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Drowned In Sound review Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Rogers, Jude (18 January 2008). "Cat Power, Jukebox". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. ^ Times, Los Angeles (15 September 2014). "CD: Cat Power". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Jukebox by Cat Power". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  7. ^ NME.COM (28 January 2008). "Cat Power - NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Cat Power: Jukebox Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  10. ^ Spin review Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Uncut review Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Katie Hasty, "'Juno' Unseats Keys From Atop Album Chart", Billboard.com, January 30, 2008.
  13. ^ a b Streib, Lauren (November 2, 2012). "Cat Power Announces Possible Tour Cancellation, Bankruptcy". The Daily Beast. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  14. ^ a b "Impala Press Release, Popkomm, Berlin, 9th October 2008". Impala. October 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  15. ^ "George Jackson Discography". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  16. ^ Tennille, Andy: "Matador Records Skips Important Credit on Cat Power's Jukebox" Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine, San Francisco Weekly; April 9, 2008.
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  18. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Cat Power – Jukebox" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cat Power – Jukebox" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  20. ^ "Ultratop.be – Cat Power – Jukebox" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  21. ^ "Cat Power Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  22. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Cat Power – Jukebox". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  23. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Cat Power – Jukebox" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  24. ^ "Lescharts.com – Cat Power – Jukebox". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  25. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  26. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Cat Power – Jukebox". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  27. ^ "Charts.nz – Cat Power – Jukebox". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  28. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Cat Power – Jukebox". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  29. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Cat Power – Jukebox". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  30. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Cat Power – Jukebox". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  31. ^ "Cat Power Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 25, 2023.

External links edit

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