Pete Yorn Sings the Classics

Pete Yorn Sings the Classics
Pete Yorn Sings the Classics
Studio album by Pete Yorn
Released	January 15, 2021
Recorded	2020
Genre	Rock
Length	31:14
Language	English
Label	Shelley Music
Producer	Marc Dauer; Pete Yorn;
Pete Yorn chronology

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

Reception edit

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 edit

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

Personnel edit

Pete Yorn – vocals, drums, guitar production
Marc Dauer – guitar, engineering, production
Shawn Everett – mixing, mastering
Johannes Gamble – graphic design
Rami Jaffee – keyboards
Liz Phair – backing vocals on "Here Comes Your Man" and "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)"
David Ralicke – horns
Tim Walker – pedal steel guitar
Beth Yorn – cover photography

References edit

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

External links edit

Pete Yorn Sings the Classics at Discogs (list of releases)
Pete Yorn Sings the Classics at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
Review from Cover Me

[spin-1] Kohn, Daniel (March 3, 2021). "Pete Yorn On New Covers LP: 'I Wanted To Do The Unexpected'". Spin. Retrieved June 4, 2023.

[as-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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