MACY GRAY - Covered (2012) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Covered isn't just a collection of familiar songs given the Macy Gray treatment -- it's a frequently funny journey through what makes Macy Gray Macy Gray, with celebrity guests visiting to offer advice (like JB Smoove advising she wield a sword on-stage, or Nicole Scherzinger saying she should sing more Alanis Morissette songs). Fortunately, all of it's enlivened by Gray's ability to (mostly) deliver strong performances that don't sound like they've been labored over. With her keyboard-led live band in tow, Gray mashes Eurythmics' "Here Comes the Rain Again" with Radiohead's "Creep," Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" with Nina Simone's "Buck." Her choice and range of material to cover are astonishing, always yielding songs that are perfect for her (and her audience), like "Smoke Two Joints," done earlier by Sublime as well as the Toyes. by John Bush
Tracklist :
1     Here Comes the Rain Again 3:44
Annie Lennox / Dave Stewart
2     Creep 4:18
Colin Greenwood / Jonny Greenwood / Albert Hammond / Mike Hazelwood / Thom Yorke
3     You Want Them Nervous (Skit) 1:12
Macy Gray / JB Smoove / Hal Wilner
4     Smoke Two Joints 2:48
Jean-Christophe Kay / Michael Kay
5     La La La (Teaching the Kids) 0:25
Layann Al-Saud / Avery Albert / Happy Hinds / Siena Steiber / Zoux
6     Teenagers 2:56
Robert Bryar / Frank Iero / Raymond Toro / Gerard Way / Michael Way
7     The Power of Love 0:41
Hugh Salk / Zoux
8     Nothing Else Matters 5:42
James Hetfield / Lars Ulrich
9     Sail 4:27
Aaron Bruno
10     I Try Is Cool and All, But... (Skit) 1:29
Macy Gray / Nicole Scherzinger / Hal Wilner
11     Maps 2:51
Karen O
12     Lovelockdown / Buck 3:59
Jeff Bhasker / Jenny-Bea Englishman / Jan Menzies / Andy Stroud / Malik Yusef
13     Mel Rap 0:33
Mel Hinds / Zoux
14     Bubbly 3:11
Colbie Caillat / Jason Reeves
15     Wake Up 3:51
Edwin Butler / William Butler / Régine Chassagne / Tim Kingsbury / Richard Parry
16     Really? 2:21
Macy Gray / MC Lyte / Hal Wilner