Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook

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Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Studio album by
Bettye LaVette
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) 		Thankful N' Thoughtful
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyA-[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Slant Magazine4/5 stars[5]
Paste Magazine7.6/10[6]
Boston Phoenix3/4 stars[7]
Pitchfork Media7.3/10[8]

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 U.S. Billboard's Top Blues Albums, where it was in the charts for 39 weeks.[9]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Word"Lennon-McCartney3:37
2."No Time To Live"Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi4:28
3."Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus3:49
4."All My Love"John Paul Jones, Robert Plant4:11
5."Isn't It a Pity"George Harrison4:19
6."Wish You Were Here"Roger Waters, David Gilmour3:49
7."It Don't Come Easy"Ringo Starr4:34
8."Maybe I'm Amazed"Paul McCartney3:50
9."Salt of the Earth"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards4:28
10."Nights in White Satin"Justin Hayward4:23
11."Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad"Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock3:57
12."Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"Elton John, Bernie Taupin5:36
13."Love, Reign o'er Me"Pete Townshend5:31

Personnel[]

  • 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[]

Chart 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)[14] 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Interpretations: British Rock Songbook". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  2. ^ Leggett, Steve. "Album review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  3. ^ Williams, K. Leander (2010-05-29). "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  4. ^ Heller, Jason (2010-05-25). "Bettye LaVette album review". avclub.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  5. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (2012-05-24). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  6. ^ Libby, Sara (2010-05-24). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations". Paste. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  7. ^ Wood, Mikael (2010-06-01). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". thephoenix.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  8. ^ Patrin, Nate (2010-07-21). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  9. ^ "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
  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.
  14. ^ "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.


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