Covergirl
Studio album of cover songs by

Jared Louche and The Aliens
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999 (1999-09-28)[1]
RecordedSpring 1999 (1999)
StudioWaiting Room
(London, UK)
GenreAlternative rock, industrial rock
Length42:45
LabelInvisible
Producer

Covergirl is a cover album and the debut studio album of Jared Louche and The Aliens, released on September 28, 1999 by Invisible Records.[2] It contains cover versions of some of Louche's favorite musical acts and influences.[3][4][5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]

Tom Schulte of AllMusic credits the lounge and jazz influenced material, such as Chemlab's "Suicide Jag" and Frank Sinatra's "Summer Wind", as being the high point of the album.[6] Alex Steininger of In Music We Trust called the album a "a powerful, seductive breath of life that will allow you to never look at the originals in the same light again."[7] In writing for Ink 19, critic Matthew Moyer commended Jared Louche for expanding variety in his musical craft while remaining true to his aesthetic.[8] Despite criticizing some song choices as being lackluster, Chris Best of Lollipop Magazine was mostly positive in his review and said "these selections are reinterpretations that are done well enough to not invoke the originals."[9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In Every Dream Home a Heartache" (Roxy Music cover)Bryan Ferry5:18
2."Sister Midnight" (Iggy Pop cover)Carlos Alomar, David Bowie, Iggy Pop4:34
3."Sexy Boy" (Air cover)Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin4:57
4."Famous Blue Raincoat (suture)" (Leonard Cohen cover)Leonard Cohen3:31
5."Suicide Jag" (Chemlab cover)Mark Kermanj, Jared Louche, Dylan Thomas More5:12
6."Poptones" (Public Image Ltd. cover)Keith Levene, John Lydon3:31
7."7 and 7 Is... (suture)" (Love cover)Arthur Lee1:20
8."Search and Destroy" (Iggy and the Stooges cover)Iggy Pop, James Williamson4:20
9."Summer Wind" (Frank Sinatra cover)Hans Bradtke, Heinz Meier, Johnny Mercer4:36
10."Sexy Boy (Outro suture)" (Air cover)Jean-Benoît Dunckel, Nicolas Godin5:27

Personnel

Adapted from the Covergirl liner notes.[10]

Musicians

Additional performers

  • DJ Abel (as Kick the Cat) – instruments (5, 8)
  • Martin Atkins – programming and production (3, 4, 7, 8)
  • Dave Baker – acoustic guitar and production (4)
  • J. F. Coleman – programming and production (1)
  • Martin King – programming and production (9)
  • Bradley McCarty – drums (7)
  • Jason McNinch – guitar (2, 3, 7, 8, 10), production (2)
  • Pedro Miras (as Kick the Cat) – instruments (5, 8)
  • Patrick Skinner – bass guitar (10)
  • Alberto Tapia (as Kick the Cat) – instruments (5, 8)

Production and design

  • Jill Birschbach – photography
  • Marc Paez – design
  • Maja Prausnitz – design

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
1999 United States Invisible CD INV 151

References

  1. ↑ Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum. Stereophile, Incorporated. 9 (2): 157. ISBN 9781575980782. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "New Releases". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. 60 (643): 33. November 15, 1999. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (June 27, 2018). "H3llb3nt InterView: Overloaded, Decoded, and Never Outmoded". ReGen. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  4. ↑ Yücel, Ilker (June 14, 2019). "Jared Louche Announces Chemlab Partnering With Armalyte Industries, With Retrospective Collection in the Works". ReGen. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  5. ↑ Steininger, Alex (July 30, 2020). "Interview: Jared Louche: Chemlab vocalist". In Music We Trust (28). Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Schulte, Tom. "Jared Louche: Covergirl > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  7. ↑ Steininger, Alex (July 30, 2020). "Jared Louche and the Aliens: Covergirl". In Music We Trust (26). Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  8. ↑ Moyer, Matthew (February 24, 2005). "Jared Louche and the Aliens: Covergirl". Ink 19. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  9. ↑ Best, Chris (April 2000). "Jared Louche and the Aliens: Covergirl". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  10. ↑ Covergirl (booklet). Chemlab. Chicago, Illinois: Invisible Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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