Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook

Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Studio album by Bettye LaVette
Released	May 25, 2010
Genre	Soul, R&B
Length	56:32
Label	Anti-
Producer	Bettye LaVette, Michael Stevens, Rob Mathes
Bettye LaVette chronology

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The A.V. Club	B+^[3]
Boston Phoenix	^[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A-^[5]
Paste Magazine	7.6/10^[6]
Pitchfork	7.3/10^[7]
Slant Magazine	^[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 US Billboard Top Blues Albums, where it was in the charts for 39 weeks.^[9]

Track listing

*Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Word"	Lennon-McCartney	3:37
2.	"No Time to Live"	Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi	4:28
3.	"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"	Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus	3:49
4.	"All My Love"	John Paul Jones, Robert Plant	4:11
5.	"Isn't It a Pity"	George Harrison	4:19
6.	"Wish You Were Here"	Roger Waters, David Gilmour	3:49
7.	"It Don't Come Easy"	Ringo Starr	4:34
8.	"Maybe I'm Amazed"	Paul McCartney	3:50
9.	"Salt of the Earth"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	4:28
10.	"Nights in White Satin"	Justin Hayward	4:23
11.	"Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad"	Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock	3:57
12.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	5:36
13.	"Love, Reign o'er Me"	Pete Townshend	5:31

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 performance for *Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook*
Chart (2012)	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)^[9]	1

References

^ "Interpretations: British Rock Songbook". Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ Leggett, Steve. "Album review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ Heller, Jason (May 25, 2010). "Bettye LaVette album review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ Wood, Mikael (June 1, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". thephoenix.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ Williams, K. Leander (May 29, 2010). "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ Libby, Sara (May 24, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations". Paste. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ Patrin, Nate (July 21, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ Keefe, Jonathan (May 24, 2012). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations – The British Rock Songbook". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Ultratop.be – Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

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[1] "Interpretations: British Rock Songbook". Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

[2] Leggett, Steve. "Album review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

[3] Heller, Jason (May 25, 2010). "Bettye LaVette album review". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

[4] Wood, Mikael (June 1, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". thephoenix.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

[5] Williams, K. Leander (May 29, 2010). "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on June 14, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

[6] Libby, Sara (May 24, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations". Paste. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

[7] Patrin, Nate (July 21, 2010). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

[8] Keefe, Jonathan (May 24, 2012). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations – The British Rock Songbook". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2012.

[Billboard-9] "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[ac_Flanders_Bettye_LaVette-10] "Ultratop.be – Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[ac_Switzerland_Bettye_LaVette-11] "Swisscharts.com – Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Bettye_LaVette-12] "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Bettye_LaVette-13] "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

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