Coverage (album)
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| Studio album by Mandy Moore | ||||
| Released | October 21, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
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| Length | 46:43 | |||
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Epic EK-90667 |
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| Metacritic | 64/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
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| Entertainment Weekly | C |
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Coverage is the fourth studio album by American singer Mandy Moore. It was released on October 21, 2003 through Epic Records. The album consists of 12 cover versions of songs from the 1970s and 1980s, which Moore worked on with new producer and songwriter John Fields.
Coverage was the first studio album by the singer in two years following Mandy Moore (2001) and was preceded by the lead single, "Have a Little Faith in Me", which reached the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop 100.
Upon release, the album received mixed reviews from music critics. While some praised Moore for being experimental and stepping beyond her previously teen pop-centric material, others felt her selection of songs to cover and her approach to them led to inconsistency and lack of concentration.
In June 2001, Moore released her third album, the self-titled Mandy Moore, which portrayed more adult and provocative themes along with the lead single "In My Pocket". However, Moore began to tire of her teen pop approach and going in the direction of Spears, Aguilera and Simpson. In an interview she expressed that her new album would be more mature than her first three, and that she felt more comfortable. On the red carpet of the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, she revealed that her fourth studio album consisted of songs from the 1970s and 1980s.
The opening track, "Senses Working Overtime" is a cover of the English band XTC, released in 1982 and written by Andy Partridge. "The Whole of the Moon" is a cover of the band The Waterboys, originally released in 1985. The subject of the lyrics has inspired speculation, some of which has been rebutted by the writer. "Can We Still Be Friends" is a cover of singer Todd Rundgren. The lyrics describe a relationship to which Rundgren and the woman to whom he is singing have given great effort, but simply cannot work. Rundgren explains this, but wishes to part amicably, asking several times if he and his partner can "still be friends". The song is generally assumed to be about Rundgren's breakup with long-time companion Bebe Buell in 1977. "I Feel the Earth Move" is a song written and recorded by pop singer-songwriter Carole King. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" is a 1972 song from the Elton John album Honky Château. It was written by Bernie Taupin and is his take on New York City after hearing a gun go off near his hotel window during his first visit to the city. "Drop the Pilot" is a song written and originally performed by Joan Armatrading. It was the first single to be released from Armatrading's 1983 album The Key. "Moonshadow" is a song from the album Teaser and the Firecat, released by Cat Stevens in 1971. "One Way or Another" is a song by American new wave band Blondie. Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison for the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines (1978), the song was inspired by one of Harry's ex-boyfriends who stalked her after their break-up. The song was released as a single in the US as the follow-up to "Heart of Glass". "One Way or Another" reached #24 in the Billboard Hot 100. Although never officially released as a single in the United Kingdom and other countries, the song remains one of the group's most popular songs worldwide. Rolling Stone ranked the song #298 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "Breaking Us in Two" is a cover of singer Joe Jackson, while "Anticipation" is a song by Carly Simon. It was the most famous track from her 1971 album of the same name. The song was used in commercials for Heinz Ketchup through the late 1970s into the 1980s. "Help Me" is a love song written, produced and performed by Joni Mitchell, from her 1974 album Court and Spark. The song was recorded with jazz band Tom Scott's L.A. Express as the backing band. "Have a Little Faith in Me" is a song written and performed by John Hiatt that appears on his 1987 album Bring the Family.
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