Covergirl (Jared Louche and The Aliens album) explained
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
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. 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."[6] In writing for Ink 19, critic Matthew Moyer commended Jared Louche for expanding variety in his musical craft while remaining true to his aesthetic.[7] 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."[8]
Personnel
Adapted from the Covergirl liner notes.[9]
Musicians
- Chris Greene – instruments, programming (2–8, 10), production (2, 4, 5–8, 10)
- Jared Louche – lead vocals, orchestration, conductor, production, programming (2–8, 10)
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
External links
Notes and References
- Becky . Barnhart . Schwann Spectrum . Schwann Spectrum . Stereophile, Incorporated . 2000 . 9 . 2 . 157 . 9781575980782 . July 30, 2020.
- New Releases . . CMJ Network, Inc. . November 15, 1999 . 60 . 643 . 33 . July 30, 2020.
- Ilker . Yücel . H3llb3nt InterView: Overloaded, Decoded, and Never Outmoded . ReGen . June 27, 2018 . July 30, 2020.
- Ilker . Yücel . Jared Louche Announces Chemlab Partnering With Armalyte Industries, With Retrospective Collection in the Works . ReGen . June 14, 2019 . July 30, 2020.
- Alex . Steininger . Interview: Jared Louche: Chemlab vocalist . . July 30, 2020 . 28 . July 30, 2020.
- Alex . Steininger . Jared Louche and the Aliens: Covergirl . . July 30, 2020 . 26 . July 30, 2020.
- Matthew . Moyer . Jared Louche and the Aliens: Covergirl . Ink 19 . February 24, 2005 . July 30, 2020.
- Chris . Best . Jared Louche and the Aliens: Covergirl . Lollipop Magazine . April 2000 . July 30, 2020.
- Covergirl . . 1999 . booklet . . Chicago, Illinois.
