| I'll Take Care of You | |
| Type: | Cover album |
| Artist: | Mark Lanegan |
| Cover: | Ill take care of you.jpg |
| Released: | September 21, 1999 |
| Genre: | Alternative rock |
| Length: | 33:40 |
| Label: | Sub Pop Beggars Banquet |
| Producer: | Martin Feveyear |
| Prev Title: | Scraps at Midnight |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Field Songs |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
I'll Take Care of You is the fourth solo album by former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. This album consists of cover songs.
The album features Lanegan's interpretation of songs from a wide variety of songwriters, including Tim Rose, Tim Hardin, Booker T. Jones, and Buck Owens. I'll Take Care Of You also includes the traditional song "Little Sadie." A review from NME said: "it's probably his finest, most tenderly-delivered work to date."[1] Pitchfork Medias Neil Lieberman said this about the album: "In this collection, Lanegan's managed to tug on the timeless threads that hold the patchwork of American music together. And that's certainly something to consider."[2] The album opener "Carry Home" was composed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, with whom Lanegan would write "Kimiko's Dream House," which would appear on his next album Field Songs.
Steve Huey of AllMusic: "It's a testament to Lanegan's interpretive skill that he's able to use his already well-established style so effectively yet again, as most of these versions range from stunning to merely excellent."