''Covered'' is the sixth studio album by American recording artist

Macy Gray Natalie Renée McIntyre (born September 6, 1967), known by her stage name Macy Gray, is an American R&B and soul singer and actress. She is known for her distinctive raspy voice and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday. Gray ha ...

, released on March 26, 2012, by

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. As the title suggests, the album features covers of previously released tracks by well known rock, pop, rap, and indie artists. Because of the profanities in some covers, such as " Creep", "Teenagers" and the skit "Really", this is Gray's first album to officially bear a

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warning, though a clean version was also issued. Gray appeared on '' Conan'' to promote the album.

Critical reception

''Covered'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".''Covered'' (2012): Reviews

. Retrieved on 2016-05-20. At AnyDecentMusic?, that collates critical reviews from more than 50 media sources, the album scored 6.1 points out of 10.

Track listing

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Here Comes the Rain Again "Here Comes the Rain Again" is a 1983 song by British duo Eurythmics and the opening track from their third studio album ''Touch''. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released ...

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song) # " Creep" - 4:18 (

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" - 2:51 (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song) # "Love Lockdown/Nina Simone Sings the Blues, Buck" - 3:59 (Kanye West/Nina Simone song) # "Mel Rap [feat. Mel Hinds]" - 0:33 # "Bubbly" [feat. Idris Elba] - 3:11 (Colbie Caillat song) # " Wake Up (Arcade Fire song), Wake Up" (

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Charts

References

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