''Covers 80s'' is the seventh album by American singer/songwriter
Duncan Sheik
Duncan Sheik (born November 18, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Sheik is known for his 1996 debut single " Barely Breathing", which earned him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He has composed m ...
. It was released on
Sneaky Records in 2011. The album is composed of covers of songs by British artists originally released in the 1980s.
Singer
Holly Brook
Holly Brook Hafermann (born February 23, 1986), known professionally as Skylar Grey, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Mazomanie, Wisconsin. In 2004, at the age of 17, Grey signed a publishing deal with Universal Music ...
, who appeared on Sheik's album ''
Whisper House
''Whisper House'' is the sixth studio album and second musical by American singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik. It was released on RCA Victor in 2009.
Details
The album, Sheik's first in the wake of success from composing music for the Tony Award-wi ...
'', and
Rachael Yamagata, who has toured with Sheik for various concerts, contribute backing vocals throughout this album.
Reception
The album was released to mixed reviews.
National Public Radio
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said, "No nostalgia here, only genuine feeling, and the challenge to reconsider what might really be worth reviving."
Track listing
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Stripped
Stripped may refer to:
Music
* "Stripped" (song), by Depeche Mode, 1986
* ''Stripped'' (Christina Aguilera album) or the title song, 2002
* ''Stripped'' (Daniel Ash album), 2014
* ''Stripped'' (Macy Gray album), 2016
* ''Stripped'' (Pretty Ma ...
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Depeche Mode) – 3:39
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Hold Me Now" (
Thompson Twins
Thompson Twins were a British pop band formed in 1977 in Sheffield. Initially a new wave group, they switched to a more mainstream pop sound and achieved considerable popularity during the mid-1980s, scoring a string of hits in the United Kin ...
) – 4:39
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Love Vigilantes
"Love Vigilantes" is a song by English rock band New Order. It first appeared as the opening track of their third studio album, ''Low-Life'' (1985). The song is a departure from New Order's usual style in many ways. Described by AllMusic as "at i ...
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New Order) – 4:04
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Kyoto Song
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
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The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex. Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter Robert Smith has remained the only constant member. The band's ...
) – 3:53
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What Is Love?" (
Howard Jones) – 3:58
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So Alive" (
Love and Rockets) – 4:32
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Shout" (
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new ...
) – 4:44
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Gentlemen Take Polaroids
''Gentlemen Take Polaroids'' is the fourth studio album by the English band Japan, released in November 1980 by Virgin Records.
Background
''Gentlemen Take Polaroids'' was the band's first album for the Virgin Records label after leaving Han ...
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Japan) – 4:53
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Life's What You Make It" (
Talk Talk
Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass). The group achieved early chart success with the synth-pop singles " Talk Talk" (1982), " It's My Life", and " ...
) – 4:33
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William, It Was Really Nothing
"William, It Was Really Nothing" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released as a single in August 1984, featuring the B-sides "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" and "How Soon Is Now?", and reached No. 17 in t ...
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The Smiths
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) – 2:11
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Stay
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Places
* Stay, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the US
Law
* Stay of execution, a ruling to temporarily suspend the enforcement of a court judgment
* Stay of proceedings, a ruling halting further legal process in a tri ...
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The Blue Nile
The Blue Nile was a Scottish band which originated in Glasgow. The group's early music was built heavily on synthesizers and electronic instrumentation and percussion, although later works featured guitar more prominently. Following early cham ...
) – 5:41
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The Ghost in You" (
The Psychedelic Furs
The Psychedelic Furs are a post-punk band founded in London in February 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs are one of the many acts spawned from the British post-punk sc ...
) – 5:08
References
2011 albums
Duncan Sheik albums
Covers albums
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