Covers (A Camp EP)

Last updated

Covers (EP)
ACamp CoversEP.jpg
EP by
Released9 June 2009
Recorded2007
Genre Alternative
Length14:48
Label Nettwerk Records
Producer A Camp
A Camp chronology
Colonia
(2009)
Covers (EP)
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Under The RadarStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Covers is an EP by Swedish alternative rock group A Camp, the side-project of The Cardigans vocalist Nina Persson. The three covers, recorded during the Colonia sessions along with another known but unreleased cover of "Prince Charming," was released exclusively through iTunes in the U.S. on 9 June 2009 before being made available at other digital retailers in the U.S. and throughout Europe one week later on 16 June 2009. [2]

Contents

Two of the three tracks – "Boys Keep Swinging" and "Us and Them" – had previously been released in Europe as B-sides on the digital "Love Has Left The Room" single, which was also released in a physical format as a promo single. The remaining track, "I've Done It Again" was performed regularly on their European and U.S. tours in support of the album Colonia .

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Boys Keep Swinging" (David Bowie)3:46
2."Us and Them" (Pink Floyd)6:56
3."I've Done It Again" (written by Barry Reynolds and Marianne Faithfull, originally performed by Grace Jones)3:54

Release history

CountryDate
United States 9 June 2009
Europe 16 June 2009

Related Research Articles

A Camp

A Camp is the solo side project of Nina Persson, vocalist for the Swedish indie pop band The Cardigans.

<i>Blew</i> 1989 EP by Nirvana

"Blew" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. It is the first song on the band's debut album Bleach, released in June 1989 by Sub Pop.

Charlotte Martin American singer-songwriter

Charlotte Ann Martin is an American singer-songwriter and voice coach, who performs predominantly on the piano. She has written several studio albums, two of which have received mainstream commercial releases, 2004's On Your Shore and 2006's Stromata. In 2009, she released an instrumental piano album titled Piano Trees before releasing her new studio album Dancing On Needles on February 1, 2011. On February 25, 2014, she released a new studio album, Water Breaks Stone.

Halloween (Misfits song) Single by horror punk band The Misfits

"Halloween" is the fifth single by the horror punk band the Misfits. It was released on October 31, 1981 on singer Glenn Danzig's label Plan 9 Records. 5,000 copies of the single were pressed on black 7-inch vinyl, some of which included a lyrics sheet. This was the first Misfits release to use their Famous Monsters of Filmland-inspired logo, as well as the first to refer to the band as simply "Misfits".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nana Kitade</span> Japanese singer-songwriter and musician (born 1987)

Nana Kitade is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer. Kitade is particularly known for her songs appearing in various anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening and endings. Kitade was featured on the cover of the Gothic & Lolita Bible, as well as featured in Neo and Kera magazines. She has toured Asia, Europe, and North America.

<i>Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge</i> 2004 EP (Live) by U2

Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge is a digital EP by the Irish rock band U2, released exclusively through the iTunes Store in the United States and Canada on 8 December 2004. The four tracks have only been released digitally as AAC .m4p files. As of 12 May 2009, this EP is no longer available from the iTunes store.

<i>Exclusive</i> (EP) 2003 EP by U2

Exclusive is a digital EP by the Irish rock band U2, released exclusively on the iTunes Store in 2003. The EP was the band's first digital-only release.

The studio albums in the American Idol compilation series are compilations of songs by American Idol contestants normally released every year towards the end of the season or after the season has ended. For the first five seasons, the albums consist of cover songs from all the finalists of the season, and is released as CDs before the last episode by RCA Records. After season 5, such compilations were released only sporadically. Compilations for individual contestants were released digitally starting season 6. No compilations were released in season 7.

<i>Colonia</i> (A Camp album) 2009 studio album by A Camp

Colonia is the second studio album by A Camp, the collaborative side project between The Cardigans vocalist Nina Persson, her husband, composer Nathan Larson and former Atomic Swing guitarist Niclas Frisk. The album was released on 28 January 2009 in Scandinavia by Universal and in the UK and mainland Europe by independent British label Reveal Records on 2 February and 20 March respectively, while in the United States the album was released through Nettwerk on 28 April 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Boxer Rebellion (band)</span>

The Boxer Rebellion is an international indie band formed in London, United Kingdom in 2001, consisting of Tennessee-native Nathan Nicholson and Englishmen Andrew Smith, Adam Harrison, and Piers Hewitt (drums). They have so far released an eponymous EP, six studio albums, Exits (2005), Union (2009), The Cold Still (2011), Promises (2013), Ocean by Ocean (2016) and Ghost Alive (2018), as well as a compilation album, B-Sides & Rarities Collection, Vol. 1 & 2 (2012).

Solomon Raymond Barnett, better known as Solomon Ray, is an American recording artist, producer, DJ, singer and songwriter.

<i>F.U.E.P.</i> 2009 EP by Lily Allen

F.U.E.P. is the first extended play by British recording artist Lily Allen. It was released on 31 March 2009 by Capitol Records exclusively to iTunes U.S. store. Its cover art is a simple shot taken during the It's Not Me, It's You promo shoot. It features a clean edit of "Fuck You", the cover of Britney Spears' song "Womanizer" and the B-sides to the single "The Fear", entitled "Fag Hag" and "Kabul Shit".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Band of Skulls</span> English rock band

Band of Skulls are an English rock band from Southampton, consisting of Russell Marsden and Emma Richardson ; Matt Hayward was previously a member. The group formed after meeting in college, although Marsden and Hayward have been friends since high school. Band of Skulls have released five studio albums, their most recent being Love Is All You Love in April 2019.

<i>Live from Tokyo</i> (EP) 2007 EP by Superfly

Live from Tokyo is a live EP by Japanese band Superfly, performed at the Shibuya Apple Store on June 6, 2007, and then released exclusively to the iTunes Store on June 27. It was one of the earliest Live from Tokyo albums released to the iTunes Store in Japan. It consists of covers of four rock songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The tracks were subsequently released as B-sides to the group's single "Hi-Five". All four songs are included on the second disc of the "Wildflower & Cover Songs: Complete Best 'Track 3'" single.

<i>Glee</i> albums discography

The Glee cast has released sixteen soundtrack albums, six compilation albums and eleven extended plays (EPs), containing 754 different performances of an individual song or a mashup of two or more songs in a single performance. Of the performances on the various albums and EPs, 460 were also released as singles. Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers, most of which are cover versions of popular songs, with genres ranging from R&B and pop to country and show tunes. The cast consists of fifteen main characters; some actors were cast following Broadway theatre experience while others were required to audition to prove singing and dancing capabilities. Recordings of performances on the show are sold as singles the week of broadcast, available for download.

<i>I Believe You Liar</i> 2010 studio album by Washington

I Believe You Liar is the debut studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Washington. It was released on Mercury Records in Australia on 30 July 2010. The album peaked at number 3 on the ARIA Charts charts.

<i>Christmas Kisses</i> (EP) 2013 EP by Ariana Grande

Christmas Kisses is the debut Christmas record and extended play (EP) by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on December 13, 2013 in most countries, and on December 17, 2013 in the United States, as a collection of two covers of classic Christmas songs, and two original songs. On December 3, 2014, the Japanese special edition was released for CD and two days later for digital download. It peaked at number twenty-five on the Oricon chart. The Japanese edition included a new track, "Santa Tell Me", which was released on November 24, 2014 as the fifth and final single from the EP. The EP went on to sell 68,871 copies in the US and over 405,000 copies worldwide.

<i>Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011</i> 2014 compilation album by R.E.M.

Complete Rarities: Warner Bros. 1988–2011 is a 2014 compilation album featuring live songs, singles' b-sides and non-album tracks recorded by alternative rock band R.E.M. during their tenure on Warner Bros. Records. All material has been previously released either physically or in digital-only formats.

Tsuki (song) 2014 single by Namie Amuro

"Tsuki" is a song recorded by Japanese singer Namie Amuro for her ballad-inspired concept compilation, Ballada (2014). It was distributed by Avex Trax and Amuro's record label, Dimension Point, on January 29, 2014 in Japan, and released worldwide as a digital single by Avex Music Creative Inc. The physical and digital formats included the two B-side tracks "Neonlight Lipstick" and "Ballerina", which later served as promotional singles online. "Tsuki" was written by Tiger, whilst production was handled by Hiro Doi and Zetton. Musically, the single is a J-Pop ballad with instrumentation consisting of synthesizers, bells, and chimes.

References

  1. Under The Radar review
  2. A Camp release EP exclusively on iTunes Archived 29 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine www.comfortcomes.com. Access Date: 12 October 2009.