Covers (Fayray album)

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Covers
Fayraycovers.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 2005 (2005-06-08)
Recorded2005
Genre Pop, rock, jazz
Length48:03
Label R and C
Producer Fayray
Fayray chronology
Hourglass
(2004)
Covers
(2005)
Hikari to Kage
(2006)

Covers is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's sixth studio album and her only cover album, released June 8, 2005. [1]

Fayray, stylized as FAYRAY, is a female Japanese singer-songwriter and former actress. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English.

Cover version later version of a song already established with a different earlier performer

In popular music, a cover version, cover song, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by someone other than the original artist or composer of a previously recorded, commercially released song.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleOriginal artistLength
1."Heaven" The Psychedelic Furs 6:24
2."Dreams" Fleetwood Mac 4:50
3."Angel" Jimi Hendrix 4:39
4."The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Roberta Flack 2:59
5."I Wanna Be Free" The Monkees 5:04
6."Tiny Dancer" Elton John 4:25
7."This Is Love" PJ Harvey 5:35
8."Moonchild" King Crimson 3:39
9."I Believe in You" Neil Young 4:45
10."The Wind" Cat Stevens 2:37
Total length:48:03

Charts and sales

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Sales
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart [2] 3010,904

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References

  1. "Fayray インタビュー". Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). July 11, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
  2. "Fayrayがクリムゾンのムーンチャイルドをカバー" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 19, 2010.