Jukebox (Cat Power album)

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Jukebox
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Studio album by
Cat Power
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008
Recorded2007, New York City, Dallas, and Miami
Genre Indie rock
Length41:33
Label Matador
Cat Power chronology
The Greatest
(2006)		Jukebox
(2008)		 Dark End of the Street
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Drowned In Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork Media (5.7/10) [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Jukebox is the eighth album by Cat Power, released on January 22, 2008 on Matador Records. The album is composed almost entirely of cover songs, save for "Song to Bobby" and "Metal Heart" (previously recorded and released in 1998). It is Marshall's second record of cover songs, after the titular The Covers Record .

Contents

A limited-edition silver foil deluxe package was also released containing a bonus disc with five extra songs.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week. [12] As of 2012, sales in the United States have exceeded 137,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [13] It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe. [14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."New York" John Kander, Fred Ebb Liza Minnelli 2:00
2."Ramblin' (Wo)man" Hank Williams Hank Williams3:47
3."Metal Heart" Chan Marshall Cat Power 3:53
4."Silver Stallion" Lee Clayton The Highwaymen 2:52
5."Aretha, Sing One for Me"J Harris, Eugene William George Jackson [15] 3:12
6."Lost Someone" James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd Stallworth James Brown & the Famous Flames 2:50
7."Lord, Help the Poor & Needy" Jessie Mae Hemphill [16] Jessie Mae Hemphill 2:37
8."I Believe in You" Bob Dylan Bob Dylan4:07
9."Song to Bobby" (original composition)Chan MarshallCat Power4:17
10."Don't Explain" Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie Holiday Billie Holiday3:50
11."Woman Left Lonely" Spooner Oldham, Dan Penn Janis Joplin 4:07
12."Blue" Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell4:01
Total length:41:33
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Could We" (original composition)Chan MarshallCat Power2:25
Borders bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Fortunate Son" J. C. Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival 4:22
Australian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Breathless" Nick Cave Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 5:05
Mexican bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Angelitos Negros" Andres Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez Maciste Eartha Kitt 7:33
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."I Feel" Dwayne Carter, Christopher Dorsey, Terius Gray, Byron Thomas, Tab Virgil, Jr. Hot Boys 2:48
2."Naked, If I Want To" Jerry Miller Moby Grape 2:37
3."Breathless" Nick Cave Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 5:05
4."Angelitos Negros" Andres Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez Maciste Eartha Kitt 7:33
5."She's Got You" Hank Cochran Patsy Cline 3:30
Total length:21:33

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17] 36
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [18] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [19] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [20] 5
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [21] 3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [22] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [23] 63
French Albums (SNEP) [24] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [25] 18
Italian Albums (FIMI) [26] 51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [27] 30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [28] 30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [29] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [30] 20
US Billboard 200 [31] 12

Sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States—137,000 [13]
Summaries
Europe—100,000 [14]

Personnel

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