Keke Covers

Keke Covers
Studio album by Keke Wyatt
Released	February 14, 2017
Recorded	2016–2017
Length	37:45
Label	Aratek Entertainment
Keke Wyatt chronology
Rated Love (2016) Keke Covers (2017) Certified (2024)

Keke Covers is cover album by American R&B recording artist Keke Wyatt. It was released on February 14, 2017, through Aratek Entertainment. ^[1]

The album features covers from Mary J. Blige's cover of Rose Royce, Beyoncé, Jeremih, Prince and The New Power Generation, Rihanna, Zayn, Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You", Calvin Harris, Marvin Gaye and Chris Stapleton. ^[2]

Background and release

After the success of the lead single "Sexy Song", taken from her fourth studio album Rated Love , Wyatt uploaded a cover music video of Mary J. Blige's version of "I'm Goin' Down" to her YouTube channel, announcing a series of covers titled "Keke Covers" on January 28, 2016. ^[3] On February 2, 2016, on the fourth anniversary of Whitney Houston's death, Wyatt released the second video in the series, covering "I Will Always Love You". ^[4] On March 1, 2016, a cover of Beyoncé's "Love On Top" was released. ^[5] It was followed on March 15 by her version of "Diamonds" by Rihanna. ^[6]

On April 12, 2016, Wyatt released a cover of Jeremih's "Oui"; ^[7] a remix version featuring both Wyatt and Jeremih's vocals was uploaded on May 16. ^[8] Following the death of Prince, she paid tribute by releasing "Diamonds and Pearls" on May 2. ^[9] This was followed by covers of Zayn's "Pillowtalk" on May 31; ^[10] "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton (originally by David Allan Coe) on June 29; ^[11] and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", featuring her brother Keever West, on July 27. ^[12] On February 14, 2017, she released her covers album via iTunes, ^[1] Amazon, ^[13] Google Play, ^[14] Spotify ^[15] and Tidal. ^[16] A music video for "This Is What You Came For" was uploaded to Wyatt's YouTube channel on the day of the album's release. ^[17]

Track listing

Keke Covers — Standard edition ^[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"I'm Goin' Down"	Norman Whitfield	Mary J. Blige	1:58
2.	"Love On Top"	Beyoncé Knowles Terius Nash Shea Taylor	Beyoncé	3:18
3.	"Oui"	Jeremih Felton Khari Cain Brandon Bell Carl Martin	Jeremih	4:16
4.	"Diamonds and Pearls"	Prince	Prince and The New Power Generation	4:30
5.	"Diamonds"	Sia Furler Benjamin Levin Mikkel Eriksen Tor Hermansen	Rihanna	3:47
6.	"Pillowtalk"	Zayn Levi Lennox Anthony Hannides Michael Hannides Joe Garrett	Zayn	3:27
7.	"I Will Always Love You"	Dolly Parton	Whitney Houston	4:44
8.	"This Is What You Came For"	Calvin Harris Taylor Swift	Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna	3:43
9.	"What's Going On (feat. Keever West)"	Al Cleveland Renaldo Benson Marvin Gaye	Marvin Gaye	3:37
10.	"Tennessee Whiskey"	Dean Dillon Linda Hargrove	Chris Stapleton	4:25
Total length:				37:45

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref
Worldwide	February 14, 2017	Digital download	Aratek Entertainment	[1] [18]

References

1. "Keke Covers by KeKe Wyatt". iTunes. Apple Music Inc. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
2. "Keke Wyatt To Give A Valentine's Gift With 'Keke Covers' Album". Soul Bounce. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
3. "Keke Wyatt Covers "I'm Goin Down" By: Mary J Blige". YouTube. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
4. "Keke Wyatt covers "I Will Always Love You" By: Whitney Houston". YouTube. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
5. "Keke Wyatt covers "Love On Top" by Beyonce". YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
6. "Keke Wyatt covers "Diamonds" by Rihanna". YouTube. Retrieved March 15, 2016.
7. "Keke Wyatt covers "Oui" by Jeremih". YouTube. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
8. "Jeremih and Keke Wyatt "Oui" (cover) Remix". YouTube. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
9. "Keke Wyatt covers "Diamonds and Pearls" by Prince and the New Power Generation". YouTube. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
10. "Keke Wyatt covers "Pillowtalk" by Zayn". YouTube. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
11. "Keke Wyatt covers "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton". YouTube. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
12. "Keke Wyatt's (acoustic) cover of Marvin Gaye's "Whats Going On"". YouTube. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
13. "Keke Covers: KeKe Wyatt Amazon MP3 Downloads". Amazon (U.S. Store). Retrieved February 14, 2017.
14. "Keke Wyatt:Keke Covers – Music on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
15. "Keke Covers by KeKe Wyatt on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
16. "Keke Covers Keke Wyatt TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
17. "Keke Wyatt covers "This Is What You Came For" by Calvin Harris". YouTube. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
18. Worldwide release of Keke Covers:
    • "Keke Covers by KeKe Wyatt on iTunes". iTunes Store . United Kingdom: Apple Music. February 14, 2017.
    • "Keke Covers by KeKe Wyatt on iTunes". iTunes Store . Canada: Apple Music. February 14, 2017.
    • "Keke Covers by KeKe Wyatt on iTunes". iTunes Store (in French). France: Apple Music. February 14, 2017.
    • "Keke Covers by KeKe Wyatt on iTunes". iTunes Store (in German). Germany: Apple Music. February 14, 2017.
    • "Keke Covers by KeKe Wyatt on iTunes". iTunes Store . New Zealand: Apple Music. February 14, 2017.
    • "Keke Covers by KeKe Wyatt on iTunes". iTunes Store (in Spanish). Spain: Apple Music. February 14, 2017.