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| Released | March 17, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | c. 2019–2023 | |||
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| Length | 32:29 | |||
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On Top of the Covers is the seventh studio album by American singer T-Pain. It was released on March 17, 2023, through Nappy Boy Entertainment and Empire Distribution. [1] [2] It is a covers album, and marks the singer's first record in four years, following 2019's 1UP .
T-Pain said in a press release about the album: “This covers album has been years in the making. … It got put on hold for a bit, but now that I’m independent, I’m able to do whatever I want to do through Nappy Boy Entertainment and this is something I’ve felt strongly about for a long time. These songs are not what you’d expect when you hear that T-Pain is doing a covers album and that is what I think is cool about it.” [1]
T-Pain began working on On Top of the Covers in 2019 following his appearance and win on The Masked Singer. The project features T-Pain showcasing his natural singing voice, deviating from his usual Auto-Tuned style.
The album has had a positive reception. [3] [4] The "War Pigs" cover has been highlighted by NME , Consequence and MetalSucks , [5] [6] [7] with original Black Sabbath members Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler also expressing their approvals of it. Osbourne called the cover the "best cover of War Pigs ever," while Butler referred to the cover as "great" and shared the track on Twitter. [8] [9] [10] [11]
HipHopDX listed it among the best R&B albums of the year, stating that "on an unvarnished and full-throated collection of cover songs, T-Pain flexes his vocal prowess completely without autotune. And the results speak for themselves." [12]
In support of On Top of the Covers, T-Pain performed three sold-out shows at The Sun Rose in Los Angeles, CA from March 17 to March 19. The shows consisted of T-Pain performing tracks from the new record as well as some of his greatest hits. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Sam Cooke | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Don't Stop Believin'" | Jonathan Cain, Steve Perry, Neal Schon | 3:42 |
| 3. | "Sharing the Night Together" | Ava Aldridge & Eddie Struzick | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Skrangs (in K Major sus)" | 2:47 | |
| 5. | "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith, James Napier, William Phillips, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Tennessee Whiskey" | Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove | 5:14 |
| 7. | "That's Life (feat. NandoSTL)" | Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon, Fernando Tillman II | 4:18 |
| 8. | "War Pigs" | Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward | 6:19 |
| Total length: | 32:29 | ||
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