On Your Sleeve

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On Your Sleeve
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2008 (UK)
October 28, 2008 (US)
Recorded Sear Sound; Stratosphere Studios, New York City
Genre Indie rock
Length49:27
Label One Little Indian
Producer Diane Gentile
Jesse Malin chronology
Glitter in the Gutter
(2007)
On Your Sleeve
(2008)
Mercury Retrograde
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 61/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
BBC (unfavorable) [3]
Drowned in Sound (4/10) [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

On Your Sleeve is Jesse Malin's fourth studio album. It consists entirely of covers of other artists' songs. The album was first released in the UK on April 7, 2008. [6] The North American version of the album, released on October 28, 2008, features a different track listing from the European release, including a newly recorded version of "You Can Make Them Like You," and Malin's previously released cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart." [7]

Contents

UK track listing

  1. "Looking for a Love" (Neil Young) – 3:51
  2. "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" (The Ramones) – 3:20
  3. "Sway" (The Rolling Stones) – 3:29
  4. "Russian Roulette" (The Lords of the New Church) – 3:14
  5. "Gates of the West" (The Clash) – 3:22
  6. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" (Paul Simon) – 2:27
  7. "You Can Make Them Like You" (The Hold Steady) – 2:30
  8. "Walk on the Wild Side" (Lou Reed) – 4:01
  9. "Harmony" (Elton John) – 2:48
  10. "Rodeo Town" (The Kills) – 3:21
  11. "Wonderful World" (Sam Cooke) – 2:24
  12. "Operator" (Jim Croce) – 3:53
  13. "I Hope I Don't Fall in Love With You" (Tom Waits) – 3:56
  14. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) – 3:39
  15. "Yoshimi" (The Flaming Lips) (unlisted bonus track) – 3:13

US track listing

  1. "Leaving Babylon" (Bad Brains) – 4:08
  2. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" (Paul Simon) – 2:27
  3. "Sway" (The Rolling Stones) – 3:29
  4. "Russian Roulette" (The Lords of the New Church) – 3:14
  5. "Walk on the Wild Side" (Lou Reed) – 4:01
  6. "You Can Make Them Like You" (The Hold Steady) – 2:30
  7. "Harmony" (Elton John) – 2:48
  8. "It's Not Enough" (Johnny Thunders and The Heartbreakers) – 1:16
  9. "Looking for a Love" (Neil Young) – 3:51
  10. "Lady from Baltimore" (Tim Hardin) – 2:52
  11. "Operator" (Jim Croce) – 3:53
  12. "Fairytale of New York" (The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl) – 4:47
  13. "Hungry Heart" (Bruce Springsteen) – 3:50
  14. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) – 3:39

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References

  1. Metacritic
  2. Allmusic review
  3. BBC review
  4. "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  5. Rolling Stone review
  6. "BBC — Rock/Indie Review — Jesse Malin, On Your Sleeve".
  7. "Jesse Malin Homepage". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-09-26.