Re-Covered

Re-Covered (album)
Studio album by Dan Wilson
Released	August 4, 2017 (2017-08-04)
Recorded	2015–17
Studio	United Studios Ballroom West Fantasy Studios
Genre	Singer-songwriter Rock
Length	51:43
Label	Big Deal Media Ballroom Music
Producer	Mike Viola Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson chronology
Love Without Fear (2014) Re-Covered (album) (2017)

Re-Covered is the third studio album from singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Dan Wilson, released on August 4, 2017 via Ballroom Music and Big Deal Media. ^[1]

Background and composition

Re-Covered is a collection of reinterpretations of songs Wilson wrote for other artists including Adele, Dixie Chicks, Chris Stapleton, Taylor Swift, and more. ^[2]

Reception

The album was met with resoundingly positive reception from critics, seeing coverage from the Associated Press, ^[3] Rolling Stone , ^{[4] [5]} Billboard , ^[6] Stereogum , ^[7] ABC News, ^[8] LA Weekly , ^[9] Salon , ^[10] the Los Angeles Times , ^[11] The Washington Post , ^[12] Variety , ^[13] and the New York Daily News . ^[14] The album was announced on June 1, 2017, in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple's Beats1 Radio alongside the worldwide premiere of pre-release track "Someone Like You", which Wilson co-wrote with Adele. ^[15] Kronos Quartet is featured on Wilson's Re-Covered version of the song. ^[16]

Track listing

Re-Covered

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All Will Be Well"	Gabe Dixon Dan Wilson	4:43
2.	"Home"	Brett Beavers Dierks Bentley Wilson	4:40
3.	"You and I"	John Legend Malay Dave Tozer Wilson	4:36
4.	"Someone Like You" (featuring Kronos Quartet)	Adele Adkins Wilson	4:49
5.	"Never Meant to Love You"	Cory Chisel Wilson	3:44
6.	"Not Ready to Make Nice"	Natalie Maines Martie Maguire Emily Robison Wilson	3:42
7.	"Landing"	Dan Wilson Matt Wilson	2:50
8.	"Treacherous"	Taylor Swift Wilson	3:40
9.	"Borrowed"	Darrell Brown LeAnn Rimes Wilson	3:26
10.	"Your Misfortune"	Mike Doughty Wilson	3:04
11.	"When the Stars Come Out"	Chris Stapleton Wilson	3:58
12.	"If I Walk Away"	Josh Groban Wilson	3:58
13.	"Closing Time"	Wilson	4:33

Personnel

Performers and musicians

• Dan Wilson – lead vocals, guitars, piano
• Mike Viola – guitars, vocals
• Jake Sinclair – bass
• Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
• Daniel Clarke – keyboards
• Kronos Quartet:
  • David Harrington (violin)
  • John Sherba (violin)
  • Hank Dutt (viola)
  • Sunny Yang (cello)
  (track 4)
• Brad Gordon – piano, pump organ, horns, Wurlitzer piano (tracks 1, 4)
• Sean Watkins – guitars (track 1)
• Jacob Slichter – string arrangement (track 4)

Production

• Produced by Mike Viola and Dan Wilson
• Recorded by Jake Sinclair and John Rausch
• Mixed by Jake Sinclair
• Mastered by Richard Dodd
• John Sinclair recorded and mixed "All Will Be Well", "Someone Like You", and "Closing Time" (tracks 1, 4, 13)
• John Rausch recorded "Your Misfortune" and "When The Stars Come Out" (tracks 10, 11)
• Charlie Stavish mixed "Your Misfortune" and "When The Stars Come Out" (tracks 10, 11)
• Kronos Quartet recorded by Scott Fraser (track 4)
• Brian W. Brundage – additional recording

Design

• Art Director: Dave Bett
• Photos: Noah Lamberth
• Cover art, illustrations, lettering, and font by Dan Wilson

References

1. "'Someone Like You' Writer Dan Wilson Reclaims His Songs on 'Re-Covered'". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
2. "On New LP Semisonic's Dan Wilson Reinterprets The Hits He Wrote For Other Artists". Stereogum. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
3. "Review: Dan Wilson revisits his hits for Adele, John Legend – The Associated Press". Associated Press. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
4. "10 New Albums to Stream Now: Rolling Stone Editors' Picks – Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
5. "Hear Songwriter Dan Wilson's Urgent Version of Dierks Bentley's 'Home'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
6. "Dan Wilson Talks Upcoming Album 'Re-Covered' & Shares Cover of Adele's 'Someone Like You': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
7. "On New LP Semisonic's Dan Wilson Reinterprets The Hits He Wrote For Other Artists". Stereogum. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
8. "Exclusive Premiere: Randy Newman, Dan Wilson, Kenny Wayne Shepard and more music reviews". ABC News. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
9. "Remember Semisonic? Their Singer Now Writes Tunes for Adele and Taylor Swift". LA Weekly. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
10. "Exclusive Premiere: Hear Dan Wilson and Kronos Quartet re-interpret Adele's "Someone Like You"". Salon. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
11. "California Sounds: Dan Wilson covers his own songs". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
12. "Review: Dan Wilson revisits his hits for Adele, John Legend". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
13. "'Someone Like You' Writer Dan Wilson Reclaims His Songs on 'Re-Covered'". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
14. "'Review: Dan Wilson revisits his hits for Adele, John Legend". Daily News. New York. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
15. "Listen to Zane Lowe and Dan Wilson". AppleMusic. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
16. "Exclusive Premiere: Hear Dan Wilson and Kronos Quartet re-interpret Adele's "Someone Like You"—"Everybody knew but me" it was a hit". Salon. Retrieved August 11, 2017.