The Covers Record
by Cat Power
  • Record Label: Matador
  • Release Date: Mar 21, 2000
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14

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  1. raviopatra
    Nov 20, 2013
    10
    This album is perfection. I've never really liked cover versions of most songs, but somehow Marshall makes all these songs (some of which I am completely unfamiliar of) sound very appealing and magnificent. My favorite track would be the opener "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Cat Power Rules!
  2. GabyDas3
    Feb 18, 2007
    10
    im fourteen and this album makes me happy, nostaglic (i know how ridiculous that sounds) and calm. with an amazing voice which is hypnotic, amazing and fantastic this album can only be a must have for anyone. Can't Get no Satisfaction' from Rolling Stones is the most amazing cover i have every heard...Cat Power makes me appreciate music again.
  3. Ricky
    Jul 20, 2006
    10
    Her voice is entrancing and addictive.
  4. BenjaminBunny
    Apr 17, 2004
    7
    For the small amount of energy Chan Marshall put into these recordings, the results are spectacular. I rarely condone cover albums, but this one gets by sheerly on Marshall's ability as a singer, which is considerable.
  5. Solveig
    May 30, 2003
    9
    Well, The Covers Record is in my opinion not Chan's best work but still it's beautiful. I can guarantee that anyone can fall in love with Cat Power's sour music, just give it some time. You will not regret it!

Awards & Rankings

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#28 Best Album of 2000
72
#72 Most Discussed Album of 2000

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Salon
    80
    Rarely, though, do artists completely strip original material of all familiarity and reconstruct them in their own sensibility the way that Cat Power has here.
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  2. Sonicnet
    80
    [rating only; no review]
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  3. The A.V. Club
    90
    The unrelenting bleakness that pervades most of Marshall's music can be oppressive when taken in excess, and The Covers Record's gloom is exacerbated by the fact that its instrumental accompaniment seldom entails more than a piano or guitar... That barren approach can't match the stunning elegance of 1998's Moon Pix... but it is appropriate: The Covers Record is Marshall laid bare, and it needs no embellishments.
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