Re-Covered

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.

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.

Reception

The album was met with resoundingly positive reception from critics, seeing coverage from the Associated Press, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Stereogum, ABC News, LA Weekly, Salon, the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Variety, and the New York Daily News. 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. Kronos Quartet is featured on Wilson's Re-Covered version of the song.

Track listing

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:
• Brad Gordon – piano, pump organ, horns, Wurlitzer piano
• Sean Watkins – guitars
• Jacob Slichter – string arrangement

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"
• John Rausch recorded "Your Misfortune" and "When The Stars Come Out"
• Charlie Stavish mixed "Your Misfortune" and "When The Stars Come Out"
• Kronos Quartet recorded by Scott Fraser
• Brian W. Brundage – additional recording

Design

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

References