KT Tunstall - Cover Songs, Volume 1: 2005-2006

Some months back, I posted a couple of acoustic home concerts that KT Tunstall did in 2020. I wasn't that big of a fan of hers, but I liked those concerts so much that I've started to get more into her music. One thing I've discovered is that she's done a lot of fun cover versions, and the vast majority haven't been officially released by her. So I've made a series of cover songs albums. This is the first, but I have a total of six currently planned.

Tunstall has a wide range of musical tastes. This can be seen symbolically with the first two songs here: "Get Ur Freak On" - a hip hop hit from 2001 with Indian elements in it, and "Ain't Misbehavin'" - a Fats Waller jazz or swing song from the 1920s! She takes all these different styles and adds her own stamp to it. 

Most of the songs on this album (and in this series) are done with a full band, though she occasionally does a solo acoustic version.

Seven of the songs here have been officially released, and five have not. The officially released ones generally are from obscure releases. Only one, the cover of "Golden Age," appears on one of her albums ("Acoustic Extravaganza"). The sound quality is excellent for all the songs, whether they're officially released or not.

Here's a list of the original artists for each song:

01 Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott
02 Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
03 Simple Twist of Fate - Bob Dylan
04 This Wheel's on Fire - Bob Dylan
05 Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan
06 Teenage Kicks - Undertones
07 My Doorbell - White Stripes
08 You to Me Are Everything - Real Thing
09 Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
10 Darkness on the Face of the Earth - Willie Nelson
11 Lazarus - Sophie Solomon
12 Golden Age - Beck

Here's the usual song list:

01 Get Ur Freak On (KT Tunstall)
02 Ain't Misbehavin' (KT Tunstall with Jools Holland)
03 Simple Twist of Fate (KT Tunstall)
04 This Wheel's on Fire (KT Tunstall & Billy Bragg)
05 Tangled Up in Blue (KT Tunstall)
06 Teenage Kicks (KT Tunstall)
07 My Doorbell (KT Tunstall)
08 You to Me Are Everything (KT Tunstall)
09 Fake Plastic Trees (KT Tunstall)
10 Darkness on the Face of the Earth (KT Tunstall with Jools Holland)
11 Lazarus (Sophie Solomon & KT Tunstall)
12 Golden Age (KT Tunstall)

https://www.upload.ee/files/15603012/KTTnstl_2005-2006_CovrSngsVol1_atse.zip.html

The cover art photo was taken at a concert in 2005.