Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
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| Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 25, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 56:32 | |||
| Label | Anti- | |||
| Producer | Bettye LaVette, Michael Stevens, Rob Mathes | |||
| Bettye LaVette chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[3] |
| Boston Phoenix | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A-[5] |
| Paste Magazine | 7.6/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.3/10[7] |
| Slant Magazine | [8] |
Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook is a studio album by soul musician Bettye LaVette, which covers songs by British rock legends such as the Beatles, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and more. The album was released in 2010 under Anti- Records. On June 21, 2010, it charted at number 1 on the US Billboard Top Blues Albums, where it was in the charts for 39 weeks.[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Word" | Lennon-McCartney | 3:37 |
| 2. | "No Time to Live" | Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" | Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus | 3:49 |
| 4. | "All My Love" | John Paul Jones, Robert Plant | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Isn't It a Pity" | George Harrison | 4:19 |
| 6. | "Wish You Were Here" | Roger Waters, David Gilmour | 3:49 |
| 7. | "It Don't Come Easy" | Ringo Starr | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Maybe I'm Amazed" | Paul McCartney | 3:50 |
| 9. | "Salt of the Earth" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Nights in White Satin" | Justin Hayward | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad" | Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin | 5:36 |
| 13. | "Love, Reign o'er Me" | Pete Townshend | 5:31 |
