Keke Covers
2017 studio album by Keke Wyatt
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Keke Covers is cover album by American R&B recording artist Keke Wyatt. It was released on February 14, 2017, through Aratek Entertainment.[1]
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| Released | February 14, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Label | Aratek Entertainment | |||
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The album features covers from Mary J. Blige's cover of Rose Royce, Beyoncé, Jeremih, Prince and The New Power Generation, Rihanna, Zayn, Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You", Calvin Harris, Marvin Gaye and Chris Stapleton.[2]
Background and release
After the success of the lead single "Sexy Song", taken from her fourth studio album Rated Love, Wyatt uploaded a cover music video of Mary J. Blige's version of "I'm Goin' Down" to her YouTube channel, announcing a series of covers titled "Keke Covers" on January 28, 2016.[3] On February 2, 2016, on the fourth anniversary of Whitney Houston's death, Wyatt released the second video in the series, covering "I Will Always Love You".[4] On March 1, 2016, a cover of Beyoncé's "Love On Top" was released.[5] It was followed on March 15 by her version of "Diamonds" by Rihanna.[6]
On April 12, 2016, Wyatt released a cover of Jeremih's "Oui";[7] a remix version featuring both Wyatt and Jeremih's vocals was uploaded on May 16.[8] Following the death of Prince, she paid tribute by releasing "Diamonds and Pearls" on May 2.[9] This was followed by covers of Zayn's "Pillowtalk" on May 31;[10] "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton (originally by David Allan Coe) on June 29;[11] and Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On", featuring her brother Keever West, on July 27.[12] On February 14, 2017, she released her covers album via iTunes,[1] Amazon,[13] Google Play,[14] Spotify[15] and Tidal.[16] A music video for "This Is What You Came For" was uploaded to Wyatt's YouTube channel on the day of the album's release.[17]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "I'm Goin' Down" | Norman Whitfield | Mary J. Blige | 1:58 |
| 2. | "Love On Top" | Beyoncé | 3:18 | |
| 3. | "Oui" |
| Jeremih | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Diamonds and Pearls" | Prince | Prince and The New Power Generation | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Diamonds" | Rihanna | 3:47 | |
| 6. | "Pillowtalk" |
| Zayn | 3:27 |
| 7. | "I Will Always Love You" | Dolly Parton | Whitney Houston | 4:44 |
| 8. | "This Is What You Came For" | Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna | 3:43 | |
| 9. | "What's Going On (feat. Keever West)" | Marvin Gaye | 3:37 | |
| 10. | "Tennessee Whiskey" | Chris Stapleton | 4:25 | |
| Total length: | 37:45 | |||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref |
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| Worldwide | February 14, 2017 | Digital download | Aratek Entertainment | [1][18] |