Copy That is a studio album by American country artist Sara Evans. The album was released on May 15, 2020 via Born to Fly Records and was produced by Jarrad K. The project was Evans's tenth studio recording and her first album to consist entirely of covers material. A collection of thirteen songs were chosen for the album and it included two additional artists on the album.
Copy That was produced by Evans and Jarrad K. In his previous work, Jarrad K. also produced music by the Goo Goo Dolls and Weezer.[2] Evans was interested in working with him after hearing his production work on Ruston Kelly's album, Dying Star. The pair began a working relationship that also involved assistance from Evans's children in song selection and production.[3] The Evans family and Jarrad K. chose material that was rooted in the music of Evans's childhood. She performed on a regular basis with her brothers and sisters in a covers band, singing a variety of musical genres.[4] "I grew up onstage in bars, doing the 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. shows, covering songs," Evans recalled.[3] Many of the songs she performed as a child were chosen for the album project.[4]
Content
The album consists of 13 tracks containing a variety of musical styles. This includes three country songs, including Hank Williams's "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry". In an interview with The Boot Evans commented on the track, "“I've never recorded a Hank Williams song before so I chose, ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.’ That song is completely in my wheelhouse, I am the most comfortable singing that kind of music and it's real old time-y country. Bluegrass-y Patty Loveless kind of style."[5]
On the album, Evans collaborates with artists on several different albums tracks. This includes Phillip Sweet (part of the country group Little Big Town) and Old Crow Medicine Show.[1] Evans commented on her collaboration with the Old Crow Medicine Show in an interview with Billboard about the project. "I'm comfortable singing everything, but that just makes me so happy. We called Old Crow Medicine Show, they were the band for that song, and it just sounds like you're literally stepping back to the 1950s."[2]
Copy That received a mixture of reviews from critics upon its release. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album only 2.5 out of 5 stars. Erlewine questioned Evans's originality as an artist on most of the song selections. "Copy That is a clever title for a covers album, but it also raises the question of whether these new cover versions are mere Xeroxes of the original," he commented. Erlewine did highlight "If I Can't Have You," "It's Too Late" and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" as album highlights.[7]Rolling Stone mentioned that some choices of material were "off the wall." Writer Jon Freeman highlighted the tracks "Come on Eileen" and "If I Can't Have You" as examples of this.[6]
Other reviewers praised the effort. Michael Bialas of PopMatters called Copy That, "a popping fresh collection of 13 cover songs that showcase her powerful pipes and broad musical tastes established while she was a child singer from New Franklin, Missouri, playing four-hour shows in her family band."[4] Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal called it "her greatest album to date."[8]Copy That was also reviewed favorably by The Tennessean. Reviewer Matthew Leimkuehler commented that Evans "shines" on the record.[9]
Release and commercial performance
To promote the new release, Evans issued "If I Can't Have You" as the first single. It was released digitally on March 20, 2020.[1][10] "It's got great lyrics. It’s so dramatic: If I can’t have you, I don't want anybody. I've always loved it and something about that song just makes me think of my childhood," Evans said about the song.[2] Before the album's official release, Evans issued three additional tracks for promotion: "Whenever I Call You "Friend"", "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Hard to Say I'm Sorry".[10] The album was officially released on May 15, 2020.[11][3]Copy That was Evans's first studio recording to not chart on the BillboardTop Country Albums list.[12] However, the project did chart on the BillboardTop Album Sales survey, where it reached number 44.[13] It also peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart.[14]
^ abcReichard, Ryan. "Sara Evans Releasing New Covers Album, Copy That". Taste of Country. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ abcReuter, Annie. "Sara Evans Unveils New Covers Project 'Copy That' and First Song 'If I Can't Have You': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ abcdFreeman, Jon. "Sara Evans Reimagines Her Own Past on Covers Album 'Copy That'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ abcdBialas, Michael. "Safe at Home After Nashville Return, Sara Evans Still Plays to Win With 'Copy That'". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^Carr, Courtney. "Sara Evans Announces Release Date for New Covers Project". The Boot. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ abBetts, Stephen L. "Sara Evans Covers the Pretenders, John Mayer on New Covers Album 'Copy That'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Copy That -- Sara Evans -- Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^Papadatos, Markos. "Review: Sara Evans releases her greatest album to date — 'Copy That'". Digital Journal. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^Leimkuehler, Matthew. "Sara Evans spins through the jukebox on her new covers album, 'Copy That': Interview". The Tennessean. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ abNicholson, Jessica. "Sara Evans To Release Covers Album 'Copy That' In May". Music Row. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^Windsor, Pam. "Singer Sara Evans On Her New 'Copy That' Covers Album". Forbes. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^"Sara Evans Chart History (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^"Copy That chart history (Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^ ab"Copy That chart history (Current Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^Evans, Sara (May 15, 2020). "Copy That (Album Information/Liner Notes)". Born to Fly Records.
^"Sara Evans -- Copy That". Genius. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^"Sara Evans Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^"Copy That by Sara Evans on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^"Copy That by Sara Evans on Amazon Music". Amazon. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
External links
Sara Evans albums discography at Sara Evans.com
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Copy That is a studio album by American country artist Sara Evans The album was released on May 15 2020 via Born to Fly Records and was produced by Jarrad K The project was Evans s tenth studio recording and her first album to consist entirely of covers material A collection of thirteen songs were chosen for the album and it included two additional artists on the album Copy ThatStudio album by Sara EvansReleasedMay 15 2020 2020 05 15 GenreCountrypop 1 LabelBorn to FlyProducerSara EvansJarrad K Sara Evans chronologyLive from City Winery Nashville 2019 Copy That 2020 Singles from Copy That If I Can t Have You Released March 20 2020 Contents 1 Background 2 Content 3 Critical reception 4 Release and commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 8 Release history 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksBackground EditCopy That was produced by Evans and Jarrad K In his previous work Jarrad K also produced music by the Goo Goo Dolls and Weezer 2 Evans was interested in working with him after hearing his production work on Ruston Kelly s album Dying Star The pair began a working relationship that also involved assistance from Evans s children in song selection and production 3 The Evans family and Jarrad K chose material that was rooted in the music of Evans s childhood She performed on a regular basis with her brothers and sisters in a covers band singing a variety of musical genres 4 I grew up onstage in bars doing the 9 p m to 1 a m shows covering songs Evans recalled 3 Many of the songs she performed as a child were chosen for the album project 4 Content EditThe album consists of 13 tracks containing a variety of musical styles This includes three country songs including Hank Williams s I m So Lonesome I Could Cry In an interview with The Boot Evans commented on the track I ve never recorded a Hank Williams song before so I chose I m So Lonesome I Could Cry That song is completely in my wheelhouse I am the most comfortable singing that kind of music and it s real old time y country Bluegrass y Patty Loveless kind of style 5 The album also includes covers of Patsy Cline s She s Got You and Yvonne Elliman s If I Can t Have You The song features guitar work from Evans s oldest child Avery Barker 3 Pop music covers are also found on the record This includes The Pretenders s Don t Get Me Wrong and Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners 6 Rock covers are also included such as 6th Avenue Heartache by The Wallflowers Evans recorded the track as an ode to the band s session drummer Matt Chamberlain She first hired Chamberlain for her 2001 album Born to Fly because she liked his drumming on the original record of 6th Avenue Heartache 4 On the album Evans collaborates with artists on several different albums tracks This includes Phillip Sweet part of the country group Little Big Town and Old Crow Medicine Show 1 Evans commented on her collaboration with the Old Crow Medicine Show in an interview with Billboard about the project I m comfortable singing everything but that just makes me so happy We called Old Crow Medicine Show they were the band for that song and it just sounds like you re literally stepping back to the 1950s 2 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic Digital JournalAPopMattersFavorableRolling StoneMixedThe TennesseanFavorableCopy That received a mixture of reviews from critics upon its release Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album only 2 5 out of 5 stars Erlewine questioned Evans s originality as an artist on most of the song selections Copy That is a clever title for a covers album but it also raises the question of whether these new cover versions are mere Xeroxes of the original he commented Erlewine did highlight If I Can t Have You It s Too Late and I m So Lonesome I Could Cry as album highlights 7 Rolling Stone mentioned that some choices of material were off the wall Writer Jon Freeman highlighted the tracks Come on Eileen and If I Can t Have You as examples of this 6 Other reviewers praised the effort Michael Bialas of PopMatters called Copy That a popping fresh collection of 13 cover songs that showcase her powerful pipes and broad musical tastes established while she was a child singer from New Franklin Missouri playing four hour shows in her family band 4 Markos Papadatos of Digital Journal called it her greatest album to date 8 Copy That was also reviewed favorably by The Tennessean Reviewer Matthew Leimkuehler commented that Evans shines on the record 9 Release and commercial performance EditTo promote the new release Evans issued If I Can t Have You as the first single It was released digitally on March 20 2020 1 10 It s got great lyrics It s so dramatic If I can t have you I don t want anybody I ve always loved it and something about that song just makes me think of my childhood Evans said about the song 2 Before the album s official release Evans issued three additional tracks for promotion Whenever I Call You Friend I m So Lonesome I Could Cry and Hard to Say I m Sorry 10 The album was officially released on May 15 2020 11 3 Copy That was Evans s first studio recording to not chart on the Billboard Top Country Albums list 12 However the project did chart on the Billboard Top Album Sales survey where it reached number 44 13 It also peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart 14 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Original artist s Length1 If I Can t Have You Barry GibbMaurice GibbRobin GibbYvonne Elliman3 102 Don t Get Me Wrong Chrissie HyndeThe Pretenders3 573 Come on Eileen Billy AdamsJim PetersonKevin RowlandDexys Midnight Runners4 054 Crazy Love Rusty YoungPoco3 015 Whenever I Call You Friend featuring Phillip Sweet Kenny LogginsMelissa ManchesterKenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks4 076 It s Too Late Carole KingToni SternCarole King3 357 Monday Morning Lindsey BuckinghamFleetwood Mac2 498 All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye John MayerJohn Mayer4 369 I m So Lonesome I Could Cry featuring Old Crow Medicine Show Hank WilliamsHank Williams3 5610 6th Avenue Heartache Jakob DylanThe Wallflowers5 5211 My Sharona Berton AverreDoug FiegerThe Knack3 5212 She s Got You Hank CochranPatsy Cline5 0113 Hard to Say I m Sorry a Peter CeteraDavid FosterChicago5 22Personnel EditAll credits are adapted from Genius 16 Musical personnel Audrey Barker background vocals Olivia Barker background vocals Avery Barker electric guitar gang vocals Eli Beaird bass Nick Bockrath guitar Jacob Bryant trumpet Caitlyn Burris gang vocals Sara Evans lead vocals background vocals Billy Justineau keys piano Jarrad K electric guitar Lesley Lyons background vocals Molly Lyons background vocals Greg McCarn gang vocals Old Crow Medicine Show featured artist Samantha Rose gang vocals Eric Slick drums Parker Stacey gang vocals Phillip Sweet featured artist Ben Thompson banjo gang vocals Technical personnel Matt Combs strings Sara Evans producer Jarrad K producerCharts EditChart 2020 Peak positionUS Top Album Sales Billboard 17 44US Current Album Sales Billboard 14 30Release history EditRegion Date Format Label Ref United States May 15 2020 Compact discmusic downloadVinyl Born to Fly Records 18 19 Notes Edit Hard to Say I m Sorry contains Get Away originally performed by Chicago and written by Peter Cetera David Foster and Robert Lamm and a short sample of September written by Maurice White Al McKay and Allee Willis and originally performed by Earth Wind amp Fire 15 References Edit a b c Reichard Ryan Sara Evans Releasing New Covers Album Copy That Taste of Country Retrieved 28 March 2020 a b c Reuter Annie Sara Evans Unveils New Covers Project Copy That and First Song If I Can t Have You Exclusive Billboard Retrieved 28 March 2020 a b c d Freeman Jon Sara Evans Reimagines Her Own Past on Covers Album Copy That Rolling Stone Retrieved 8 July 2020 a b c d Bialas Michael Safe at Home After Nashville Return Sara Evans Still Plays to Win With Copy That PopMatters Retrieved 8 July 2020 Carr Courtney Sara Evans Announces Release Date for New Covers Project The Boot Retrieved 28 March 2020 a b Betts Stephen L Sara Evans Covers the Pretenders John Mayer on New Covers Album Copy That Rolling Stone Retrieved 28 March 2020 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Copy That Sara Evans Songs Reviews Credits Allmusic Retrieved 8 July 2020 Papadatos Markos Review Sara Evans releases her greatest album to date Copy That Digital Journal Retrieved 8 July 2020 Leimkuehler Matthew Sara Evans spins through the jukebox on her new covers album Copy That Interview The Tennessean Retrieved 8 July 2020 a b Nicholson Jessica Sara Evans To Release Covers Album Copy That In May Music Row Retrieved 28 March 2020 Windsor Pam Singer Sara Evans On Her New Copy That Covers Album Forbes Retrieved 8 July 2020 Sara Evans Chart History Country Albums Billboard Retrieved 8 July 2020 Copy That chart history Album Sales Billboard Retrieved 8 July 2020 a b Copy That chart history Current Album Sales Billboard Retrieved 8 July 2020 Evans Sara May 15 2020 Copy That Album Information Liner Notes Born to Fly Records Sara Evans Copy That Genius Retrieved 8 July 2020 Sara Evans Chart History Top Album Sales Billboard Retrieved July 7 2020 Copy That by Sara Evans on Apple Music Apple Music Retrieved 19 May 2020 Copy That by Sara Evans on Amazon Music Amazon Retrieved 19 May 2020 External links EditSara Evans albums discography at Sara Evans com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Copy That amp oldid 1077585226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
