I'll Take Care of You (Mark Lanegan album)

I'll Take Care of You is the fourth solo album by former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan. This album consists of cover songs.

I'll Take Care of You
Studio album by Mark Lanegan
Released	September 21, 1999
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	33:40
Label	Sub Pop Beggars Banquet
Producer	Martin Feveyear
Mark Lanegan chronology
Scraps at Midnight (1998) I'll Take Care of You (1999) Field Songs (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Alternative Press	1/00, pp.90-1
Robert Christgau	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)[3]
Q	11/99, p.126

Recording

The album features Lanegan's interpretation of songs from a wide variety of songwriters, including Tim Rose, Tim Hardin, Booker T. Jones, and Buck Owens. I'll Take Care Of You also includes the traditional song "Little Sadie." A review from NME said: "it's probably his finest, most tenderly-delivered work to date."[4] Pitchfork Medias Neil Lieberman said this about the album: "In this collection, Lanegan's managed to tug on the timeless threads that hold the patchwork of American music together. And that's certainly something to consider."[5] The album opener "Carry Home" was composed by Jeffrey Lee Pierce, with whom Lanegan would write "Kimiko's Dream House," which would appear on his next album Field Songs.

The title song was featured in an episode of Veronica Mars's third season entitled "There's Got To Be A Morning After Pill".

Reception

Steve Huey of AllMusic: "It's a testament to Lanegan's interpretive skill that he's able to use his already well-established style so effectively yet again, as most of these versions range from stunning to merely excellent."

Track listing

1. "Carry Home" - 3:00 (Jeffrey Lee Pierce)
2. "I'll Take Care of You" - 2:50 (Brook Benton)
3. "Shiloh Town" - 3:22 (Tim Hardin)
4. "Creeping Coastline of Lights" - 3:20 (Leaving Trains)
5. "Badi-Da" (Fred Neil) - 3:21
6. "Consider Me" - 3:49 (Eddie Floyd, Booker T. Jones)
7. "On Jesus' Program" - 2:45 (Overton Vertis Wright)
8. "Little Sadie" - 3:23 (Traditional)
9. "Together Again" - 2:34 (Buck Owens)
10. "Shanty Man's Life" - 3:12 (Stephen Harrison Paulus)
11. "Boogie Boogie" - 2:04 (Tim Rose)

Personnel

• Mark Lanegan - Vocals
• Mike Johnson - Guitar
• Steve Berlin - Organ, flute, piano
• Mark Boquist - Drums
• Greg Calbi - Mastering
• Van Conner - Bass
• Brett Eliason - Engineer
• Martin Feveyear - Organ, percussion, piano, producer, engineer, mixing, wurlitzer
• Mark Hoyt - Guitar (acoustic), guitar (electric), vocals
• Jeff Kleinsmith - Layout design
• David Krueger - Violin
• Barrett Martin - Percussion, vibraphone
• Mark Pickerel - Drums
• Ben Shepherd - Bass
• Chris Takino - A&R
• Stanford Wilson - Photography

References

1. "I'll Take Care of You - Mark Lanegan". Allmusic.
2. "CG: Artist 882". Robert Christgau.
3. "Mark Lanegan: I'll Take Care of You". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
4. "I'll Take Care Of You | NME". September 12, 2005. Retrieved May 24, 2020.