Things Have Changed (album)
Things Have Changed is a studio album by Bettye LaVette. It was released in March 2018 through Verve Records. The album features songs originally written and sung by Bob Dylan.[2]
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| Released | March 30, 2018 | |||
| Genre | R&B,[1] Americana | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Steve Jordan[2] | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
The album received a nomination for Best Americana Album and "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" received a nomination for Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[6]
Greil Marcus, writing in the Village Voice, named it the best album of 2018.[7]
Lavette's arrangement of the title track has proven influential. Both Margo Price and Adia Victoria have performed the song live in arrangements directly inspired by LaVette's.[8][9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Things Have Changed" | 6:57 |
| 2. | "It Ain't Me Babe" | 5:46 |
| 3. | "Political World" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight" | 5:21 |
| 5. | "Seeing the Real You at Last" | 5:08 |
| 6. | "Mama, You Been on My Mind" | 3:47 |
| 7. | "Ain't Talkin'" | 5:41 |
| 8. | "The Times They Are A-Changin'" | 5:10 |
| 9. | "What Was It You Wanted" | 4:47 |
| 10. | "Emotionally Yours" | 5:27 |
| 11. | "Do Right to Me Baby (Do Unto Others)" | 3:38 |
| 12. | "Going, Going, Gone" | 4:06 |
References
- Chilton, Martin (April 3, 2018). ""Choosing A Song Is Like Choosing A Lover": Bettye LaVette On Dylan Covers Album". Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- De Steffano, George (May 9, 2018). "Bettye LaVette Is the Leader of the Pack of Bob Dylan Interpreters on 'Things Have Changed'". PopMatters. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- Levy, Joe (March 30, 2018). "Review: Bettye LaVette Dives Deep Into Bob Dylan Songbook on 'Things Have Changed'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". Grammy.com. December 7, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- "Greil Marcus's Real Life Rock Top 10: Bettye LaVette Rewrites Dylan, George Washington Claps Back | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- Victoria, Adia. "Things Have Changed". Twitter.
- Sexton, Paul (2020-06-16). "Watch Margo Price Cover Bob Dylan's 'Things Have Changed' | uDiscover". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
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