Jukebox (Cat Power album)

Jukebox
Studio album by
Cat Power
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2008
GenreIndie rock
Length41:33
LabelMatador
Cat Power chronology
The Greatest
(2006) 		Jukebox
(2008) 		Dark End of the Street
(2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Drowned In Sound[3]
The Guardian[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Mojo[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork Media(5.7/10)[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Spin[10]
Uncut[11]

Jukebox is the eighth studio album by Cat Power, released on January 22, 2008 on Matador Records. The album is composed almost entirely of cover songs, save for "Song to Bobby" and "Metal Heart" (previously recorded and released in 1998). It is Marshall's second record of cover songs, after the titular The Covers Record.

A limited-edition silver foil deluxe package was also released containing a bonus disc with five extra songs.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling about 29,000 copies in its first week.[12] As of 2012, sales in the United States have exceeded 137,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[13] It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies throughout Europe.[14]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."New York"John Kander, Fred EbbLiza Minnelli2:00
2."Ramblin' (Wo)man"Hank WilliamsHank Williams3:47
3."Metal Heart"Chan MarshallCat Power3:53
4."Silver Stallion"Lee ClaytonThe Highwaymen2:52
5."Aretha, Sing One for Me"J Harris, Eugene WilliamGeorge Jackson[15]3:12
6."Lost Someone"James Brown, Bobby Byrd, Lloyd StallworthJames Brown & the Famous Flames2:50
7."Lord, Help the Poor & Needy"Jessie Mae Hemphill[16]Jessie Mae Hemphill2:37
8."I Believe in You"Bob DylanBob Dylan4:07
9."Song to Bobby" (original composition)Chan MarshallCat Power4:17
10."Don't Explain"Arthur Herzog Jr., Billie HolidayBillie Holiday3:50
11."Woman Left Lonely"Spooner Oldham, Dan PennJanis Joplin4:07
12."Blue"Joni MitchellJoni Mitchell4:01
Total length:41:33
iTunes Store bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Could We" (original composition)Chan MarshallCat Power2:25
Borders bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Fortunate Son"J. C. FogertyCreedence Clearwater Revival4:22
Australian bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Breathless"Nick CaveNick Cave and the Bad Seeds5:05
Mexican bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
13."Angelitos Negros"Andres Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez MacisteEartha Kitt7:33
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist(s)Length
1."I Feel"Dwayne Carter, Christopher Dorsey, Terius Gray, Byron Thomas, Tab Virgil, Jr.Hot Boys2:48
2."Naked, If I Want To"Jerry MillerMoby Grape2:37
3."Breathless"Nick CaveNick Cave and the Bad Seeds5:05
4."Angelitos Negros"Andres Eloy Blanco, Manuel Alvarez MacisteEartha Kitt7:33
5."She's Got You"Hank CochranPatsy Cline3:30
Total length:21:33

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 36
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] 40
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 5
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 3
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[22] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] 63
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 18
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] 30
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] 30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 27
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 20
US Billboard 200[31] 12

Sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States — 137,000[13]
Summaries
Europe — 100,000[14]

Personnel

Dirty Delta Blues

  • Judah Bauer – guitar
  • Jim White – drums
  • Erik Paparazzi – bass
  • Gregg Foreman – piano, organ

Special Guests

References

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  2. ^ Review, AllMusic
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  5. ^ Times, Los Angeles (September 15, 2014). "CD: Cat Power". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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  7. ^ NME.COM (January 28, 2008). "Cat Power - NME.COM". NME. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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  9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "Reviews | Album Reviews, Concert Reviews | SPIN.com". Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
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  12. ^ Katie Hasty, "'Juno' Unseats Keys From Atop Album Chart", Billboard.com, January 30, 2008.
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