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List Price: $6.99 | | Label: Sbme Special Mkts.
Salesrank: 33442
Released: March 1, 2008 |
| Our Price: $3.64 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Coverage Track Listing:
1. Senses Working Overtime
2. Whole of the Moon
3. Can We Still Be Friends?
4. I Feel the Earth Move
5. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
6. Drop the Pilot
7. Moonshadow
8. One Way or Another
9. Breaking Us in Two
10. Anticipation
11. Help Me
12. Have a Little Faith in Me
Editorial Review:
In a pop world where history is rarely acknowledged beyond whatever American Idol dishes out, Mandy Moore has discovered a stash of old records. The 19-year-old singer-actress who first appeared with 1999’s "So Real" has now decided to stretch her artistry with a dozen ’70s and ’80s touchstones. The results are mixed, but in the end Coverage is a success. Never over singing just because she can, but in proudly good voice, she brings worthy new shades to XTC’s "Senses Working Overtime," Todd Rundgren’s "Can We Still Be Friends" and Blondie’s "One Way or Another," while acknowledging the breakthroughs of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon . Whether she’ll continue to follow this path is unknown, but this CD is an achievement Moore can be proud of. --Heather Court
Coverage Reviews:
Bien Fait Well done! 
2009-08-14 - She does other peoples songs better than her own, She's finally found a sound that works for her. Singing other artists songs is not an easy thing. Covers usually tend to be awsome or awful, There's never seems to be any inbetween. Mandy does an amazing job on just about each song. I'm still unfamiliar with some of her song choices but they're still great. I'm so glad Mandy chose to put something like this together, excellent choice! She needed this. "Moonshadow" has to be one of the best covers i've heard by any artist in a while. More artists should do coverage records.
Moore Coverage Please Mandy!
2009-06-06 - As Mandy has just released Amanda Leigh and with Wild Hope under her belt it would be nice for her to release a second album of covers-learning from the mistakes of this album.
1. Senses Working Overtime-Fun pop song with a good line "Try to taste the difference between a lemon and a lime" and a song that was completely opposite to what was on the charts at the time. 6/10
2. The Whole Of The Moon-I prefer Mandy's vocals a little less agressive and loud which makes the chorus a lttle rough but still a good pop song. 6/10
3.Can We Still Be Friends-One of the best covers on the album-Mandy's soft vocals are suited perfectly to the words which makes the song so enjoyable. Def. one to put on repeat. 9/10
4. I Feel The Earth Move-I like this version but I prefer the original. Again Mandy's vocals are a bit too loud on the chorus-6/10
5. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters-This is probably Mandy's favorite cover (I remember it being played at some award show as her theme). I like it though I have yet to consider it memorable. 7/10
6. Drop The Pilot-One of the better upbeat covers, fun and well (not over) sung. 7/10
7. Moonshadow-Mandy's soft vocals on this song make it a decent if not memorable cover. 8/10
8. One Way Or Another-I would have prefered for her to cover Blondie's Heart of glass as opposed to this song. Okay cover. 7/10
9. Breaking Us In Two-One of the better covers on the album. 8/10
10. Anticipation-Not as good as the original but still quite good. 9/10
11. Help Me-Not as good as the original-its just not different enough otherwise quite good and the best cover on the album. 10/10
12. Have A Little Faith In Me-A good song but I would not have released this song as the single-Mandy seems to have a knack for NOT picking the right song as the single(though they may have been trying to capture the audience and the momentum mandy had gained from A walk to remember with tracks like 'Only Hope' and such). 8/10
At a point in her career where the only option to be different was to write her own songs choosing to do covers I think was a wise move. It gave her more time to actually have something to write!
An essential to Mandy's career-a good way for these songs to be introduced to a new generation though for fans of the originals-a compilation cd might be best. B Album for content but A for effort!
Courageous and outstanding
2007-09-30 - The obvious intent of this CD was to transition Mandy Moore from "teen pop sensation" to a more adult sound. Since she is, you know, an adult. For my money, she more than succeeded with this release and continues to progress with her latest effort "Wild Hope". There is no harm in artists evolving. In the case of Mandy, it has done much more to help her, being that many of those with whom she arrived on the scene have seemed to take very downward paths. There seems a split here as to whether she knew anything about the songs she was recording for the CD. I'm sure she knew what she was doing, but it matters not. It sounds great. "Moonshadow" and "Breaking us In Two" were the highlights for me.
Disappointing.... 
2007-08-06 - I've been a fan of Mandy Moore from the beginning, but that was way back in 2000. I was hoping that she would have evolved a little bit more being that it is 2007. This cd was not entirely a waste of money, but there were only 2 or 3 songs worth listening to more than once.
Good Music
2007-03-18 - When mainstream artists choose to re-make older songs, the tracks that are re-done are often radio hits that exist in several forms already. With Mandy Moore's 2003 album, "Coverage", this practice took on a slightly different feel. While all the tracks on the record are covers (hence the title), they are relatively unknown to today's fans.
It's unusual for someone choosing to cover 70s and 80s songs to pick hits by artists like Todd Rundgren, Carly Simon, or Cat Stevens. This, however, is exactly what Moore has done. There are no Eagles or Fleetwood Mac to be found; not that those artists are bad, per se, but that their music is so often re-done that modern listeners are already familiar with it.
Not only are the songs different choices for a teen singer to cover, but the tracks are well-done. The original versions shine through, and while Mandy has put her hallmark vocals on the hits, they aren't changed around beyond recognition. For perhaps the first time since the 1960s, when re-making songs was common practice, tunes are displayed with respect to the original artist.
Normally, I stray away from covers. But this CD is simply full of good music. Listening to these tunes, I have a new appreciation for the lesser-known tracks by Elton John and Cat Stevens. And isn't that the whole idea behind listening to music?
