The first single from the set, which will be Love's first album since Hole's 1998 swan song "Celebrity Skin," is still being chosen. Much of the album was written with Linda Perry, who has delivered major pop hits for Christina Aguilera and Pink. Additionally, Virgin Records chairman/CEO Matt Serletic is producing two ballads for the project. The other producers are James Barber and Josh Abraham.
Asked if Love's woes with the music industry, which have included suing and being sued by the Universal Music Group (UMG), found their way into any of the songs, the artist told Billboard, "No, not worth writing about ... There's one song about a fictional boy who saves fictional rock'n'roll in a fictional town. Other than that, it's a lot of God and a lot of sex. Some rebirth, stagnation and death and some hope."
"America's Sweetheart" will be followed by another album in fall 2004 and another in fourth-quarter 2005, Lory says. The next record will be a live album that Love plans to record in a women's prison, perhaps in Ireland. Also planned as a DVD, it will include new and previous material, and feature special guests. The third album will most likely be another studio album.
Love will start a U.S. tour Nov. 10. She will be backed by a bassist and guitarist picked from want ads that she placed in the Village Voice. Next year, she will play in Europe, Australia and Japan, and then return for more U.S. gigs.
-- Melinda Newman, L.A.
― Kurtney, Friday, 11 July 2003 20:20 (twenty-two years ago)
Anyone excited or worried?
― Kurtney, Friday, 11 July 2003 20:21 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 July 2003 20:23 (twenty-two years ago)
For her fourth album, Mandy Moore is moving away from teen-leaning pop to interpreting an array of songs she says hold great meaning for her. Due Oct. 21 via Epic, "Coverage" finds Moore interpreting songs by the likes of Joni Mitchell, Joe Jackson, Carly Simon, the Waterboys and XTC, among others.
"It is a compilation of some of the most incredible music I have ever heard in my life and the fact that I got to record these songs is still unimaginable to me," Moore writes on her official Web site.
The 12-track album includes Moore's version of XTC's "Senses Working Overtime," Jackson's "Breaking Us in Two," Simon's "Anticipation" and Elton John's "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters."
"I could've done a whole Elton cover record," Moore writes. "I saw Elton a couple weeks ago and I told him that I was singing one of his songs and he was very excited. I'm really nervous for the original artists to hear these songs."
Other artists whose material she tackles are Blondie, Cat Stevens, Carole King, John Hiatt, Todd Rundgren and Joan Armatrading. Moore's site currently hosts streaming samples of all of the songs on the album, as well as her thoughts on several of the tracks.
"This is a big step for me, this record," she adds. "I continue to want to bring challenges not just to myself but to all of you who continue to support as well as inspire me with your enthusiasm and love for great music."
The album will be Moore's first since her 2001 self-titled set. That release debuted at No. 35 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 436,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Along with her music career, Moore is continuing her silver screen pursuits. She next stars in "How To Deal," which opens July 18 in U.S. theaters. Moore does not appear on the film's Capitol soundtrack, which, as previously reported, features cuts from Liz Phair, the Flaming Lips, Beth Orton and the Donnas.
Other upcoming film projects include "Saved" with Macaulay Culkin and Mary-Louise Parker, "Cursed" with Christina Ricci, Shannon Elizabeth and Skeet Ulrich and "The Upside of Anger" with Kevin Costner.
Here is the "Coverage" track list:
"Help Me" (Joni Mitchell)"Anticipation" (Carly Simon)"Breaking Us in Two" (Joe Jackson)"One Way or Another" (Blondie)"Moonshadow" (Cat Stevens)"Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters" (Elton John)"I Feel the Earth Move" (Carole King)"Whole of the Moon" (Waterboys)"Have a Little Faith In Me" (John Hiatt)"Senses Working Overtime" (XTC)"Can We Still Be Friends" (Todd Rundgren)"Drop the Pilot" (Joan Armatrading)
Not excited at therecord, but what people will think of the songs shes covering.Mandy moore = Courtney 'talentless money hungry poptart' Love
― Para, Friday, 11 July 2003 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)
The concept of Mandy Moore touching this song makes my brain bleed out of my ears.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 July 2003 20:27 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sam J. (samjeff), Friday, 11 July 2003 20:28 (twenty-two years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 July 2003 20:33 (twenty-two years ago)
― Roy, Friday, 11 July 2003 20:36 (twenty-two years ago)
― TMFTML (TMFTML), Friday, 11 July 2003 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 11 July 2003 20:53 (twenty-two years ago)
― edward o (edwardo), Friday, 11 July 2003 21:31 (twenty-two years ago)
Are you at the bottom of a well or something?
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 July 2003 21:33 (twenty-two years ago)
Seriously, there's nothing wrong with it. It's decent and respectful. Okay, then, it's boring.
― edward o (edwardo), Friday, 11 July 2003 23:55 (twenty-two years ago)
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Saturday, 12 July 2003 00:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Saturday, 12 July 2003 02:32 (twenty-two years ago)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 12 July 2003 02:38 (twenty-two years ago)
― Matt Maxwell (Matt M.), Saturday, 12 July 2003 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)
― edward o (edwardo), Saturday, 12 July 2003 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)
― Sean (Sean), Sunday, 13 July 2003 03:20 (twenty-two years ago)
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