Things Have Changed
Studio album by
Bettye LaVette
ReleasedMarch 30, 2018 (2018-03-30)
GenreR&B,[1] Americana
LabelVerve
ProducerSteve Jordan[2]
Bettye LaVette chronology
Worthy
(2015) 		Things Have Changed
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic85/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
PopMatters9/10[2]
Rolling Stone[5]

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]

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

All tracks composed by Bob Dylan

No.TitleLength
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

See also

References

  1. ^ Chilton, Martin (April 3, 2018). ""Choosing A Song Is Like Choosing A Lover": Bettye LaVette On Dylan Covers Album". Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Levy, Joe (March 30, 2018). "Review: Bettye LaVette Dives Deep Into Bob Dylan Songbook on 'Things Have Changed'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  6. ^ "61st GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees & Winners List". Grammy.com. December 7, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Greil Marcus's Real Life Rock Top 10: Bettye LaVette Rewrites Dylan, George Washington Claps Back | The Village Voice". www.villagevoice.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  8. ^ Victoria, Adia. "Things Have Changed". Twitter.
  9. ^ 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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