Under the Covers | ||||
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Released | July 15, 1997 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 36:48 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | Pete Anderson | |||
Dwight Yoakam chronology | ||||
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Don't Go Away (Oasis Cover) Songtext. Cold and frosty morning, There's not a lot to say, About the things caught in my mind, And as the day was dawning.
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AllMusic | [1] |
Listen to Don't Go There (Originally Performed by Neil Diamond) on Spotify. Hall Of Fame Cover Band Song 2011. Don't Believe the Truth, released in May 2005, topped the UK Albums Chart and produced the number-one singles 'Lyla' and 'The Importance of Being Idle'. In November 2006, the band released a compilation album, Stop the Clocks, which peaked at number two in the UK and was preceded by the release of an EP of the same name.
Under the Covers is the seventh studio album, and the first covers album recorded by Dwight Yoakam. It peaked at No. 8 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, and No. 92 on the Billboard 200.
As he had on the commercially disappointing Gone two years before, Yoakam continued to challenge expectations with a mixed bag of covers, including songs by The Clash, The Kinks, The Beatles, and the Rolling Stones that betrayed the singer’s affection for British rock. Two songs, 'Here Comes the Night' and 'Things We Said Today', were previously recorded for the 1992 compilation album La Croix d'Amour.[2] Various cuts, such as Roy Orbison’s 'Claudette' and the Motown hit 'Playboy,' fit him like a glove, with producer/guitarist Pete Anderson supplying arrangements that work to Yoakam’s strengths, but the Vegas lounge take of The Kinks' 'Tired of Waiting for You' likely baffled listeners, with Yoakam biographer Don McCleese deeming it 'a Rat Pack/Vegas miscalculation.[3] According to Anderson, Yoakam was inspired by Louis Prima on the number.[3] Yoakam also cut Sonny & Cher’s 'Baby Don’t Go' as a duet with Sheryl Crow. AllMusic’s Thom Jurek contends that track 'doesn’t really work either, because Crow is not a country singer and there's enough countrypolitan in Yoakam's read that the two singers seem cold and at odds with each other.'[1] Amazingly, considering how hot the radio-friendly Crow was in the Nineties, the single did not chart, although Yoakam’s reportedly sour relationship with his label Reprise may have been a factor in it not getting pushed.[4] ('Claudette,' the LP’s first single, only made it to #47.) Far more successful was the radically reworked 'Train in Vain,' originally recorded by The Clash but given full-on bluegrass treatment here with Ralph Stanley singing background vocals.
Writer Don McCleese deems the recording 'strange, even by the standards set by Gone.'[5] AllMusic: 'While this set is not perfect, it's still damn fine and warrants repeated listens to come to grips with Yoakam's visionary ambition.'[1]
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 92 |
Australia (ARIA Charts)[6] | 74 |
Canadian RPM Country Albums | 8 |
Canadian Albums Chart | 84 |
Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1997 | 'Claudette' | 47 | 44 | |
'Baby Don't Go' (with Sheryl Crow) | — | — | ||
'—' denotes releases that did not chart |
'Slide Away' | |
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Promotional single by Oasis | |
from the album Definitely Maybe | |
Released | 29 August 1994 |
Recorded | Spring 1994 |
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Length | 6:32 |
Label | Creation |
Songwriter(s) | Noel Gallagher |
Producer(s) | Dave Batchelor |
Definitely Maybetrack listing | |
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'Slide Away' is a song by the English rock band Oasis, taken from their debut studio album Definitely Maybe (1994). It was written by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher and serves as the tenth track on the album.
Noel Gallagher claims he wrote it on a Les Paul guitar that Johnny Marr sent to him, since he had few guitars available to him at the time.[2] On the Definitely Maybe DVD, he also notes that he took Marr's guitar out of the case, sat down, and 'the song wrote itself'. Gallagher wrote it about his girlfriend at the time - Louise Jones and the song was written about their stormy relationship.[3] He described them as 'soulmates' and when they finally split up in June 1994, Noel said 'I don't think I'll ever get over it.'
During the recording of Definitely Maybe, there was an argument between Gallagher and rhythm guitarist Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs. Gallagher was taken to the pub by bassist Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan where he calmed down, had a few drinks, went back to the studios and recorded 'Slide Away'.
Recalling the style of 'Slide Away', Alex Niven wrote that the song 'adopts the classic grunge technique' by combining a 'heavy rock base with a melody that alludes to Neil Young and the Beatles'.[4]
In an interview on the bonus DVD of Stop the Clocks, Gallagher comments that the track contains his brother Liam's best ever singing.
It is featured on their debut album Definitely Maybe,[5] on the 'Whatever' single,[6] and on the 'Champagne Supernova' US single. Also in the Stop the Clocks interview, Noel claimed that he was told to release it as a fifth single from Definitely Maybe, but Gallagher refused, arguing, 'You can't have five [singles] off a debut album.'[7] Furthermore, it is claimed to be Paul McCartney's favourite song by Oasis in the same interview.[7] A limited edition UK promotional CD was pressed to celebrate the band's success at the 1995 Brit Awards. The song is included on Oasis' best-of album Stop the Clocks[8] in a slightly different mix; Noel's backing vocals during the bridge have been removed.
Both of the Gallagher brothers claimed that the song should have been played more often at concerts,[7] and although it was rarely played, it remains a fan favourite. However, it was included on the set list of the band's Dig Out Your Soul Tour. It was described by guitarist Gem Archer as 'the one for the fans'.
A live version recorded on 17 April 1995 at the Southend Cliffs Pavilion was included on the video album, Live by the Sea.[9]A live version of the song was released in 2007 on the live album The Dreams We Have As Children by Noel Gallagher.Liam Gallagher has performed the song at his solo performances, most notably at the Glastonbury Festival and Reading and Leeds Festivals in 2017.[citation needed]
While reviewing the Definitely Maybe album, NME writer Keith Cameron described 'Slide Away' as 'a completely heart-rending love song' that showed the band possessing 'both the sweetness and tenderness to complement their well-proven hooligan qualities.'[5]Gibson Guitar.com listed the song as one of a ten of Noel's best guitar tracks.[2] In the 11 May 2013 edition of NME, the song was listed at number 57 in the magazine's 'The 100 Greatest Britpop Songs' list,[10] and in 2019, it was ranked number 1 in a list of greatest Oasis songs by the same magazine.[11]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Silver | 200,000 |
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
Singer-songwriter Jake Bugg performed a cover of the song for Radio 1's Live Lounge in February 2013.[14]
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