Beck, Fiona Apple, Vampire Weekend to Contribute to Starbucks Valentine’s Day Compilation
Also Featuring Sharon Jones, Phosphorescent, and Jim James
Dec 11, 2013
Jim James
For those who like to plan way in advance when it comes to getting something special for your significant other on Valentine’s Day, Hear Music/Concord Music and Starbucks have announced the fifth installment of their love song covers compilation Sweeheart 2014. Due out Feb. 4, the new collection of tracks features new takes on old favorites, with Beck taking on John Lennon’s “Love,” Vampire Weekend interpreting opera singer Andrea Bocelli’s “Con Te Partirò,” and Fiona Apple dueting with her sister Maude Maggart on Anton Karas’ “I’m In the Middle of a Riddle.” The record also includes Phosphorescent covering Bob Dylan’s “Tomorrow Is A Long Time,” Sharon Jones tackling Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours,” and Jim James pulling out a rendition of Bob Marley’s “Turn Your Lights Down Low,” the last of which has been made available to stream in full online.
Scroll down below to view the full tracklist, as well as listen to 30-second samples of the entire compilation.
Sweetheart:
Jim James – “Turn Your Lights Down Low” (Bob Marley cover)
Vampire Weekend – “Con Te Partirò” (Inspired by the Andrea Bocelli recording)
Beck – “Love” (John Lennon cover)
Phosphorescent – “Tomorrow Is A Long Time” (Bob Dylan cover)
The Head and the Heart – “Don’t Forget Me” (Harry Nilsson cover)
Valerie June – “Happy or Lonesome” (the Carter Family cover)
Bahamas – “Always on My Mind” (Willie Nelson cover)
Thao – “If You Were Mine” (Ray Charles cover)
Ben Harper – “Fade Into You” (Mazzy Star cover)
Fiona Apple – “I’m In The Middle of a Riddle” (Anton Karas cover)
Brandi Carlile – “The Chain” (Fleetwood Mac cover)
Blake Mills – “I Hope” (Bobby Charles cover)
Sharon Jones – “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” (Stevie Wonder cover)
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