Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook

Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook is a studio album by soul musician Bettye LaVette, which covers songs by British rock legends such as The Beatles, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and more. The album was released in 2010 under ANTI- Records. On June 21, 2010, it charted at number 1 on the U.S. Billboard's Top Blues Albums, where it was in the charts for 39 weeks.[9]

Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Studio album by Bettye LaVette
Released	May 25, 2010
Genre	Soul, R&B
Length	56:32
Label	ANTI-
Bettye LaVette chronology
The Scene of the Crime (2007) Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook (2010) Thankful N' Thoughtful (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	73/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	A-[3]
The A.V. Club	B+[4]
Slant Magazine	[5]
Paste Magazine	7.6/10[6]
Boston Phoenix	[7]
Pitchfork Media	7.3/10[8]

Track list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Word" (Lennon-McCartney)	3:37
2.	"No Time To Live" (Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi)	4:28
3.	"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell and Sol Marcus)	3:49
4.	"All My Love" (John Paul Jones and Robert Plant)	4:11
5.	"Isn't It a Pity" (George Harrison)	4:19
6.	"Wish You Were Here" (Roger Waters and David Gilmour)	3:49
7.	"It Don't Come Easy" (Ringo Starr)	4:34
8.	"Maybe I'm Amazed" (Paul McCartney)	3:50
9.	"Salt of the Earth" (Jagger/Richards)	4:28
10.	"Nights in White Satin" (Justin Hayward)	4:23
11.	"Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad" (Eric Clapton and Bobby Whitlock)	3:57
12.	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John and Bernie Taupin)	5:36
13.	"Love, Reign o'er Me" (Pete Townshend)	5:31

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	69
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11]	86
US Billboard 200[12]	56
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13]	6
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[14]	1

References

1. "Interpretations: British Rock Songbook". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
2. Leggett, Steve. "Album review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
3. Williams, K. Leander (2010-05-29). "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
4. Heller, Jason (2010-05-25). "Bettye LaVette album review". avclub.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
5. Keefe, Jonathan (2012-05-24). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
6. Libby, Sara (2010-05-24). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations". Paste. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
7. Wood, Mikael (2010-06-01). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". thephoenix.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
8. Patrin, Nate (2010-07-21). "Bettye LaVette: Interpretations - The British Rock Songbook". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
9. "Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
10. "Ultratop.be – Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
11. "Swisscharts.com – Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
12. "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
13. "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
14. "Bettye LaVette Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2019.