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{{Infobox album
| name       = Covered
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Macy Gray]]
| cover      = MacyGrayCovered.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2012|3|26}}
| recorded   = 2011
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = {{flat list |
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[soul music|soul]]
*[[rock music|rock]]}}
| length     = 44:29<br>52:58 <small>(iTunes Deluxe Edition)</small>
| label      = [[429 Records|429]]
| producer   = Macy Gray, Zoux
| prev_title = [[The Sellout (album)|The Sellout]]
| prev_year  = 2010
| next_title = [[Talking Book (Macy Gray album)|Talking Book]]
| next_year  = 2012
}}
'''''Covered''''' is the sixth studio album by American recording artist [[Macy Gray]], released on March 26, 2012, by [[429 Records]]. As the title suggests, the album features covers of previously released tracks by well known rock, pop, rap, and indie artists. Because of the profanities in some covers, such as "[[Creep (Radiohead song)|Creep]]", "Teenagers" and the skit "Really", this is Gray's first album to officially bear a [[Parental Advisory]] warning, though a clean version was also issued. Gray appeared on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'' to promote the album.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dietz|first1=Jason|title=MUSIC MONDAY: NEW ALBUMS, VIDEOS, AND MUSIC NEWS|url=http://www.metacritic.com/feature/music-news-for-the-week-of-march-26-2012|website=MetaCritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=18 February 2017}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| ADM = 6.1/10<ref>{{cite web |title=Macy Gray: Covered |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/4694/Macy-Gray-Covered.aspx |website=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=15 June 2018}}</ref>
| MC = 68/100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/covered/macy-gray|title=Covered by Macy Gray|website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bush|first1=John|title=Macy Gray: Covered |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/covered-mw0002294700 |website=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=15 June 2018}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]''
| rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=John |title=Macy Gray's Covered is a pointless exercise for the creatively bankrupt |url=https://metro.co.uk/2012/06/22/macy-gray-covered-album-review-477423/|access-date=2022-06-20|website=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]] |date=22 June 2012}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[musicOMH]]
| rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=|first1=|title=Macy Gray – Covered |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/macy-gray-covered |website=[[musicOMH]] |accessdate=15 June 2018 |date=25 June 2012}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev4score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=FOSTER |first1=STEPHEN |title=Macy Gray: Covered |url=https://www.popmatters.com/156364-macy-gray-covered-2495868789.html |website=[[PopMatters]] |accessdate=15 June 2018 |date=2 April 2012}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev5Score = B+<ref>{{cite web |title=Consumer Guide Reviews: Covered |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Macy+Gray |website=[[Robert Christgau]] |accessdate=16 June 2018}}</ref>
}}
''Covered'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 5 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/music/covered/macy-gray ''Covered'' (2012): Reviews]. [[Metacritic]]. Retrieved on 2016-05-20.</ref> At AnyDecentMusic?, that collates critical reviews from more than 50 media sources, the album scored 6.1 points out of 10.
==Track listing==
# "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]" - 3:44 ([[Eurythmics]] song)
# "[[Creep (Radiohead song)|Creep]]" - 4:18 ([[Radiohead]] song)
# "You Want Them Nervous (Skit)" [feat. [[J.B. Smoove]]] - 1:12
# "[[Smoke 2 Joints]]" - 2:48 ([[The Toyes]]/[[Sublime (band)|Sublime]] song)
# "La La La (Teaching the Kids)" [feat. Layann Al Saud, Avery Albert, Happy Hinds, & Sienna Steiber] - 0:25
# "[[Teenagers (song)|Teenagers]]" - 2:56 ([[My Chemical Romance]] song)
# "The Power of Love" [feat. Hugh Salk] - 0:41
# "[[Nothing Else Matters]]" ([[Metallica]] song) -5:42
# "[[Sail (song)|Sail]]" - 4:27 ([[Awolnation]] song)
# "I Try Is Cool and All, But (Skit)" [feat. [[Nicole Scherzinger]]] - 1:29
# "[[Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song)|Maps]]" - 2:51 ([[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]] song)
# "[[Love Lockdown]]/[[Nina Simone Sings the Blues|Buck]]" - 3:59 ([[Kanye West]]/[[Nina Simone]] song)
# "Mel Rap [feat. Mel Hinds]" - 0:33
# "[[Bubbly]]" [feat. [[Idris Elba]]] - 3:11 ([[Colbie Caillat]] song)
# "[[Wake Up (Arcade Fire song)|Wake Up]]" ([[Arcade Fire]] song) - 3:52
# "Really (Skit)" [feat. [[MC Lyte]]] - 2:21
# "Here Comes The Rain Again (Dirty Plastic Hits Remix)" <small>(iTunes Bonus Track)</small>- 3:44
# "Sail (Dirty Plastic Hits Remix)" <small>(iTunes Bonus Track)</small> - 4:46
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Chart (2012)
!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
|-
!scope="row"| Croatian Albums Charts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hdu-toplista.com/index.php?what=albumi&w=details&id=1893|title=Top of the Shops - službena tjedna lista prodanih albuma u Hrvatskoj|first=Ideoskop|last=doo|publisher=}}</ref>
|align="center"|29
|-
{{album chart|Finland|44|artist=Macy Gray|album=Covered|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 5, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|92|artist=Macy Gray|album=Covered|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 5, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UKR&B|26|date=20120701|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 5, 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] (Billboard)<ref name="chartsearch">{{cite web|title=Macy Gray - chart search|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3AMacy%20Gray&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Macy%20Gray|website=Billboard.biz|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref>
| align="center"|35
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120402214327/http://www.429records.com/sites/429records/429details/d_macygray.asp Macy Gray] at [[429 Records]]
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