One likes the covers concept espoused by blues-rockers The Jeff Healey Band in a kind of backhanded way: as much as one admires the chops displayed by Toronto's blind guitarist whiz-kid, the group's songwriting is somewhat lyric-challenged.
Cover to Cover works to circumvent the combo's main limitations.
The disc kicks off in grand style with a dramatic, original instrumental reading of The Yardbird's "Shapes of Things." A pair of Hendrix numbers ("Freedom," "Angel") chalks up to unfortunate typecasting for Healey.
Some inclusions (try the Stealer's Wheel chestnut "Stuck in the Middle with You") are bland vanilla throwaways.
Still others, namely Spirit's "I Got a Line on You," sends one running back to the original versions.
Mind you, if any of these point new listeners in the direction of the original, then a valuable public service has been performed.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shapes of ThingsKeith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Yer BluesJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 3 | Stop Breakin Down | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | AngelJimi Hendrix | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | EvilWillie Dixon | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | Stuck in the Middle With YouJoe Egan, Gerry Rafferty | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | I'm ReadyWillie Dixon | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Communication BreakdownJohn Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Me and My Crazy SelfHenry Glover, Syd Nathan | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | Highway 49 | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | The Moon Is Full | The Jeff Healey Band | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 43 mins | 99 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 292 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art Avalos | Percussion |
| 2 | Roy Bittan | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 3 | John Bonham | Composer |
| 4 | Greg Calbi | Mastering |
| 5 | Randy California | Composer |
| 6 | Richard Chycki | Engineer |
| 7 | Eric Clapton | Composer |
| 8 | Willie Dixon | Composer |
| 9 | Joe Egan | Composer |
| 10 | John Fogerty | Composer |
| 11 | Henry Glover | Composer |
| 12 | George Harrison | Composer |
| 13 | Jeff Healey | Bass, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 14 | The Jeff Healey Band | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 15 | Jimi Hendrix | Composer |
| 16 | John Paul Jones | Composer |
| 17 | Ed Krautner | Engineer |
| 18 | Rick Lazar | Percussion |
| 19 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 20 | Mark Lennon | Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Roy Lott | Executive Producer |
| 22 | Deadric Malone | Composer |
| 23 | Glen Marchese | Engineer |
| 24 | Amanda Marshall | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 25 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 26 | Mischke | Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Chad Munsey | Engineer |
| 28 | Syd Nathan | Composer |
| 29 | Jimmy Page | Composer |
| 30 | Thom Panunzio | Mixing, Producer |
| 31 | John Popper | Guest Artist, Harmonica |
| 32 | Gerry Rafferty | Composer |
| 33 | Keith Relf | Composer |
| 34 | Ronnie Rivera | Engineer |
| 35 | Joe Rockman | Bass |
| 36 | Pat Rush | Guitar |
| 37 | Paul Samwell-Smith | Composer |
| 38 | Paul Shaffer | Guest Artist, Keyboards |
| 39 | Angela Skouras | Art Direction, Artwork |
| 40 | Tom Stephen | Drums |
| 41 | Barry Wentzell | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |