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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Rivers Cuomo quote|I wrote a program to get all of the data from Spotify’s API, and we looked at the songs that were most popular that were not tagged “classic rock” or “alternative rock,” and that came out before 1994 — with the exception of “No Scrubs,” that one’s just too cool. I think there were about 200 songs in the report, so we picked the top ones and started learning them. I got all of the a capellas from YouTube and spent about 50 hours doing the vocals, really trying to get everything exactly right, and replicate all the different tracks. They did so much more layering in the ’80s than nowadays.|''Billboard'' interview, [[2019]]<ref>Ginsberg, Gab "Rivers Cuomo on His Data-Driven Approach to Weezer" ''Billboard''. 1 March 2019. https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/weezer-rivers-cuomo-data-driven-approach-interview-8500614/</ref>}} | |||
The Teal Album consists of ten covers of various popular songs from the 20th century, ranging from a cover of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" to "Africa" by Toto. It contains no originally written songs, making it the band's first and currently only covers album. After a successful internet fan campaign to get the band to release a cover of Toto's "Africa", the Teal album was released digitally on January 24, 2019, and | The Teal Album consists of ten covers of various popular songs from the 20th century, ranging from a cover of Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" to "Africa" by Toto. It contains no originally written songs, making it the band's first and currently only covers album. After a successful internet fan campaign to get the band to release a cover of Toto's "Africa", the Teal album was released digitally on [[January 24]], [[2019]], and received a physical release on [[March 8]], 2019. | ||
==Release== | ==Release== | ||
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| title1 = [[Africa]] | | title1 = [[Africa]] | ||
| writer1 = | | writer1 = [[Wikipedia:David Paich|David Paich]], [[Wikipedia:Jeff Porcaro|Jeff Porcaro]] | ||
| extra1 = [[Toto]] | | extra1 = [[Wikipedia:Toto|Toto]] | ||
| length1 = 3:58 | | length1 = 3:58 | ||
| title2 = [[Everybody Wants to Rule the World]] | | title2 = [[Everybody Wants to Rule the World]] | ||
| writer2 = | | writer2 = [[Wikipedia:Roland Orzabal|Roland Orzabal]], [[Wikipedia:Ian Stanley|Ian Stanley]], [[Wikipedia:Chris_Hughes_(musician)|Chris Hughes]] | ||
| extra2 = [[Tears for Fears]] | | extra2 = [[Wikipedia:Tears for Fears|Tears for Fears]] | ||
| length2 = 4:04 | | length2 = 4:04 | ||
| title3 = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]] | | title3 = [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]] | ||
| writer3 = | | writer3 = [[Wikipedia:Annie Lennox|Annie Lennox]], [[Wikipedia:David A. Stewart|David A. Stewart]] | ||
| extra3 = | | extra3 = [[Wikipedia:Eurythmics|Eurythmics]] | ||
| length3 = 3:34 | | length3 = 3:34 | ||
| title4 = [[Take on Me]] | | title4 = [[Take on Me]] | ||
| writer4 = | | writer4 = [[Wikipedia:Magne Furuholmen|Magne Furuholmen]], [[Wikipedia:Morten Harket|Morten Harket]], [[Wikipedia:Pål Waaktaar|Pål Waaktaar]] | ||
| extra4 = | | extra4 = [[Wikipedia:A-ha|A-ha]] | ||
| length4 = 3:43 | | length4 = 3:43 | ||
| title5 = [[Happy Together]] | | title5 = [[Happy Together]] | ||
| writer5 = | | writer5 = [[Wikipedia:Alan Gordon (songwriter)|Alan Gordon]], Garry Bonner | ||
| extra5 = [[The Turtles]] | | extra5 = [[Wikipedia:The Turtles|The Turtles]] | ||
| length5 = 2:25 | | length5 = 2:25 | ||
| title6 = [[Paranoid]] | | title6 = [[Paranoid]] | ||
| writer6 = | | writer6 = [[Wikipedia:Geezer Butler|Geezer Butler]], [[Wikipedia:Tony Iommi|Tony Iommi]], [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[Wikipedia:Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]] | ||
| extra6 = [[Black Sabbath]] | | extra6 = [[Black Sabbath]] | ||
| length6 = 2:44 | | length6 = 2:44 | ||
| title7 = [[Mr. Blue Sky]] | | title7 = [[Mr. Blue Sky]] | ||
| writer7 = | | writer7 = [[Wikipedia:Jeff Lynne|Jeff Lynne]] | ||
| extra7 = | | extra7 = [[Wikipedia:Electric Light Orchestra|Electric Light Orchestra]] | ||
| length7 = 4:46 | | length7 = 4:46 | ||
| title8 = [[No Scrubs]] | | title8 = [[No Scrubs]] | ||
| writer8 = | | writer8 = [[Wikipedia:Kevin Briggs (music_producer)|Kevin Briggs]], [[Wikipedia:Kandi Burruss|Kandi Burruss]], [[Wikipedia:Tameka Cottle|Tameka Cottle]], [[Wikipedia:Lisa Lopes|Lisa Lopes]] | ||
| extra8 = | | extra8 = [[Wikipedia:TLC|TLC]] | ||
| length8 = 3:10 | | length8 = 3:10 | ||
| title9 = [[Billie Jean]] | | title9 = [[Billie Jean]] | ||
| writer9 = [[Michael Jackson]] | | writer9 = [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] | ||
| extra9 = Michael Jackson | | extra9 = Michael Jackson | ||
| length9 = 4:54 | | length9 = 4:54 | ||
| title10 = [[Stand by Me]] | | title10 = [[Stand by Me]] | ||
| writer10 = | | writer10 = [[Wikipedia:Ben E. King|Ben E. King]], [[Wikipedia:Jerry Leiber|Jerry Leiber]], [[Wikipedia:Mike Stoller|Mike Stoller]] | ||
| length10 = 3:00 | | length10 = 3:00 | ||
| extra10 = Ben E. King | | extra10 = Ben E. King | ||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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{{Discography}} | {{Discography}} | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Weezer albums]] | [[Category:Weezer albums]] | ||
[[Category:2019 releases]] | [[Category:2019 releases]] | ||
[[Category:Self-titled records]] | [[Category:Self-titled records]] | ||