Guilt by Association Vol. 1 is a compilation album released September 4, 2007 by Engine Room Recordings. It features indie rock artists covering well-known pop and R&B songs.
Overview Conceived and compiled by Engine Room Recordings, the album brings together a variety of artists in the indie music scene.
Engine Room Recordings held a music video contest in support of the album's release. The winner was Andy Cahill, and his video for Devendra Banhart's cover of the Oasis song "Don't Look Back in Anger" is available for viewing on YouTube and Engine Room Recordings' homepage.
On November 18, 2008, Engine Room released a sequel, Guilt by Association Vol. 2. The third installment of the series, Guilt by Association Vol. 3, was released on November 15, 2011.
Track listing
#TitleArtist(s)Featured guest(s)Covered Artist1"Don't Stop Believin'"Petra HadenJourney2"Don't Look Back in Anger"Devendra BanhartNoah GeorgesonOasis3"From This Moment On"Mark MulcahyShania Twain4"Straight Up"LunaPaula Abdul5"Back for Good"The ConcretesTake That6"Viva Forever"Jim O'Rourke Spice Girls7"Sugar, We're Goin Down"GOATFall Out Boy8"Can't Take That Away (Mariah's Theme)"Bonnie 'Prince' BillyMariah Carey9"Love's Theme"Money Mark The Woodrow Jackson OrchestraLove Unlimited Orchestra10"Breaking Free"Porter BlockHigh School Musical11"Just Like Jesse James" The Mooney SuzukiCher12"Two Tickets To Paradise"Geoff FarinaEddie Money13"Chop Suey"Casey SheaSystem of a Down14"Say My Name"SuperchunkDestiny's Child15"Burnin' for You"Mike WattBlue Öyster Cult16 (iTunes bonus)"Careless Whisper"Porter BlockWham!
Critical reception
Harp Magazine has recognized the album, highlighting the juxtaposition between the independent nature of the cover artists and the mainstream popularity of the covered acts.Schacht, John. HARP, August 2007
See also Guilt by Association Vol. 2 Guilt by Association Vol. 3
References
External links Official Myspace of GbA Official website by Engine Room Recordings Official Facebook fanpage