Things Have Changed

Mixing beloved classics and Eighties cast-offs, the 72-year-old soul singer daringly reshapes the Dylan legend on 'Things Have Changed.'

Bettye LaVette is as confident and fearless as any vocalist working today, and if she felt the least bit intimidated by the prospect of making an album devoted to Bob Dylan's songs, she clearly kept that buried deep.

(Verve)

With Things Have Changed, Bettye LaVette reaches deep into one of pop music’s richest songbooks.

Bettye Lavette's new collection of 12 Bob Dylan songs confirms her longstanding reputation as a great interpreter; her supremely soulful renditions make us...