So I was like, ‘It's a covers record, so I can put a cover song in a cover song.’ We went in there and added that just to throw people off.”. Old Crow Medicine Show)“I really wanted to honor Hank Williams, and I've never covered ‘I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry.’ But we also knew something has to be done on this song, otherwise we shouldn't put it on the record, because it could just end up being boring. And it doesn’t matter how I try Are a waste of time Surely, Sara Evans doesn't show an inclination to rework the classic pop, rock, and country tunes she sings on Copy That. That song is actually quite dirty if you listen to the lyrics. Copy That is the star’s first solo studio album since 2017’s critically-acclaimed Words. It was my idea to have them start the song with singing the hook line, kind of sounding like a barbershop quartet.”6th Avenue Heartache“I bought that [Wallflowers] record [Bringing Down the Horse], and after the first time through, I'm like, ‘God, who is that drummer? Jarrad K and John Davidson from The Brummies did the harmony parts on it. I don’t want nobody baby Sara has stayed connected with fans through recent virtual appearances with CMT, Taste of Country and Coffee, Country & Cody. Sara Evans is shining a light on her influences throughout her new covers project, Copy That, due out May 15. Copy That Sara Evans. Phillip Sweet “It’s Too Late” “Monday Morning” “All We Ever Do Is Say Goodbye“ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” feat. I love ‘6th Avenue Heartache’ just for the song that it is. Other people would've just put on your standard guitar solo right there.”It’s Too Late“I did ‘It's Too Late’ really for my daughter Olivia and my son Avery. I had no idea what the song meant, what he was saying. Phillip Sweet)“Phillip Sweet’s voice was just absolutely perfect for that. Co-produced by Sara and Jarrad K (Ruston Kelly, Weezer, Goo Goo Dolls), and released on her own Born To Fly Records, the 13-song collection spans six decades. That's why I chose Jarrad, because of things like that, how his brain works. Whether it's Patsy Cline 's "She's Got You," Fleetwood Mac 's "Monday Morning," Yvonne Elliman 's Bee Gee -written "If I Can't Have You," or the Knack 's "My Sharona," Evans uses the hit version as her lodestar, sticking as close to the original recording as possible. Drawn from the hits of each era, this project will explore all that and more. It ended up being almost everyone's favorite, and everyone thought it should be the first song on the record.”Don’t Get Me Wrong“When you start to record a track, everybody goes in their booth. It was just something I had to do, do a song from that Wallflowers record and kind of honor Matt and how he helped shaped my sound so much.”My Sharona“I was on my way to the studio and turned on the radio and that was on. Since everybody loves John Mayer, you've got to do something that authentically will sound like you and that if John Mayer hears it, he'll think it's cool.’"I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (feat. So there's all those vocals on the beginning. Go crazy is what I will do. Old Crow Medicine Show “Whenever I Call You Friend” feat. ", American Songwriter – “The feisty side of the girl who grew up in rural Missouri and the woman who made her way to legendary status in Nashville can be heard within every note of Copy That.”, People Magazine — “... perfection can be heard on Copy That in everything from the psychedelic solo in the 1978 classic Kenny Loggins and Stevie Nicks duet "Whenever I Call You Friend" with Little Big Town's Phillip Sweet or the subtle and sweet melodic touches on the Poco's 1979 hit "Crazy Love. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and Sara Evans is about to put smiles on a lot of faces with the release of Copy That. I was the first person to ever bring him to Nashville.