Adult Alternative
- Will The Wolf Survive?-Los Lobos (A track that works on more than one level. An interesting subject for a song: How do you adapt to a new culture while respecting your heritage?)
- Not Dark Yet-Shelby Lynne & Allison Moorer (Lynne and Moorer pull off Bob Dylan's lyrics about feeling hopeless and waiting for wounds to heal movingly.)
- Light My Fire-Shirley Bassey (Bassey deserves credit for moxie here. She turns a well-known Doors tune into a jazzy, forthright arrangement with lush orchestral backing.)
- This Road-John McCutcheon (McCutcheon's deep, heartfelt voice shines a light on seemingly ordinary topics, looking at them--in this case, where a road leads--in a way some listeners might not have considered. "This Road" is from McCutcheon's new release, "Ghost Light.")
- I Came To See You/You Were Not There-Ahmad Jamal (Ornate, contemplative piano.)
- When I Fall In Love-Ariel Pocock (An elegant, sublime piano-anchored cover, with no more frills in the melody than necessary.)
- You'll Never Get To Heaven (If You Break My Heart)-Dionne Warwick (Talk about lyrics that up the ante. Warwick sings them with effective, matter-of-fact resignation.)
