Covers (Show of Hands album)

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Covers
Studio album by Show of Hands
Released	2000
Recorded	January 2000
Studio	Chudleigh Town Hall, Devon
Genre	Folk contemporary folk
Length	49:32
Label	Hands on Music
Producer	Gerard O’Farrell
Show of Hands chronology
Folk Music (1998) Covers (2000) Cold Frontier (2001)

Covers is the eighth studio album by English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands. The album was released in 2000 by the duo's own label Hands on Music. The album exclusively features cover versions of thirteen songs by the duo, chosen and recorded to reflect the band's contemporary musical influences. As such, the album contains no Steve Knightley compositions. The album was recorded over two days in Chudleigh Town Hall, Devon, with producer Gerald O'Farrell, and features only "straight performances", with its songs being untouched by post-production or techniques such as overdubbing or double tracking, presenting a "live" sound. The album followed their limited edition release Folk Music (1998), which featured the band's versions of traditional folk songs, and was the duo's first array into creating an album of music without Knightley compositions.

The album was released to a positive critical reception, with Dave Tuxford of Living Tradition was "superbly produced" and that "it's unlikely that you'll be less than impressed."^[1] The album's cover version of Billy Joel's "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" was featured on the band's compilation album Roots: The Best of Show of Hands (2007). A follow-up album of cover versions, Covers 2, was recorded with Miranda Sykes and released in November 2010.