Guilt by Association Vol. 1


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' .
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

#TitleArtistFeatured guestCovered Artist
1"Don't Stop Believin'"Petra HadenJourney
2"Don't Look Back in Anger"Devendra BanhartNoah GeorgesonOasis
3"From This Moment On"Mark MulcahyShania Twain
4"Straight Up"LunaPaula Abdul
5"Back for Good"The ConcretesTake That
6"Viva Forever"Jim O'RourkeSpice Girls
7"Sugar, We're Goin Down"GOATFall Out Boy
8"Can't Take That Away "Bonnie 'Prince' BillyMariah Carey
9"Love's Theme"Money MarkThe Woodrow Jackson OrchestraLove Unlimited Orchestra
10"Breaking Free"Porter BlockHigh School Musical
11"Just Like Jesse James"The Mooney SuzukiCher
12"Two Tickets To Paradise"Geoff FarinaEddie Money
13"Chop Suey"Casey SheaSystem of a Down
14"Say My Name"SuperchunkDestiny's Child
15"Burnin' for You"Mike WattBlue Öyster Cult
16 "Careless Whisper"Porter BlockWham!

Critical reception

has recognized the album, highlighting the juxtaposition between the independent nature of the cover artists and the mainstream popularity of the covered acts.