Smothered and Covered


Smothered and Covered is a collection of outtakes, demos and rarities by the alternative country band The Handsome Family. It was released in 2003 by Handsome Family Music.

Track listing

  1. "There's A City" - 3:12
  2. *outtake from In the Air
  3. "Sunday Morning Coming Down" - 4:48
  4. *Kris Kristofferson cover
  5. "Prepared Piano #1" - 1:29
  6. *acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on a modified piano
  7. "I Hear A Sweet Voice Calling" - 3:44
  8. *Bill Monroe cover
  9. "Down In The Ground" - 2:30
  10. *4-track demo of the song released on Through the Trees
  11. "Cello #1" - 1:00
  12. *acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on cello
  13. "Trail Of Time" - 3:12
  14. *Alton Delmore cover
  15. "Far Away Eyes" - 4:26
  16. *Rolling Stones cover
  17. "Knoxville Girl" - 4:03
  18. *version of a traditional
  19. "Prepared Piano #2" - 1:04
  20. *acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on a modified piano
  21. "The Last" - 2:45
  22. *4-track demo of the song released on Odessa
  23. "Banks Of The Ohio" - 3:26
  24. *version of a traditional
  25. "Cello #2" - 1:15
  26. *acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on cello
  27. "Natalie Wood" - 3:43
  28. *outtake from Twilight
  29. "#1 Country Song" - 3:35
  30. *demo of the song released on Milk and Scissors
  31. "Prepared Piano #3" - 0:45
  32. *acoustic piece played by Brett Sparks on a modified piano
  33. "Stupid Bells" - 2:59
  34. *4-track song recorded in 1993 on cassette
  35. "The Weinermobile" - 0:59
  36. *song by Brett Sparks