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The Guardian[3]

I've Got My Own Hell to Raise is an album by Bettye LaVette.[4] It was released on September 27, 2005, on Anti-.[2] The album comprises covers of songs written by other female artists including Aimee Mann, Joan Armatrading, Sinéad O'Connor, Rosanne Cash, Dolly Parton and Fiona Apple, whose song "Sleep to Dream" (1997) contains the album's title within its lyrics. I've Got My Own Hell to Raise was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.

Track listing

  1. "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" (Sinéad O'Connor) – 2:11
  2. "Joy" (Lucinda Williams) – 3:55
  3. "Down to Zero" (Joan Armatrading) – 3:10
  4. "The High Road" (Sharon Robinson) – 4:29
  5. "On the Surface" (Rosanne Cash) – 3:26
  6. "Just Say So" (Cathy Majeski, John Scott Sherrill) – 4:29
  7. "Little Sparrow" (Dolly Parton) – 4:41
  8. "How Am I Different" (Aimee Mann, Jon Brion) – 4:28
  9. "Only Time Will Tell" (Toni Brown) – 4:33
  10. "Sleep to Dream" by (Fiona Apple) – 3:46

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart performance for I've Got My Own Hell to Raise
Chart (2005) Peak
position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[5] 44
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[6] 4

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