Artist	Song
The Shadows of Knight	Gloria
from Gloria (2005)
John Mellencamp & Meshell Ndegeocello	Wild Night
from Dance Naked (2005)
Jimmy Buffett	Brown Eyed Girl
from One Particular Harbour (1987)
Michael Bublé	Moondance
from Michael Bublé (2003)
Dusty Springfield	Tupelo Honey
from Dusty Springfield: Gold (2006)
Dexy's Midnight Runners	Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
from Too-Rye-Ay (2002)
John Lee Hooker	The Healing Game
from Don't Look Back (2007)
Ian Matthews & The Swinelakers	And It Stoned Me
from A Live Wham (2005)
Love Seed Mama Jump	Domino
from Love Seed Mama Jump (2001)
Vanessa Williams	Someone Like You
from Love Songs (2004)
Jackie DeShannon	I Wanna Roo You
from Jackie...Plus (2007)
Shana Morrison	Sweet Thing
from Caledonia (2007)
Freddie Scott	He Ain't Give You None
from Cry to Me - The Best of Freddie Scott (1998)
Patti Smith	Gloria
from Horses (1996)
El Chicano	Brown-Eyed Girl
from 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of El Chicano (2004)
Martha Reeves	Wild Night
from Martha Reeves (2005)
Cassandra Wilson	Tupelo Honey
from Blue Light 'Til Dawn (1993)
Nancy Wilson & Ramsey Lewis	Moondance
from Meant to Be (2002)
Thea Gilmore	Crazy Love
from Loft Music (2005)
Phil Keaggy	When Will I Ever Learn to Live In God
from Crimson and Blue (2005)
Streetlife	Cleaning Windows
from Caravan (2007)
Josh Graves	Bright Side of the Road
from Sultan of Slide (2000)
Emerald Rose	Irish Heartbeat
from Archives of Ages to Come (2005)

Comment:

What singer [i]wouldn't[/i] want Van's words in their mouth? Only the timid, the tame, or the tin-eared — and you won't find 'em here. In the U.S., the Shadows of Knight (not Them) chalked up the hit version of “Gloria,” a garage-rockin' replica of Them's original, while Patti Smith's stream-of-consciousness punk makeover is nearly unrecognizable, until "G-L-O-R-I-A!!!" erupts like steam from a boiler just before it explodes. Nancy Wilson guides "Moondance" through a jazz club's blue haze and sits it down by the piano, but Michael Bublé decks it in Armani, cues the orchestra, and . . . [i]it's showtime, folks[/i]! And Dusty Springfield floats like quicksilver over "Tupelo Honey," every syllable starched-linen crisp, while Cassandra Wilson dives headlong into a smoky-sweet abyss found somewhere between Curtis Mayfield and Peggy Lee. As you'll hear, artists from John Mellencamp & Me'Shell Ndegeocello to Jimmy Buffett turn to Van to deliver soul — and body — with every stroke of his pen.

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