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Folk & singer-songwriter

A Date With The Everly Brothers

This is not the Everlys’ 1960 record — it’s a 2013 tribute with zero documented sonic identity.

A Date With The Everly Brothers is a 2013 tribute album by the Chapin Sisters. It is not the 1960 Everly Brothers record. No sonic, technical, or interpretive detail is provided in the source material.

Chapters & takeaways4
  1. 0:45
    Not From 1960

    A Date With The Everly Brothers is a 2013 tribute album, not a vintage Everly Brothers release.

  2. 2:16
    One of Four

    It was one of four Everly Brothers tribute records released in 2013.

  3. 3:48
    Tribute, Not Original

    It is explicitly a tribute record — not an original studio album by The Everly Brothers.

  4. 5:09
    No Sonic Data

    No details about performance, production, or sound are given anywhere in the source material.

Running order12
  1. 01
    Made to Love2:06

    Heard in Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)Bobby (2006)

  2. 02
    That’s Just Too Much2:41
  3. 03
    Stick With Me Baby1:57
  4. 04
    Baby What You Want Me to Do2:21

    Heard in Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)A Star Is Born (2018)

  5. 05
    Sigh, Cry, Almost Die2:18
  6. 06
    Always It’s You2:30
  7. 07
    Love Hurts2:24

    Heard in Halloween (2007)Halloween II (2009)

  8. 08
    Lucille2:32
  9. 09
    So How Come (No One Loves Me)2:18
  10. 10
    Donna, Donna2:16
  11. 11
    A Change of Heart2:07

    Heard in Ratatouille (2007)

  12. 12
    Cathy’s Clown2:25

Film placements are the ones described in each film's own entry, so the list is partial rather than complete.

Worth your time?

No. The brief is enough.

2.5/ 5
What works
  • identifies the record's status as a tribute
  • places it among three other 2013 Everly Brothers tributes
  • clarifies it is not an original 1960 release
What does not
  • establish how the record sounds
  • identify performers beyond the Chapin Sisters
  • describe arrangements or production
  • link tracks to film use beyond what is verified
Hear it if
  • researchers tracking tribute album trends in 2013
  • cataloguers verifying release metadata
Skip it if
  • listeners seeking sonic evaluation
  • fans of the original Everly Brothers recordings
The written brief1 min read

What the record is and where it came from

A Date With The Everly Brothers is a 2013 tribute album by the Chapin Sisters, not an original 1960 release by The Everly Brothers.

How it sounds, and how it was made

The material gives no information about how the Chapin Sisters’ album sounds, how it was recorded, which instruments were used, or any production choices.

What lands

It lands as a factual identifier: a 2013 tribute record by the Chapin Sisters, part of a wave of four Everly Brothers tributes released that year.

What does not

It does not establish anything about arrangement, vocal technique, tempo, key, instrumentation, studio environment, or sonic texture.

The ideas inside it

The material does not describe any ideas, themes, or conceptual framing inside the album.

Who should hear it, and who should not

Those researching 2013 tribute culture should hear it. Those seeking to understand the sound of The Everly Brothers’ 1960s output should not — this record is unrelated to that era’s recordings.

Is it worth your time

It is not worth your time if you are looking for insight into the sonic qualities of the record — because none is provided in the source material.

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