Mark Lanegan – I'll Take Care Of You

I’ll Take Care of You, released in September 1999 on Sub Pop and Beggars Banquet, finds Mark Lanegan channeling his brooding baritone into a plaintive, deeply personal covers album. Rather than reinvent, he reinterprets songs from various American traditions—blues, folk, and soul—with spare arrangements and emotional gravity. Lanegan leans on minimal instrumentation: acoustic guitar, organ, soft percussion, and subtle touches of strings or flute. Throughout, he imbues each track with a sense of haunted intimacy, making the album less a tribute than a reshaped meditation on loss and yearning.

Highlights include his intense take on “Consider Me,” the aching title track, and a quietly tormented reading of “On Jesus’ Program.” His voice, at once weathered and expressive, unites the 11 selections into a cohesive whole that feels like confession rather than performance. Over time, I’ll Take Care of You has been celebrated not just as a covers record but as one of Lanegan’s most emotionally resonant works, reinforcing his place as a seminal interpreter of American songcraft.

"I'll Take Care of You really is one of his most affecting, accessible recordings, if not the most." – AllMusic

“Lanegan transforms these songs into a landscape recognizable as the stark, tortured midnight soul of his previous works.” – Pitchfork

“It’s probably his finest, most tenderly-delivered work to date.” – NME

“Using many musicians whom he has worked with before … the arrangements and instrumentation are never less than impressive. … Lanegan’s voice has never sounded better.” – Pennyblack Music