Cat Power should be known as the Queen of Covers. Following a 2000 album of covers and an active career singing covers at concerts, Chan Marshall, aka Cat Power, pulls out a healthy dose of covers on her latest disc, “Jukebox.”

“Metal Heart” and “Song to Bobby” are the only original tracks on the disc. On her new record, Power decided to tackle some big names. The disc includes covers of Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, James Brown, Hank Williams and others. Power brings her signature blend of soul and blues to each cover.

Power has put together her own posse, dubbed the Dirty Delta Blues Band, for this album. Her drummer, Jim White, hails from the Australian indie band Dirty Three. Other members include Judah Bauer on guitar, Erik Paparazzi on bass and Gregg Foreman on piano and organ. The band helps flesh out Power’s tracks like never before, with pulsating guitars and thumping drumbeats.

“New York,” a song made popular in the 1980s by Frank Sinatra, opens up the disc. The track completely reforms the popular crooner’s tune. Gone are sultry horns and jazz piano, replaced by a driving drumbeat combined with bluesy guitar riffs. Power crafts the song into a blues ballad about starting life again in the Big Apple.

Next, Power takes a turn on Hank Williams’ classic country tune “Ramblin’ (Wo)man.” Here she slows the tempo to add in her soft, silky-smooth voice. The result is a deliciously ethereal ballad that invokes images of a smoky nightclub.

One of the most beautiful tracks on the album is “Metal Heart.” Power manages to infuse a majestic piano line and haunting guitars absent on the 1998 “Moon Pix” version. By crafting a much richer sound, Power has proved her growth as an artist over the past 10 years.

Classic rock rhythm guitar, a funky organ and upbeat vocals help to lift “Aretha, Sing One for Me” above most of Power’s simple work. The track is surprisingly danceable and beckons listeners back to the time of the Queen of Soul herself.

“I Believe In You,” originally recorded by Bob Dylan, is one of the key tracks on the disc. The softness of Dylan’s tune has been supplanted by melodious electric guitar and charged vocals.

The album’s last track covers Joni Mitchell’s “Blue.” Instead of the light and delicate vocals of Mitchell, Power uses her sensuous voice to turn the track into a last call hymn. The song calls to the broken heart of loners at a bar in the late hours of the night.

Power has taken some American classics and blended them into her own smooth mix of soul and blues. The disc, which is definitely worth the time, will both soothe and invigorate any listener.

"Jukebox" by Cat Power received three out of four stars.