Adam Lambert Covers Duran Duran’s ‘Ordinary World,’ Announces ‘High Drama’ Covers Album Release Date

The first taste of Adam Lambert‘s High Drama covers album is here.

The 40-year-old “If I Had You” hitmaker announced plans to roll out an album of reimagined classics earlier this month.

The first – an update on Duran Duran‘s “Ordinary World” – arrived on Tuesday (December 13) alongside confirmation of the LP’s release date.

Adam‘s version of “Ordinary World” transforms the 1993 alt-ballad with a lush instrumentation into something sparser.

“Came in from a rainy Thursday / on the avenue / Thought I heard you talking softly / I turned on the lights, the TV / and the radio / Still I can’t escape the ghost of you,” he sings over somber keys.

It’s a restrained but lovely interpretation from the superstar vocalist.

High Drama arrives on February 24. Preorder and save it here.

Find out which American Idol judge Adam would record a duet with and how he thinks Simon Cowell‘s voice sounds.

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