Under the Covers, Vol. 3

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Under the Covers, Vol. 3
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 12, 2013
RecordedLolina Green (Matthew Sweet's home studio)
GenreRock
LabelShout! Factory
ProducerMatthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs
Matthew Sweet chronology
Modern Art
(2011)
Under the Covers, Vol. 3
(2013)
Tomorrow Forever
(2017)
Susanna Hoffs chronology
Someday
(2012)
Under the Covers, Vol. 3
(2013)
Bright Lights
(2021)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Under the Covers, Vol. 3 is the third and final collaboration between alternative rock artist Matthew Sweet and Bangles singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs. Released by Shout! Factory on November 12, 2013, it contains 14 cover versions of songs from the 1980s.

Track listing[edit]

# Title Original artist Length
1. "Sitting Still" R.E.M. 3:18
2. "Girls Talk" Elvis Costello 3:32
3. "Big Brown Eyes" The dB's 1:54
4. "Kid" The Pretenders 3:03
5. "Free Fallin'" Tom Petty 4:18
6. "Save It for Later" The English Beat 3:27
7. "They Don't Know" Kirsty MacColl 3:02
8. "The Bulrushes" The Bongos 2:44
9. "Our Lips Are Sealed" The Go-Go's 2:54
10. "How Soon Is Now" The Smiths 5:45
11. "More Than This" Roxy Music 4:08
12. "Towers of London" XTC 4:55
13. "Killing Moon" Echo & the Bunnymen 4:23
14. "Trouble" Lindsey Buckingham 3:45

Bonus Tracks on iTunes Deluxe Version[edit]

# Title Original artist Length
15. "Train in Vain" The Clash 2:59
16. "You're My Favorite Waste of Time" Marshall Crenshaw 2:28
17. "I Would Die 4 U" Prince 2:52

Personnel[edit]

Susanna Hoffs and Matthew Sweet at SXSW 2006 in Austin, Texas.
  • Matthew Sweet – vocals, guitars (1, 2, 5, 13, 14), bass (1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14), keyboards (2, 6, 7, 9, 11-13), percussion (6, 12, 14)
  • Susanna Hoffs – vocals, percussion (2, 5-7, 9)
  • Dennis Taylor – guitars, bass (1-4, 6, 8, 10-13)
  • Andrew Brassell – guitars (2, 7), keyboards (7)
  • Ric Menck – drums

Production[edit]

  • Derek Dressler – A&R
  • Susanna Hoffs – producer
  • Matthew Sweet – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
  • Andrew Brassell – additional recording
  • Robb McCaffrie – editing supervisor
  • Emily Sage – A&R coordination
  • Karen Hartland – artwork and packaging supervisor
  • SMAY Design – package design
  • Ed Fotheringham – illustrations
  • Drew Reynolds – photography
  • Russell Carter Artist Management Ltd. – management

References[edit]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Under the Covers, Volume 3 at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 October 2018.