Under the Covers, Vol. 2

Under the Covers Vol. 2
Studio album by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs
Released	July 21, 2009
Studio	Lolina Green (Los Angeles, California); Liscombe Park Studios (Bedfordshire, UK)
Genre	Rock
Length	64:00
Label	Shout! Factory
Producer	Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs
Matthew Sweet chronology
Sunshine Lies (2008) Under the Covers Vol. 2 (2009) Modern Art (2011)
Susanna Hoffs chronology
Under the Covers, Vol. 1 (2006) Under the Covers Vol. 2 (2009) Someday (2012)

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Under the Covers Vol. 2 is the second collaboration between alternative rock artist Matthew Sweet and Bangles singer/guitarist Susanna Hoffs. Released by Shout! Factory on July 21, 2009, it contains 16 cover versions of songs from the 1970s.

The iTunes deluxe edition adds a further ten tracks. The 2015 boxset Completely Under the Covers collects all three volumes of the series, including the iTunes deluxe tracks, with a whole extra CD given over to the Vol. 2 bonus tracks.

• Matthew Sweet – vocals, bass, guitars (1, 2, 4, 6–8), acoustic guitars (3, 5, 10, 12–15), electric 12-string octave guitar (3), ukulele (3), acoustic piano (4, 5, 7–9, 16), organ (4, 5, 7–9, 16), tabla (4), electric guitars (5, 10–13, 15, 16), percussion (6–8), Mellotron (8), electric harpsichord (15)
• Susanna Hoffs – vocals, percussion (1, 2, 4–16), guitars (3), handclaps (5)
• Natalie Byrd – acoustic piano (6)
• Greg Leisz – guitars (1, 6, 10), pedal steel guitar (1, 10, 15), mandolin (3, 14), lead guitar (4, 6, 9), rhythm guitars (9), slide guitar solo (13, 16), acoustic guitar (14), electric guitar solo (14), electric guitar (16), slide guitar (16)
• Lindsey Buckingham – lead guitar (3), guitars (3)
• Peter Phillips – lead guitar (5), guitars (5)
• Steve Howe – electric lead guitar (8), Portuguese 12-string acoustic guitar (8)
• Dhani Harrison – acoustic guitar (16), electric guitar (16)
• Ric Menck – drums
• Evan Peters – handclaps (5)

• Derek Dressler – A&R
• Susanna Hoffs – producer
• Matthew Sweet – producer, recording, mixing
• Evan Peters – additional engineer
• Steve Rispin – additional engineer for Steve Howe (8)
• Glenn Schick – mastering at Glenn Schick Mastering (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Dorothy Stefansky – editing supervisor
• Robert Kim – project supervisor
• Karrie Stoufer – artwork, artwork and package supervisor
• Todd Gallapo – package design
• Danielle Marquez – package design
• George McWilliams – package design
• Ed Fotheringham – illustrations
• Drew Reynolds – photography
• Anthony Chiapetta – photography assistant
• Russell Carter Artist Management Ltd. – management

• Official Myspace site
• Bangles News Release