Under the Covers, Vol. 1 by Matthew Sweet (CD, Apr-2006, Shout! Factory)

Album Features
UPC:	826663976540
Artist:	Matthew Sweet
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2006
Record Label:	Shout! Factory
Genre:	Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. I See the Rain
2. And Your Bird Can Sing
3. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
4. Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
5. Cinnamon Girl
6. Alone Again Or
7. Warmth of the Sun, The
8. Different Drum
9. Kids Are Alright, The
10. Sunday Morning
11. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
12. Care of Cell #44
13. Monday, Monday
14. She May Call You Up Tonight
15. Run to Me

Details
Producer:	Susanna Hoffs, Matthew Sweet, Michael Sweet
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Michael Sweet (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, Mellotron, xylophone, tambourine, hand claps, percussion); Susanna Hoffs (vocals, hand claps); Ivan Julian (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Richard Lloyd (guitar, electric guitar); Greg Leisz (electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar); Julie Pusch (violin, viola); Joseph Harvey (cello); Carey LaMothe (trumpet, French horn); Van Dyke Parks (piano, harpsichord, organ); Ric Menck (drums, bongos, shaker, tambourine).Additional personnel: Susanna Hoffs.Audio Mixer: Michael Sweet.Liner Note Author: Van Dyke Parks.Recording information: Lolina Green Studios, Los Angeles, CA (2005).Illustrator: Ed Fotheringham.Photographer: Henry Diltz.The discographies of both pop-rocker Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs's former band the Bangles are heavily steeped in 1960s sunshine pop, so it's little surprise that the two would team up for an album of covers devoted to their favorite decade. UNDER THE COVERS VOL. 1 finds Sweet and Hoffs performing songs by the Beatles, Dylan, the Beach Boys, the Velvet Underground, the Zombies, and others, throwing in a few tasty obscurities (the wonderful "I See the Rain" by the Marmalade, for example) and a pair of Neil Young tunes for good measure. Hoffs's sultry singing nicely offsets Sweet's tenor, and the whole is fleshed out by Sweet's alternately jangly and stinging guitar work and Van Dyke Parks's arrangements for keys and strings, making for a fresh, inspired look to yesteryear.

Editorial Reviews
Sweet's reedy astringency tempers Hoffs' breathy alto as they bring a warmth to the Velvet Underground's 'Sunday Morning'...
No Depression

[A] taste of the 60s....Just great cover versions of some of the best music of the era.
Dirty Linen

4 stars out of 5 -- What elevates UNDER THE COVERS above mimicry is the poignancy of the performances from all concerned, and especially from Sweet...
Uncut

[T]here's surprising joy to be found in a couple of pros singing songs they love. Hoffs still has that adorable quaver, and Sweet supports her with steady warmth. -- Grade: B+
Entertainment Weekly