Under the Covers, Vol. III

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Under the Covers, Vol. III
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 15, 2019
Studio
Various
  • Sonic Ranch Studios
  • (Texas)
  • Santa Monica Recordings
  • (Santa Monica, California)
Genre
Length50:57
Label Self-released
Producer Jim Roach
Ninja Sex Party chronology
Cool Patrol
(2018)
Under the Covers, Vol. III
(2019)
The Prophecy
(2020)
Singles from Under the Covers, Vol. III
  1. "We Built This City"
    Released: November 1, 2019
  2. "Down Under"
    Released: November 8, 2019

Under the Covers, Vol. III is the seventh studio album by the American musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party, originally released on November 15, 2019. [1] It is the third cover album released by the duo, following Under the Covers (2016) and Under the Covers, Vol. II (2017). Like its predecessors, it features renditions of pop and rock songs from the 1970s and 1980s.

Contents

While the album was teased for a late 2019 release, the official release date of the album was announced at the band's 10th anniversary show in Chicago on October 12, 2019.

As with the band's previous three albums, Under the Covers, Vol. III features contributions from TWRP as a backup band on all songs except "Safety Dance". [2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."We Built This City" Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, Peter Wolf Starship 4:39
2."Photograph" Steve Clark, Pete Willis, Rick Savage, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Joe Elliott Def Leppard 4:15
3."Down Under" Colin Hay, Ron Strykert Men at Work 3:11
4."Sledgehammer" Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel 4:33
5."Glory of Love" Peter Cetera, David Foster, Diane Nini Peter Cetera 4:35
6."Always Something There to Remind Me"Burt Bacharach, Hal David Lou Johnson 3:09
7."Closer to the Heart" Neil Peart, Peter Talbot Rush 2:41
8."Nights on Broadway" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees 4:39
9."Owner of a Lonely Heart" Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, Trevor Horn Yes 3:59
10."When You Were Mine" Prince Prince 3:28
11."Safety Dance" Ivan Doroschuk Men Without Hats 2:42
12."I Won't Back Down" Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne Tom Petty 3:03
13."Don't Fear the Reaper" Donald Roeser Blue Öyster Cult 6:03

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [3] 12
US Billboard 200 [4] 42

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