The Pillowcase

The Pillowcase
EP by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs
Released	August 22, 2006
Recorded	Lolina Green (Matthew Sweet's home studio)
Genre	Rock
Label	Shout! Factory / Parasol Records
Producer	Matthew Sweet, Susanna Hoffs
Matthew Sweet chronology
Under the Covers, Vol. 1 (2006) The Pillowcase (2006) Sunshine Lies (2008)
Susanna Hoffs chronology
Under the Covers, Vol. 1 (2006) The Pillowcase (2006) Under the Covers, Vol. 2 (2009)

The Pillowcase is a collaboration EP between alternative rock artist Matthew Sweet and Bangles singer Susanna Hoffs. Released by Shout! Factory in 2006 in collaboration with Parasol Records as a double-7" vinyl, it contains 4 cover versions of favorite songs from the 1960s. It was designed as a companion piece to Sweet and Hoffs' album, Under the Covers, Vol. 1. Two of the tracks on the EP appear on that album, while the other two tracks were originally exclusive to the EP, but were later released in the compilation box set Completely Under the Covers.^[1]

Track listing

* tracks initially exclusive to this EP

Personnel

• Matthew Sweet - vocals, guitar, organ, piano
• Susanna Hoffs - vocals
• Ivan Julian - acoustic guitar, "feedback"
• Richard Lloyd - guitar
• Van Dyke Parks - piano
• Ric Menck - drums, tambourine
• Julie Pusch - violin, viola
• Joseph Harvey - cello
• Shawn Amos - executive producer
• Bob Ludwig - mastering
• Henry Diltz - photography
• Ed Fotheringham - illustrations
• Jeff Palo - artwork, package supervision
• Todd Gallopo - package design
• Julee Stover - editorial supervision
• Emily Johnson - project assistant
• John Roberts - project assistant

References

External links

• Official Myspace site
• Parasol Records website