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Under the Covers, Vol. II
Under the Covers, Vol. II
Studio album by Ninja Sex Party
Released	October 27, 2017
Genre	Rock; synthpop; progressive rock; glam rock;
Length	51:03
Label	Self-released
Producer	Jim Arsenault
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Under the Covers, Vol. II is the fifth studio album by American comedy duo Ninja Sex Party. It is their second cover album and a follow-up to their previous album Under the Covers. It follows the same musical orientation, consisting of covers of songs from the 1970s and 1980s and straying from the duo's usual comedic style. The album was released on October 27, 2017.

It is their second album to feature Tupper Ware Remix Party as backup band; guitarist Satchel from Steel Panther is also featured as a guest on "Limelight", as well as the Super Guitar Bros. on the final track, "Rocket Man". Four official music videos based on tracks from the album have been released, including "Pour Some Sugar on Me" released on October 12, "Rocket Man" released on October 19, "Heat of the Moment" released on October 26, and "Africa" released on November 1 the next year. On May 2nd, 2019, a music video for "In Your Eyes" was released, featuring animation by artist Imogen Scoppie. A third cover album, Under the Covers Vol. III, was announced on October 4th, 2019 on Ninja Sex Party's official Twitter page [1], with the official cover artwork being revealed on October 13th, 2019 [2]. The album is scheduled to release on November 15th, 2019, with pre-orders being available on November 1st.

Production

On June 28, 2017, the band announced on their Facebook page that they had completed all the songs for the album, with a planned September/early October 2017 release date. The following day, they announced the tracklist.

Tupper Ware Remix Party, which have served as Ninja Sex Party's backup band since 2015, confirmed their involvement on July 2, stating that they helped "record and produce" ten of the twelve featured songs.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original artist	Length
1.	"Africa"	David Paich, Jeff Porcaro	Toto	4:43
2.	"More Than a Feeling"	Tom Scholz	Boston	4:29
3.	"Limelight"	Lyrics: Neil Peart / Music: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee	Rush	4:24
4.	"Pour Some Sugar on Me"	Joe Elliott, Rick Savage, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Mutt Lange	Def Leppard	3:45
5.	"Something About You"	Wally Badarou, Phil Gould, Mark King, Mike Lindup	Level 42	4:24
6.	"In Your Eyes"	Peter Gabriel	Peter Gabriel	5:23
7.	"Heat of the Moment"	John Wetton, Geoff Downes	Asia	3:25
8.	"You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)"	Pete Burns, Steve Coy, Wayne Hussey, Tim Lever, Mike Percy	Dead or Alive	4:07
9.	"Don't Lose My Number"	Phil Collins	Phil Collins	4:44
10.	"I Wish"	Stevie Wonder	Stevie Wonder	3:27
11.	"Your Wildest Dreams"	Justin Hayward	The Moody Blues	3:55
12.	"Rocket Man"	Lyrics: Bernie Taupin / Music: Elton John	Elton John	4:10

Personnel

Ninja Sex Party

Dan Avidan – lead and backing vocals
Brian Wecht – keyboards, piano, synthesizer and programming

Additional personnel

Tupper Ware Remix Party – backup band
- Lord Phobos – guitar
- Commander Meouch – bass guitar
- Doctor Sung – keytar
- Havve Hogan – drums
Jim Arsenault – production
Super Guitar Bros – acoustic guitar ("Rocket Man")
Satchel – guitar ("Limelight")

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[1]	89
US Billboard 200^[2]	19
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[4]	2
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)^[5]	4
US Digital Albums (Billboard)^[6]	15

References

^ "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
^ "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[dead link]} Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Ninja_Sex_Party-1] "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[ac_Billboard200_Ninja_Sex_Party-2] "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[ac_BillboardIndependent_Ninja_Sex_Party-3] "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[ac_BillboardRock_Ninja_Sex_Party-4] "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[ac_BillboardAlbumSales_Ninja_Sex_Party-5] "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

[ac_BillboardDigital_Ninja_Sex_Party-6] "Ninja Sex Party Chart History (Digital Albums)".^{[dead link]} Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2017.

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+The album was released on October 27, 2017.
-The album was released on October 27, 2017.<ref name="GameGrumps">{{Citation|last=GameGrumps|title=Sonic Adventure DX: Sorcery of Ehh - PART 10 - Game Grumps|date=2015-07-28|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b05ph9CcuKs&t=6m2s|accessdate=2016-07-12}}</ref><ref name="Tracklist Announcement">{{cite web|title=Here's the finalized track list for Under The Covers Vol. 2!|url=https://www.facebook.com/ninjasexparty/photos/a.321654953926.150135.93490713926/10154772820293927/?type=3&theater|publisher=Ninja Sex Party's official [[facebook]]|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>
-It is their second album to feature [[Tupper Ware Remix Party]] as [[backup band]]; guitarist [[Russ Parrish|Satchel]] from [[Steel Panther]] is also featured as a guest on "[[Limelight (Rush song)|Limelight]]", as well as the Super Guitar Bros. on the final track, "[[Rocket Man (song)|Rocket Man]]".<ref name="TWRP">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/tupperwareremixparty/posts/10154920680600805|title=Ninja Sex Party released the official track list to Under The Covers 2!|publisher=Tupper Ware Remix Party's official [[facebook]]|accessdate=September 9, 2017|date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> Four official music videos based on tracks from the album have been released, including "[[Pour Some Sugar on Me]]" released on October 12, "[[Rocket Man (song)|Rocket Man]]" released on October 19, "[[Heat of the Moment (Asia song)|Heat of the Moment]]" released on October 26, and "[[Africa (Toto song)|Africa]]" released on November 1 the next year.<ref name="GameGrumps"/> On May 2nd, 2019, a music video for "In Your Eyes" was released, featuring animation by artist Imogen Scoppie.<ref name="In Your Eyes">{{Citation|title=In Your Eyes - NSP|date=2019-05-02|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdkqZSxTaX0|accessdate=2016-07-12}}</ref>
+It is their second album to feature [[Tupper Ware Remix Party]] as [[backup band]]; guitarist [[Russ Parrish|Satchel]] from [[Steel Panther]] is also featured as a guest on "[[Limelight (Rush song)|Limelight]]", as well as the Super Guitar Bros. on the final track, "[[Rocket Man (song)|Rocket Man]]". Four official music videos based on tracks from the album have been released, including "[[Pour Some Sugar on Me]]" released on October 12, "[[Rocket Man (song)|Rocket Man]]" released on October 19, "[[Heat of the Moment (Asia song)|Heat of the Moment]]" released on October 26, and "[[Africa (Toto song)|Africa]]" released on November 1 the next year. On May 2nd, 2019, a music video for "In Your Eyes" was released, featuring animation by artist Imogen Scoppie.  A third cover album, Under the Covers Vol. III, was announced on October 4th, 2019 on Ninja Sex Party's official Twitter page [https://twitter.com/ninjasexparty/status/1180167337506304001?s=20], with the official cover artwork being revealed on October 13th, 2019 [https://twitter.com/ninjasexparty/status/1183464942994952196?s=20]. The album is scheduled to release on November 15th, 2019, with pre-orders being available on November 1st.
 == Production ==
-On June 28, 2017, the band announced on their [[Facebook]] page that they had completed all the songs for the album, with a planned September/early October 2017 release date.<ref name="Update!!!"/> The following day, they announced the tracklist.<ref name="Tracklist Announcement"/>
+On June 28, 2017, the band announced on their [[Facebook]] page that they had completed all the songs for the album, with a planned September/early October 2017 release date. The following day, they announced the tracklist.
-Tupper Ware Remix Party, which have served as Ninja Sex Party's backup band since 2015, confirmed their involvement on July 2, stating that they helped "record and produce" ten of the twelve featured songs.<ref name="TWRP"/>
+Tupper Ware Remix Party, which have served as Ninja Sex Party's backup band since 2015, confirmed their involvement on July 2, stating that they helped "record and produce" ten of the twelve featured songs.
 == Track listing ==
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 ==Personnel==
 '''Ninja Sex Party'''
-*[[Dan Avidan]]&nbsp;– lead and backing vocals
+*[[Dan Avidan]] – lead and backing vocals
-*[[Brian Wecht]]&nbsp;– keyboards, piano, synthesizer and [[Programming (music)|programming]]
+*[[Brian Wecht]] – keyboards, piano, synthesizer and [[Programming (music)|programming]]
 '''Additional personnel'''
-* [[Tupper Ware Remix Party]]&nbsp;– backup band<ref name="TWRP"/>
+* [[Tupper Ware Remix Party]] – backup band
-** Lord Phobos&nbsp;– guitar
+** Lord Phobos – guitar
-** Commander Meouch&nbsp;– bass guitar
+** Commander Meouch – bass guitar
-** Doctor Sung&nbsp;– [[keytar]]
+** Doctor Sung – [[keytar]]
-** Havve Hogan&nbsp;– drums
+** Havve Hogan – drums
-* Jim Arsenault&nbsp;– production
+* Jim Arsenault – production
 * Super Guitar Bros – acoustic guitar ("[[Rocket Man (song)|Rocket Man]]")
 * [[Russ Parrish|Satchel]] – guitar ("[[Limelight (Rush song)|Limelight]]")
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-! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
+! scope="col"| Peak position
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 {{album chart|BillboardCanada|89|artist=Ninja Sex Party|rowheader=true|accessdate=November 7, 2017}}

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Cover albums	Under the Covers Vol. II Vol. III
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