Juliana Hatfield (2012)

A snippet of press blurb:

Juliana Hatfield's first-ever all-covers album featuring an eclectic mix of rock and pop song interpretations (Bad Company, Pete Yorn, Teenage Fanclub, ELO, Liz Phair, Led Zeppelin)--acoustic as well as raw rock and electric programmed-beat versions. Some produced and mixed by Andy Chase of Ivy / Brookville. Featuring background vocals from Matthew Caws of Nada Surf.

Personnel

Juliana Hatfield – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion
Matthew Caws – background vocals on tracks 1, 5 and 8
Peter Adams – keyboards
Ed Valauskas – bass
Pete Caldes – drums
Tom Dube – drum track on track 1
Andy Chase – additional instrumentation and drum tracks on tracks 2 and 8
Brad Walsh – additional instrumentation and drum tracks on track 5

PledgeMusic campaign

This was Juliana Hatfield’s second PledgeMusic project.The campaign offered the album as a download, CD and signed vinyl, alongside archive material, artwork, the 20 Questions email exchange, phone chats and two private Q Division shows. A percentage of the proceeds was intended for IMPACT Boston, and a limited offer allowed three supporters to commission a personal song for $1,000. See the full PledgeMusic campaign history for more.

Availability

10 August 2012: PledgeMusic subscribers download release date

28 August 2012: General release

The album was also available at most of the usual digital places including iTunes and Spotify, and latterly on all streaming platforms.

24 July 2026: Vinyl reissue with all tracks via American Laundromat Records

2026 Vinyl Reissue

American Laundromat Records in April 2026:

We are excited to reissue Juliana's eponymous covers album on vinyl. This new pressing features a brand-new vinyl master (with all 12 tracks), and updated artwork colors to distinguish it from the original pressing. Limited to 500 units and available in 2 vinyl color options.

https://www.alr-music.com/collections/out-now/products/juliana-hatfield-covers-album

Spotify Playlist (Original Artists)

For those of you with Spotify, here's a playlist of the songs as recorded by the original artists.

This was created for Spotify in the UK. Hopefully most if not all songs are licensed in other regions.

Original Artist Videos

Teenage Fanclub - Cells

Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising

Bad Company - Ready For Love (originally a Mott The Hoople song)

I Blame Coco - Selfmachine

Nada Surf - Fruit Fly

Pete Yorn - Closet

Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Is The Night

Ryan Adams - Do I Wait

Liz Phair - Friend Of Mine

The Who - My Wife

Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll