Covenant is the fifteenth album by the British hard rock band UFO. It was published as a limited edition 2-disc album, with disc 1, titled Covenant, containing entirely new material, and disc 2, titled Live USA, containing a collection of classics performed live. Covenant saw the return of Michael Schenker on guitar, as he had left the band in the middle of the Walk on Water tour.
| Covenant | ||||
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| Studio album / Live album by | ||||
| Released | 25 July 2000 | |||
| Recorded | Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California, LCM Studios, Novato, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 48:45 (CD1) + 34:06 (CD2) | |||
| Label | Shrapnel | |||
| Producer | Mike Varney, Ralph Patlan and UFO | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Is Forever" | Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Unraveled" | Pete Way, Mogg | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Miss the Lights" | Schenker, Mogg | 4:43 |
| 4. | "Midnight Train" | Schenker, Mogg | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Fool's Gold" | Schenker, Mogg | 5:36 |
| 6. | "In the Middle of Madness" | Schenker, Mogg | 3:48 |
| 7. | "The Smell of Money" | Schenker, Mogg | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Rise Again" | Way, Mogg | 4:30 |
| 9. | "Serenade" | Schenker, Mogg | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Cowboy Joe" | Schenker, Mogg | 4:13 |
| 11. | "The World and His Dog" | Schenker, Mogg | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mother Mary" | Schenker, Mogg | 3:52 |
| 2. | "This Kids" | Schenker, Mogg | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Let It Roll" | Schenker, Mogg | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Out in the Street" | Way, Mogg | 5:07 |
| 5. | "Venus" | Schenker, Mogg | 4:51 |
| 6. | "Pushed to the Limit" | Schenker, Mogg | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Love to Love" | Schenker, Mogg | 7:16 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 8. | "Shoot Shoot" | |
| 9. | "Come On Everybody" |
- On CD 2, the following incorrect order of tracks is printed on the cover and on the disc itself:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mother Mary" | |
| 2. | "Let It Roll" | |
| 3. | "This Kids" | |
| 4. | "Love to Love" | |
| 5. | "Out in the Street" | |
| 6. | "Pushed to the Limit" | |
| 7. | "Venus" |
Personnel
editBand members
edit- Phil Mogg – vocals
- Michael Schenker – guitar[2]
- Pete Way – bass
- Aynsley Dunbar – drums
- Simon Wright – drums (on Live USA)
- Paul Raymond – guitar, keyboards (on Live USA)
Additional musicians
edit- Jesse Bradman, Luis Maldonaldo[3] – backing vocals
- Kevin Carlson – keyboards
Production
edit- Mike Varney – producer
- Ralph Patlan – associate producer, engineer, mixing, mastering
- Joe Marquez – engineer, mixing
- Luis Maldonado – engineer, backing vocals
- Gene Cornelius – assistant engineer
- Tim Gennert – mastering
- Steve Jennings – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 53 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] | 20 |
References
edit- ^ Hill, Gary. "UFO Covenant review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
- ^ Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ Covenant (liner notes). UFO. Shrapnel Records. 2000. SH 11422.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.