Covenant (UFO album)

Covenant
Studio album / Live album by
UFO
Released25 July 2000
RecordedPrairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California, LCM Studios, Novato, California
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length48:45 (CD1) + 34:06 (CD2)
LabelShrapnel
ProducerMike Varney, Ralph Patlan and UFO
UFO chronology
Walk on Water
(1995) 		Covenant
(2000) 		Sharks
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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.

Track listing

CD 1: Covenant album
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Is Forever"Michael Schenker, Phil Mogg4:22
2."Unraveled"Pete Way, Mogg4:16
3."Miss the Lights"Schenker, Mogg4:43
4."Midnight Train"Schenker, Mogg4:55
5."Fool's Gold"Schenker, Mogg5:36
6."In the Middle of Madness"Schenker, Mogg3:48
7."The Smell of Money"Schenker, Mogg3:44
8."Rise Again"Way, Mogg4:30
9."Serenade"Schenker, Mogg5:00
10."Cowboy Joe"Schenker, Mogg4:13
11."The World and His Dog"Schenker, Mogg3:35
CD 2: Live USA
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mother Mary"Schenker, Mogg3:52
2."This Kids"Schenker, Mogg4:07
3."Let It Roll"Schenker, Mogg4:41
4."Out in the Street"Way, Mogg5:07
5."Venus"Schenker, Mogg4:51
6."Pushed to the Limit"Schenker, Mogg4:07
7."Love to Love"Schenker, Mogg7:16
Japanese edition additional live tracks
No.TitleLength
8."Shoot Shoot" 
9."C'mon Everybody" 
  • On CD 2, the following incorrect order of tracks is printed on the cover and on the disc itself:
Curiosity
No.TitleLength
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

Band members

Additional musicians

  • Jesse Bradman, Luis Maldonaldo[3] – backing vocals
  • Kevin Carlson – keyboards

Production

  • 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

Chart (2000) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 53
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[5] 20

References

  1. ^ Hill, Gary. "UFO Covenant review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  2. ^ Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  3. ^ Covenant (liner notes). UFO. Shrapnel Records. 2000. SH 11422.{cite AV media notes}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.