Cover Up (Ministry album)

Cover Up
Cover Up
Studio album by Ministry and Co-Conspirators
Released	April 1, 2008
Recorded	2007 at 13th Planet Studios, El Paso, Texas
Genre	Industrial metal, thrash metal
Length	61:15
Label	13th Planet
Producer	Al Jourgensen
Ministry and Co-Conspirators chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
Allmusic	^[2]
Alternative Press	^[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.5/10^[4]
Sputnikmusic	2.5/5^[5]

Cover Up is an album of cover songs by Ministry (titled: Ministry and Co-Conspirators) released on April 1, 2008. The album includes previously released covers "Roadhouse Blues", "Lay Lady Lay" and "Supernaut". Cover Up was intended to be Ministry's final release before their three-year break up from 2008 to 2011.^[6]

On December 3, 2008, "Under My Thumb" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best Metal Performance in 2009. It lost to "My Apocalypse" by Metallica.^[7]

Track listing[]

No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Under My Thumb"	The Rolling Stones	3:58
2.	"Bang a Gong (Get It On)"	T. Rex	4:48
3.	"Radar Love"	Golden Earring	5:21
4.	"Space Truckin'"	Deep Purple	3:51
5.	"Black Betty"	Lead Belly	3:21
6.	"Mississippi Queen"	Mountain	3:14
7.	"Just Got Paid"	ZZ Top	3:13
8.	"Roadhouse Blues"	The Doors	4:27
9.	"Supernaut"	Black Sabbath	7:08
10.	"I Want You (She's So Heavy)" (Japanese release only)	The Beatles	4:42
11.	"Lay, Lady, Lay"	Bob Dylan	5:44
12.	"What a Wonderful World"	Louis Armstrong	7:01
23.	"What a Wonderful World" (Short Slow Version)		4:17
44.	"What a Wonderful World" (Short Fast Version)		3:35
69.	"Willie Stigmata" (sung by anonymous fan, affecting a Willie Nelson voice)		1:04

Personnel[]

Alien Jourgensen – string arrangements (1, 11, 23, 44), horn arrangements (1–3), pedal steel guitar (1, 10), background vocals (1, 3, 4), lead guitar (2), B3 organ (3–5), keyboards (4), vocals (5, 7–11, 23, 44), programming (6, 8, 9), guitars (6, 8–10), slide guitar (7), harmonica (8), bass (9), harpsichord (11, 23, 44), drum programming, additional programming, production
Sin Quirin – lead guitar (1, 5, 8), guitars (1–7, 11, 23, 44), bass (2–7, 11, 23, 44)
Burton C. Bell – vocals (1)
Tony Campos – bass (1)
Josh Bradford – vocals (2, 3)
Clayton Worbeck – keyboards (2)
Thomas M. Victor – vocals (4, 6), lead guitar (4, 6), guitar (8)
Hell Paso Mosh Choir – background vocals (5)
Paul Raven – bass (8)
Casey Chaos – intro vocals (8)
John S. Bilberry – drum programming (8), additional programming, engineering
Paul Barker – bass (10)
Jeff Ward – drums (9)
Mike Scaccia – guitar (9)
Rey Washam – drums (10)
Louis Svitek – guitar (10)
Edu Mussi – piano (11, 23)
Alejandro Rosso – background vocals (11, 23, 44)
Juan José González – background vocals (11, 23, 44)
Samuel D'Ambruoso III – drum programming
Dave Donnely – mastering
Lawton Outlaw – art direction, design, layout

References[]

^ Bowar, Chad. "Ministry and Co-Conspirators - Cover Up Review". About.com.
^ Jeffries, David. "Cover Up - Ministry". Allmusic.
^ "Ministry - Cover Up CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
^ Lee, Cosmo (2008-04-02). "Ministry: Cover Up". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
^ Spencer, Trey (2008-05-17). "Ministry - Cover Up (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
^ "Metal Hammer sponsors Ministry's final ever tour". Metal Hammer. 2008-02-11. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
^ "Metallica Wins 'Best Metal' Grammy For 'My Apocalypse'". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-02-08. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

[1] Bowar, Chad. "Ministry and Co-Conspirators - Cover Up Review". About.com.

[2] Jeffries, David. "Cover Up - Ministry". Allmusic.

[3] "Ministry - Cover Up CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

[4] Lee, Cosmo (2008-04-02). "Ministry: Cover Up". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

[5] Spencer, Trey (2008-05-17). "Ministry - Cover Up (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

[6] "Metal Hammer sponsors Ministry's final ever tour". Metal Hammer. 2008-02-11. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2008-02-11.

[7] "Metallica Wins 'Best Metal' Grammy For 'My Apocalypse'". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-02-08. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

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