Cover Up (Ministry album)

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
The Last Sucker (2007) Cover Up (2008) Adios... Puta Madres (2009)

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

• Al 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

1. Bowar, Chad. "Ministry and Co-Conspirators - Cover Up Review". About.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
2. Jeffries, David. "Cover Up - Ministry". Allmusic.
3. "Ministry - Cover Up CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
4. Lee, Cosmo (April 2, 2008). "Ministry: Cover Up". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
5. Spencer, Trey (May 17, 2008). "Ministry - Cover Up (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
6. "Metal Hammer sponsors Ministry's final ever tour". Metal Hammer. February 11, 2008. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2008.
7. "Metallica Wins 'Best Metal' Grammy For 'My Apocalypse'". Blabbermouth.net. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on February 10, 2009. Retrieved August 14, 2011.