Covenant (UFO album)

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.

This is about the album by UFO. For other albums titled Covenant see Covenant (disambiguation).

Covenant
Studio album / Live album by UFO
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
UFO chronology
Walk on Water (1995) Covenant (2000) Sharks (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Covenant (CD 1)

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

Live USA (CD 2)

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

Japanese edition additional live tracks

8. "Shoot Shoot"
9. "Come On Everybody"

Curiosity

On CD 2, the following incorrect order of tracks is printed on the cover and on the disc itself:

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

• 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

• Jesse Bradman – 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

References

1. Hill, Gary. "UFO Covenant review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
2. Saulnier, Jason (23 January 2009). "Michael Schenker Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 6 May 2013.