Covenant (UFO album)

Covenant
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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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[edit]

CD 1: Covenant album
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

CD 2: Live USA
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

Japanese edition additional live tracks
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:

Curiosity
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[edit]

Band 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.

[1] Hill, Gary. "UFO Covenant review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.

[Music_Legends-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)

[ac_Germany4_UFO-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – UFO – Covenant" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[ac_UKRock_-5] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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Phil Mogg Andy Parker Neil Carter Vinnie Moore Rob De Luca Paul Raymond Pete Way Michael Schenker Paul Chapman Paul Gray Aynsley Dunbar Jason Bonham Danny Peyronel Clive Edwards Simon Wright Laurence Archer John Norum Bernie Marsden John Sloman Tommy McClendon Larry Wallis Robbie France
Studio albums	UFO 1 UFO 2: Flying Phenomenon Force It No Heavy Petting Lights Out Obsession No Place to Run The Wild, the Willing and the Innocent Mechanix Making Contact Misdemeanor Ain't Misbehavin' High Stakes & Dangerous Men Walk on Water Covenant Sharks You Are Here The Monkey Puzzle The Visitor Seven Deadly A Conspiracy of Stars The Salentino Cuts
Live albums	Live Strangers in the Night Regenerator – Live 1982 Live on Earth
Compilations	Space Metal Anthology The Best of the Rest The Essential UFO The Best of UFO: Gold Collection The Best of UFO: Ten Best Series Flying: The Early Years 1970 – 1973 An Introduction to UFO The Best of UFO (1974–1983) One of Those Nights: The Anthology
Songs	"C'mon Everybody" "(Come Away) Melinda" "Who Do You Love?" "Doctor Doctor" "All or Nothing" "Alone Again Or" "Mystery Train" "Heart Full of Soul" "Break On Through (to the Other Side)" "River of Deceit" "The Pusher" "Paper in Fire" "Rock Candy" "Mississippi Queen" "Ain't No Sunshine" "It's My Life"
Related articles	Discography Members Michael Schenker Group