:''This is about the album by UFO. For other albums titled Covenant see

Covenant (disambiguation) Covenant may refer to: Religion * Covenant (religion), a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general ** Covenant (biblical), in the Hebrew Bible ** Covenant in Mormonism, a sacred agreement b ...

.'' ''Covenant'' is the fifteenth album by the British

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band

UFO An unidentified flying object (UFO), more recently renamed by US officials as a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon), is any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. On investigation, most UFOs are id ...

. 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 Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German guitarist. He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group. He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker. ...

on guitar, as he had left the band in the middle of the Walk on Water tour.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Band members

Phil Mogg Phillip John Mogg (born 15 April 1948, Wood Green, London) is the lead singer for the English rock band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker.Buckley, Peter (1999) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, , p. ...

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

Pete Way Peter Frederick Way (7 August 1950 – 14 August 2020) was an English hard rock and heavy metal bassist. He was bassist for the rock band UFO from 1968 to 1982; Way rejoined the band briefly in 1988–1989, and full-time from 1991 to 2008. He ...

– bass *

Aynsley Dunbar Aynsley Thomas Dunbar (born 10 January 1946) is an English drummer. He has worked with John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Journey, Jefferson Starship, Nils Lofgren, Eric Burdon, Shuggie Otis, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Mick R ...

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drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* 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 Mike Varney is an American record producer and music publisher. He is the founder of the Shrapnel Label Group, which includes Shrapnel Records, Tone Center Records, and Blues Bureau International. He also has a 50% stake in Magna Carta Record ...

– 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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Covenant (Ufo Album) 2000 albums UFO (band) albums Albums produced by Mike Varney Shrapnel Records albums