Cover Up is a compilation album of cover songs by Ministry (officially credited as 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 breakup from 2008 to 2011.
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.
Contents
Track listing
Tracks 1–7 and 11 were previously unreleased (2008)
Track 8 previously appeared on the Ministry release The Last Sucker (2007)
Track 9 previously appeared on the 1000 Homo DJs release "Supernaut" (1990)
Track 10 previously appeared on the Ministry release Filth Pig (1996)
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