Greatest Fits
| Greatest Fits | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by Ministry | ||||
| Released | June 19, 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–2001 | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal, industrial rock, alternative metal[1] | |||
| Length | 75:12 | |||
| Label |
Warner Bros. Records 48115 | |||
| Producer | Hypo Luxa, Hermes Pan | |||
| Ministry chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Greatest Fits | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| NME | (7/10)[3] |
| Q |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Greatest Fits is a greatest hits album by the industrial band Ministry. The album was released on June 19, 2001, on Warner Bros. Records. The opening track ("What About Us?") was previously unreleased.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What About Us?" | Al Jourgensen/Paul Barker/Max Brody/Ty Coon | Previously unreleased* | 5:52 |
| 2. | "Stigmata" | Jourgensen | The Land of Rape and Honey | 5:44 |
| 3. | "The Land of Rape and Honey" | Jourgensen/Barker | The Land of Rape and Honey | 5:11 |
| 4. | "Thieves" | Jourgensen/Barker/Kevin Ogilvie/Chris Connelly | The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste | 5:01 |
| 5. | "So What" (live) | Jourgensen/Barker/Bill Rieflin/Connelly | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up* | 10:33 |
| 6. | "N.W.O." | Jourgensen/Barker | Psalm 69 | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Just One Fix" | Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Michael Balch | Psalm 69 | 5:11 |
| 8. | "Jesus Built My Hotrod" (featuring Gibby Haynes) | Jourgensen/Barker/Rieflin/Balch/Gibby Haynes | Psalm 69 | 4:51 |
| 9. | "Reload" (12" version) | Jourgensen/Barker | Reload* | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan cover) | Bob Dylan | Filth Pig | 5:44 |
| 11. | "Supermanic Soul" | Jourgensen/Barker/Louis Svitek/Hukic/Ray Washam | Dark Side of the Spoon | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Bad Blood" | Jourgensen/Barker/Washam/Coon | Dark Side of the Spoon | 5:00 |
| 13. | "Supernaut" (Black Sabbath cover) | Butler/Iommi/Osbourne/Ward | Previously unreleased* | 7:09 |
Total length: |
75:12 | |||
NOTES: "What About Us?" was originally briefly featured in a scene from the film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence. "So What" originally appeared on the album The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste, however the version featured here is from the live album In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up. "Reload" originally appeared on the album Filth Pig, with the 12" version from the Reload single. The cover of Black Sabbath's "Supernaut" was later featured on the album Cover Up.
Personnel
- Al Jourgensen – guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9-13), vocals (1-7, 9-13), slide guitar (1, 8, 10, 12), programming (1-4, 6, 8-10, 12, 13), lead guitars (8), mandolin (9), organ (10), production, engineer (2, 3)
- Paul Barker – bass (1, 2, 4-13), programming (1-4, 6-13), production, engineer (2, 3)
- Max Brody – drums (1), programming (1)
- Ty Coon – vocals (1, 12)
- Bryan Rickerson - engineer (1)
- Dylan Ely - engineer (1, 13)
- Tom Arnold - engineer (1)
- William Rieflin – drums (2, 6-9), backing vocals (2)
- Keith Auerbach - engineer (3)
- David Ogilvie - engineer (4)
- Jeff Newell - engineer (4, 6-8)
- Mike Scaccia – guitar (5, 7-10), lead guitar (13)
- Louis Svitek – guitar (5, 10)
- Rey Washam – drums (5, 10-12)
- Duane Buford – keyboards (5)
- Paul Manno - engineer (6, 7, 10)
- Michael Balch – programming (7, 8)
- Gibby Haynes – vocals (8)
- Zlatko Hukic - engineer (9)
- Brad Kopplin - engineer (10)
- Jason Bacher - engineer (11, 12)
- Jeff Dehaven - engineer (11, 12)
- Bryan Kenny - engineer (11-13)
- Jeff Ward – drums (13)
- Tom Baker - mastering
- Paul Elledge - art direction, photography
- Brian Shanley - photography
- Robert Hakalski - photography
References
- 1 2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Fits - Ministry". Allmusic.
- ↑ "Ministry What About Us? (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ Gardner, Noel (2001-07-25). "Album Reviews - Ministry : Greatest Fits". NME.
- ↑ "Ministry - Greatest Fits CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 545. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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