Twitch (Ministry album)
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| Studio album by Ministry | ||||
| Released | July 8, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 at Southern Studios, London | |||
| Genre | EBM[1] | |||
| Length |
45:41 (Original LP) 57:00 (CD release) | |||
| Label |
Sire/Warner Bros. Records 25309 Radioactive (2003 Re-Release) | |||
| Producer | Adrian Sherwood, Alain Jourgensen | |||
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| Singles from Twitch | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B-[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
Twitch is the second studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1986. The album stepped away from the pop-oriented form of their previous album With Sympathy and moved toward a darker, more aggressive sound in the form of EBM. Released by Sire Records, Jourgensen was granted more artistic control over the production than under Arista/BMG. Twitch was re-released in 1990 with two additional tracks.
Twitched, an unauthorized 2003 release by Radioactive Records, is a remastered version of Twitch, featuring the track listing that the band is said to have intended it to have before the intervention of the record company. It includes previously unreleased alternative versions of tracks from the album.
"Over the Shoulder" was the only single from the album.
Track listing
Original 1986 track listing
All tracks written by Alain Jourgensen.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just Like You" | 5:03 |
| 2. | "We Believe" | 5:56 |
| 3. | "All Day Remix" | 6:03 |
| 4. | "The Angel" | 6:06 |
| 5. | "Over the Shoulder" | 5:13 |
| 6. | "My Possession" | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Where You at Now? / Crash & Burn / Twitch" (Version II) | 12:15 |
| CD bonuses: | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 8. | "Over the Shoulder" (12" Version) | 6:46 |
| 9. | "Isle of Man" (Version II) | 4:30 |
- Features samples from "Twitch (Version II)"
2003 "Twitched" track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Just Like You" | 5:06 |
| 2. | "We Believe" | 5:55 |
| 3. | "The Angel" | 5:55 |
| 4. | "Isle of Man" (Ver 1) | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Over the Shoulder" | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Possession" | 5:30 |
| 7. | "Abortive" | 3:25 |
| 8. | "Twitch" (Part 1) | 3:49 |
| 9. | "The Angel" (Short Version) | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Over the Shoulder" (Extended Version) | 6:43 |
| 11. | "Isle of Man" (Ver 2) | 4:34 |
| 12. | "Twitch" (Ver 2) | 2:01 |
- Tracks 9-12 are bonuses added to the CD version; b-sides and remixes, they do not comprise the original album.
- Track 7 is a different version than the one featured on The Land of Rape and Honey as track 11
Personnel
Ministry
- Alain Jourgensen – vocals, production & engineering (3, 7a, 7b)
Additional personnel
- Adrian Sherwood – production & engineering (1-7a, 7c)
- Gareth Jones – engineering (1)
- Keith LeBlanc – percussion & programming (4)
- Patty Jourgensen – additional vocals (3, 4)
- Brad Hallen – bass (3)
- Stephen George – percussion (3)
- Luc van Acker – vocals (7a)
- Brian Shanley – album cover design, photography
Chart positions
| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| The Billboard 200[5] | 194 |
References
- 1 2 Esher, Alan. "Twitch - Ministry". Allmusic. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Ministry - Over The Shoulder (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Ministry". robertchristgau.com, Retrieved on March 20, 2010.
- ↑ Brackett, Nathan. "Ministry". The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. November 2004, pg. 544. Cited March 20, 2010
- ↑ "Twitch - Ministry". Billboard.