Greatest Fits
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Greatest Fits |
| type | greatest |
| artist | Ministry |
| cover | MinistryGreatestFits.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 1987–2001 |
| genre | *Industrial metal |
| length | 75:12 |
| label | Warner Bros. |
| producer | {{flatlist |
| prev_title | Dark Side of the Spoon |
| prev_year | 1999 |
| next_title | Sphinctour |
| next_year | 2002 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Greatest Fits |
| type | greatest |
| single1 | What About Us? |
| single1date | June 2001 |
| :: |
| name = Greatest Fits | type = greatest | artist = Ministry | cover = MinistryGreatestFits.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 1987–2001 | venue = | studio = | genre = *Industrial metal
- industrial rock | length = 75:12 | label = Warner Bros. | producer = {{flatlist|
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- Hermes Pan | prev_title = Dark Side of the Spoon | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = Sphinctour | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | name = Greatest Fits | type = greatest | single1 = What About Us? | single1date = June 2001 | noprose = yes | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = NME | rev2Score = (7/10) | rev3 = Q | rev3Score = | rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev4Score = Greatest Fits is a greatest hits album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on June 19, 2001, by Warner Bros. Records.
Background
The compilation was released to coincide with the release of the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence, which features a scene of the band performing "What About Us?" Paul Barker had intended for "Over the Shoulder" and "Burning Inside" to appear on the compilation, but they were left off due to time limitations.
Track listing
| extra_column = From | title1 = What About Us? | writer1 = | extra1 = Previously unreleased* | length1 = 5:52 | title2 = Stigmata | note2 = Update Mix | writer2 = Jourgensen | extra2 = The Land of Rape and Honey | length2 = 5:44 | title3 = The Land of Rape and Honey | writer3 = | extra3 = The Land of Rape and Honey | length3 = 5:11 | title4 = Thieves | writer4 = | extra4 = The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste | length4 = 5:01 | title5 = So What | note5 = live | writer5 = | extra5 = 1995 Big Day Out festival | length5 = 10:33 | title6 = N.W.O. | writer6 = | extra6 = Psalm 69 | length6 = 5:30 | title7 = Just One Fix | writer7 = | extra7 = Psalm 69 | length7 = 5:11 | title8 = Jesus Built My Hotrod | note8 = featuring Gibby Haynes | writer8 = | extra8 = Psalm 69 | length8 = 4:51 | title9 = Reload | note9 = 12" version | writer9 = | extra9 = Reload single* | length9 = 3:37 | title10 = Lay Lady Lay | note10 = Bob Dylan cover | writer10 = Bob Dylan | extra10 = Filth Pig | length10 = 5:44 | title11 = Supermanic Soul | writer11 = | extra11 = Dark Side of the Spoon | length11 = 3:13 | title12 = Bad Blood | note12 = Alternative Mix | writer12 = | extra12 = Dark Side of the Spoon | length12 = 5:00 | title13 = Supernaut | note13 = Black Sabbath cover | writer13 = | extra13 = 1000 Homo DJs single | length13 = 7:09 | total_length = 75:12 | all_writing = | title14 = | length14 = | title15 = | length15 = | title16 = | length16 = | title17 = | length17 = | title18 = | length18 = | title19 = | length19 = | title20 = | length20 =
- "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. "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
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Greatest Fits.
- 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
References
- "Ministry What About Us? (Single)". Spirit of Metal.
- Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Greatest Fits – Ministry". [[AllMusic]].
- Gardner, Noel. (July 25, 2001). "Album Reviews – Ministry : Greatest Fits". [[NME]].
- "Ministry – Greatest Fits CD Album". [[CD Universe]].
- McLeod, Kembrew. (November 2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". Simon & Schuster.
- "Steven Spielberg Nabs Ministry for A.I.". MTV.
- Barker, Paul. (June 28, 2001). "Ministry".
- (2001). "Greatest Fits". Warner Bros. Records.
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