Take Cover by Queensrÿche, album cover

Album

Take Cover

by Queensrÿche

Released13 November 2007

LabelRhino

Popularity23.4

hard rock heavy metal rock traditional heavy metal

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Take Cover is Queensrÿche's tenth studio album, a collection of cover versions released on 13 November 2007. The idea grew out of a game of "name the riff" that guitarists Michael Wilton and Mike Stone played during sound checks. From there, each band member picked two songs to record. Their take on Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" was the only single.

It arrived between Operation: Mindcrime II in 2006 and American Soldier in 2009, a looser interlude after the band's concept-heavy run. It's worth hearing as a way into the tastes behind the group, with the choices coming from the players themselves rather than a label's wish list. The album entered the Billboard Top 200 at No. 173 in its first week.

Take Cover: tracklist, credits and charts

11 tracks · 55:30

Tracklist

1Welcome to the MachineRoger Waters4:55
2Heaven on Their MindsAndrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice4:55
3Almost Cut My HairDavid Crosby4:19
4For What It's WorthStephen Stills2:34
5For the Love of MoneyGamble, Huff, Jackson4:59
6InnuendoDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor6:11
7Neon KnightsButler, Dio, Iommi, Ward3:43
8Synchronicity IISting4:56
9Red RainPeter Gabriel4:40
10OdisseaCarlo Marrale and Cheope3:53
11Bullet the Blue Sky (live)Bono, Clayton, Edge, Jr.10:27

Produced by: Jason Slater, Mike Stone, Michael Wilton, Kenny Nemes
Mixed by: Kelly Gray
Engineered by: Kelly Gray, Jason Slater
Recorded: 2007
Label: Rhino
Length: 55:30

Line-up

Eddie Jackson · electric bass guitar, background vocals
Scott Rockenfield · percussion, drums (drum set)
Mike Stone · electric guitar, background vocals
Michael Wilton · electric guitar
Geoff Tate · lead vocals

Singles

“Welcome to the Machine” · October 2007

Peak chart positions

Chart	Peak
US Billboard 200 · 2007	173

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23.4

Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)

363

ListenBrainz listeners

15k

Wikipedia views, last 12 months

1.2k

Deezer fans (all editions)

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz

Source	Date	Note
MusicBrainz	13 November 2007
Wikipedia infobox	13 November 2007
Wikidata	2007
US release	13 November 2007	earliest US date
UK / Europe release	13 November 2007	earliest UK or European date

2 editions

Date	Country	Label	Barcode	Kind
13 November 2007	XE	Rhino	081227995997	original
13 November 2007	US	Rhino	081227995997	original

Cover art sources

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fanarttv	1000×1000	upscaled