With Sympathy

Infobox Album | Name = With Sympathy
Type = studio
Artist = Ministry


Released = May 10, 1983
Recorded = 1982 at Syncro Sound Studios, Boston
Genre = New Wave, Synthpop
Length = 37:52
Label = North America:
Arista Records
Europe:
BMG
Producer = Vince Ely,
Ian Taylor
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4al67uw0h0jf~T1 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/ministry/albums/album/132326/review/5942799/with_sympathy link]
Last album =
This album = "With Sympathy"
(1983)
Next album = "Twelve Inch Singles"
(1985)
Misc = extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = album


Lower caption = "European release "Work for Love"

"With Sympathy" is the debut album by Ministry. The album was released in 1983 through Arista Records, with Ministry's members at the time being Alain Jourgensen and Stephen George. Singer Jourgensen was supposedly pressured into making the album in the "synthpop" style by Arista management, and it is in contrast to the harder sound he developed as his career continued. However there are several reports of Jourgensen saying in the eighties how he discovered "hardcore", which changed his musical direction, and became ashamed of putting out a "synthpop" album.Cite news|author=ministrymama|title=Concert Review on Oct 30, 2004|url=http://www.pollstar.com/reviews/reviews.cgi?Page=Detail&Artist=MINIST&Post=464&Sort=PerformanceDate|publisher="pollstar.com"|] Jourgensen assumes a false British accent for all of the songs. This album was also released as "Work for Love" under BMG in Europe (with the same cover). There is a video available for "Revenge", which was one of three singles pulled from the album, the others being "Work for Love" and "I Wanted to Tell Her".

"With Sympathy" was Ministry's only album for Arista.

The album is to be reissued with three bonus tracks, but the release has been delayed.Cite news|title=Ministry - With Sympathy [US CD] |url=http://idealcopy.american-data.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=78372225012|publisher="The Ideal Copy"|]

Track listing

# "Effigy (I'm Not An)" – 3:51
# "Revenge" – 3:48
# "I Wanted to Tell Her" – 5:29
# "Work For Love" – 4:44
# "Here We Go" – 3:21
# "What He Say" – 4:04
# "Say You're Sorry" – 4:18
# "Should Have Known Better" – 4:31
# "She's Got a Cause" – 3:33Bonus tracks on delayed re-release:
#

"I Wanted to Tell Her" (Extended Mix)
# "Revenge" (Remix)
# "A Walk in the Park"

All songs written by A. Jourgensen, except "I Wanted to Tell Her" (Jourgensen/Jones).

European release "Work for Love"

# "Work for Love" - 4:44
# "Do the Etawa" - 4:04
# "I Wanted to Tell Her" - 5:29
# "Say You're Sorry" - 4:18
# "Here We Go" - 3:21
# "Effigy (I'm Not An)" - 3:51
# "Revenge" - 3:48
# "She's Got a Cause" - 3:33
# "Should Have Known Better" - 4:31
*"What He Say" was renamed "Do the Etawa" on the European release.

Personnel

Musicians

* Alain Jourgensen - vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums
* Stephen George - drums, percussion
* Robert Roberts - keyboards, bass guitar
* Marybeth O'Hara - vocals
* Shay Jones - vocals
* Antonia de Portago - vocals
* John Davis - keyboards
* Walter Turbitt - guitar
* Martin Sorenson - bass guitar
* Brad Hallen - bass guitar
* Vince Ely - percussion, keyboards
* Ziv Gidron - chanting
* Bob Suber - saxophone
* Doreen Chanter - vocals
* Ministry of Horns - horns

Technical staff

* Ian Taylor - producer, engineer
* Vince Ely - producer
* David Wooley - engineer
* Flood - engineer
* David Heglmeier - tape operator
* Roger Merritt - tape operator
* Steve Jackson - tape operator
* Greg Calbi - mastering
* Marty Munsch - post production factory engineer & QC
* Joe Gastwert - digital remastering (CD edition)

Management

* Steve Berkowitz - manager
* Elliot Roberts - manager

Artwork

* Alberto Rizzo - photographer
* David Gahr - inner sleeve photographer
* Brian Shanley - cover concepts
* Jim Nash - cover concepts

Charts

Album

Singles

References

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/release/40257 With Sympathy] and [http://www.discogs.com/release/209344 Work for Love] on Discogs
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sET1lhBMNiU Video for "Revenge"] on YouTube