Carved in Sand
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Carved in Sand is the fourth studio album
by The Mission
, released in 1990. It reached #7 in the UK albums chart
, making it the second of two top ten albums and overall best-selling album in the band's career. Four singles were released from the album: "Butterfly on a Wheel" (#12, January 1990), "Deliverance", "Into the Blue" (#32, June 1990), "Hands Across the Ocean"/"Amelia" (#28, November 1990). The band had invited members of its fan club to help select the tracks for the album. Although the album sold well, it was released into a newly-changed musical landscape dominated by the Madchester scene and consequently lacked the impact of previous releases.
A "companion" album with outtakes that were not included on Carved in Sand, entitled Grains of Sand
was released in November the same year.
A deluxe two disc edition of the album was released in February 2008. It included outtakes, the Grains of Sand album and some live cover songs from the 1970s, performed under the name The Metal Gurus (a reference to the T-Rex song of the same name which is one of the tracks covered).
and engineered by Chris Sheldon
. It featured Reeves Gabrels
(guitar
) on "Into the Blue" and on "Hungry as the Hunter" and Guy Chambers
(keyboards
) on "Grapes of Wrath".
Bonus tracks
Grains of Sand
Bonus tracks: The Metal Gurus - Live at Aston Villa Dec '89
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by The Mission
The Mission (band)
The Mission are a gothic rock band formed in 1986 from the splinters of the freshly dissolved rock band The Sisters of Mercy.The band was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams , soon adding...
, released in 1990. It reached #7 in the UK albums chart
UK Albums Chart
The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
, making it the second of two top ten albums and overall best-selling album in the band's career. Four singles were released from the album: "Butterfly on a Wheel" (#12, January 1990), "Deliverance", "Into the Blue" (#32, June 1990), "Hands Across the Ocean"/"Amelia" (#28, November 1990). The band had invited members of its fan club to help select the tracks for the album. Although the album sold well, it was released into a newly-changed musical landscape dominated by the Madchester scene and consequently lacked the impact of previous releases.
A "companion" album with outtakes that were not included on Carved in Sand, entitled Grains of Sand
Grains of Sand
Grains of Sand is a 1990 album by gothic rock band The Mission. It includes tracks that were originally recorded for their previous album, Carved in Sand, but not included on it....
was released in November the same year.
A deluxe two disc edition of the album was released in February 2008. It included outtakes, the Grains of Sand album and some live cover songs from the 1970s, performed under the name The Metal Gurus (a reference to the T-Rex song of the same name which is one of the tracks covered).
Personnel
The album was produced by Tim PalmerTim Palmer
Tim Palmer is a British music producer, audio engineer and songwriter of rock and alternative music.-1980-1990:Palmer worked as an assistant engineer at Utopia Studios in London, England in the early 1980s...
and engineered by Chris Sheldon
Chris Sheldon
Chris Sheldon is a record producer, particularly of rock music, based in London, UK. He has produced or mixed records for the Foo Fighters, Garbage, Feeder, Biffy Clyro, Oceansize and Pixies amongst others...
. It featured Reeves Gabrels
Reeves Gabrels
Reeves Gabrels is an American guitarist, known for virtuosity, versatility, and originality. His compositions and improvisations defy genre and "explore sonic extremes with a great, adaptive intuition for what each song needs most."...
(guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) on "Into the Blue" and on "Hungry as the Hunter" and Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers
Guy Chambers is an English songwriter and record producer, perhaps best known for his long partnership with Robbie Williams.- Biography :...
(keyboards
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
) on "Grapes of Wrath".
1990 release
- "Amelia"
- "Into the Blue"
- "Butterfly on a Wheel"
- "Sea of Love"
- "Deliverance"
- "Grapes of Wrath"
- "Belief"
- "Paradise (Will Shine Like the Moon)"
- "Hungry as the Hunter"
- "Lovely"
2008 reissue
Carved In Sand- "Amelia" - 2:54
- "Into the Blue" - 4:12
- "Butterfly on a Wheel" - 5:44
- "Sea of Love" - 5:20
- "Deliverance" - 6:04
- "Grapes of Wrath" - 4:20
- "Belief" - 7:35
- "Paradise (Will Shine Like the Moon)" - 3:53
- "Hungry as the Hunter" - 5:14
- "Lovely" - 2:06
Bonus tracks
- "Hands Across the Ocean (Andy PartridgeAndy PartridgeAndrew John "Andy" Partridge is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has been known as Sir John Johns and Melchior and rose to fame as a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the pop/new wave band, XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was raised.Partridge also...
Mix)" - 3:57 - "Divided We Fall (Demo)" - 3:44
- "Sea of Love (Demo)" - 5:11
- "Hungry as the Hunter (Demo)" - 5:36
- "Bird of Passage (Demo)" - 5:41
- "Butterfly on a Wheel (Hoedown C&W Version)" - 3:28
- "Hands Across the Ocean (White Elephant Mix)" - 3:55
Grains of Sand
- "Hands Across the Ocean" - 3:49
- "The Grip of Disease" - 4:13
- "Divided We Fall" - 3:41
- "Mercenary" - 2:51
- "Mr. Pleasant" (written by Ray DaviesRay DaviesRay Davies, CBE is an English rock musician. He is best known as lead singer and songwriter for the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave...
) - 2:52 - "Kingdom Come (Forever and Again)" - 4:58
- "Heaven Sends You" - 4:54
- "Sweet Smile of a Mystery" - 3:55
- "Tower of Strength (The Casbah Mix)" - 4:31
- "Butterfly on a Wheel (Troubadour Mix)" - 4:30
- "Love" (written by John LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
) - 1:52 - "Bird of Passage (6:38)
Bonus tracks: The Metal Gurus - Live at Aston Villa Dec '89
- "Ballroom BlitzBallroom Blitz"The Ballroom Blitz" is a song written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and originally recorded by the English rock band Sweet ....
" (written by Nicky ChinnNicky ChinnNicky Chinn born Nicholas Barry Chinn, 16 May 1945, London, UK) is a British songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several number-one records...
& Mike Chapman) - 3:40 - "Cracked ActorCracked Actor (song)"Cracked Actor" is a song written by David Bowie, originally released on the album Aladdin Sane in April 1973. The track was also issued as a single in Eastern Europe by RCA Records in June that year.-Music and lyrics:...
" (written by David BowieDavid BowieDavid Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
) - 2:49 - "Mama Weer All Crazee NowMama Weer All Crazee Now"Mama Weer All Crazee Now" is a popular song originally recorded by the British Glam rock band Slade on their album Slayed?.Written by Jim Lea and Noddy Holder and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's third number-one single in the United Kingdom. The single entered the charts on its first...
" (written by James LeaJim LeaJim Lea , is an English musician, most notable for playing bass guitar, keyboards, violin, guitar, and singing backing vocals in Slade.-Career:...
, Neville HolderNoddy HolderNeville John "Noddy" Holder MBE is an English musician and actor. He was the lead vocalist and guitarist with the rock band Slade....
) - 3:47 - "Get It OnGet It On (T. Rex song)"Get It On" was covered by the Power Station in 1985. Their version – titled "Get It On " – was released as their second single from their debut album. The track was a hit in both the UK, reaching number 22 on the UK Singles Chart, and the U.S., where the song peaked at number nine on the...
" (written by Marc BolanMarc BolanMarc Bolan was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist and poet. He is best known as the founder, frontman, lead singer & guitarist for T. Rex, but also a successful solo artist...
) - 4:00 - "Caroline" (written by Robert YoungBob Young (artist)Robert Keith Young is an English musician and author, who became famous for being the unofficial fifth member of the rock band Status Quo.- Collaborations with Status Quo :...
, Francis RossiFrancis RossiFrancis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE is a British musician best known for being a co-founder of the English rock band Status Quo, in which he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar.- Career :...
) - 3:50 - "Virginia PlainVirginia Plain"Virginia Plain" is a song by British glam rock group Roxy Music, released as their debut single in August 1972. Written by Roxy frontman Bryan Ferry, "Virginia Plain" was recorded by his band in July 1972 at London's Command Studios...
" (written by Bryan FerryBryan FerryBryan Ferry, CBE is an English singer, musician, and songwriter. Ferry came to public prominence in the early 1970s as lead vocalist and principal songwriter with the band Roxy Music, who enjoyed a highly successful career with three number one albums and ten singles entering the top ten charts in...
) - 2:51 - "Metal GuruMetal Guru"Metal Guru" is a song by the British rock band T.Rex, written by Marc Bolan. It was the band's fourth number one on the UK Singles Chart when it topped the chart for four weeks in May-June 1972. It was also included on the album The Slider in 1972.Despite coming only ten months after the success...
" (written by Marc Bolan) - 2:28 - "BlockbusterBlock Buster!"Block Buster!" is a popular song by The Sweet. Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and produced by Phil Wainman, "Block Buster!" was the band's sole UK #1 hit...
" (written by Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman) - 3:01 - "Merry Xmas EverybodyMerry Xmas Everybody"Merry Xmas Everybody" is a 1973 song by the English rock band Slade. Written by lead vocalist and guitarist Noddy Holder and bassist Jim Lea, and produced by Chas Chandler, it was the band's sixth number-one single in the UK...
" (written by James Lea, Neville Holder) - 3:15