Artist: The Mission
Title Of Album: Carved in Sand
Year Of Release: 1990 [Reissue 2008]
Country: UK
Label: Mercury Records
Genre: Gothic Rock
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 320 kbps CBR
Total Time: CD1 - 1 h 18 min 56 sec | CD2 - 1 h 18 min 26 sec
Total Size: 360 Mb (+3%) | Scans
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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.

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).

Tracklist: CD1

01. Amelia (2:54)
02. Into the Blue (4:10)
03. Butterfly on a Wheel (5:44)
04. Sea of Love (5:22)
05. Deliverance (6:03)
06. Grapes of Wrath (4:20)
07. Belief (7:35)
08. Paradise (Will Shine Like the Moon Tonight) (3:53)
09. Hungry as the Hunter (5:14)
10. Lovely (1:59)

Bonus tracks:

11. Hands Across the Ocean [Andy Partridge Version] (4:06)
12. Divided We Fall [Demo] (3:44)
13. Sea of Love [Demo] (5:11)
14. Hungry as the Hunter [Demo] (5:36)
15. Bird of Passage [Demo] (5:41)
16. Butterfly on a Wheel [Hoedown C&W Version] (3:28)
17. Hands Across the Ocean [White Elephant Mix] (3:56)

Tracklist: CD2

01. Hands Across the Ocean (3:47)
02. The Grip of Disease (4:13)
03. Divided We Fall (3:41)
04. Mercenary (2:51)
05. Mr. Pleasant (2:52)
06. Kingdom Come (Forever & Again) (4:58)
07. Heaven Sends You (4:54)
08. Sweet Smile of Mystery (3:55)
09. Tower of Strength [The Casbah Mix] (4:31)
10. Butterfly on a Wheel [Troubadour Mix] (4:30)
11. Love (1:52)
12. Bird of Passage (6:30)

Bonus tracks:
The Metal Gurus - Live at Aston Villa Dec '89

13. Ballroom Blitz [Live] (3:50)
14. Cracked Actor [Live] (2:49)
15. Mama Weer All Crazee Now [Live] (3:47)
16. Get It On [Live] (4:01)
17. Caroline [Live] (3:50)
18. Virginia Plain [Live] (2:51)
19. Metal Guru [Live] (2:28)
20. Blockbuster [Live] (3:01)
21. Merry Xmas Everyone [Live] (3:15)

Produced by Tim Palmer
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".