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Release Date
1 January 1990
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Length
10 tracks
Carved in Sand is the third regular studio album by The Mission, recorded May–August 1989 and 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).
The album saw the return of Tim Palmer as Producer. The album was recorded at Jacobs studios and mixed at Swanyard studios.
Tracklist of the Original 1990 release
01. Amelia
02. Into The Blue
03. Butterfly On A Wheel
04. Sea Of Love
05. Deliverance
06. Grapes Of Wrath
07. Belief
08. Paradise (Will Shine Like The Moon)
09. Hungry As The Hunter
10. Lovely
Personnel
The Mission
Craig Adams – bass guitar
Mick Brown – drums
Simon Hinkler – guitar
Wayne Hussey – vocals & guitar
Additional musicians
Reeves Gabrels – additional guitar on "Into the Blue" and "Hungry As the Hunter"
Baluji Shrivastav – sitar on "Sea of Love"
Guy Chambers – piano on "Grapes of Wrath"
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