Carved in Sand

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Carved in Sand
Mission carvedinsand.jpg
Studio album by
The Mission
Released5 February 1990 [1]
RecordedMay–August 1989
Genre Gothic rock
Length46:57
Label Phonogram/Mercury
Producer Tim Palmer
The Mission chronology
Children
(1988)		Carved in Sand
(1990)		 Grains of Sand
(1990)
Singles from Carved in Sand
  1. "Butterfly on a Wheel"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Deliverance"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Into the Blue"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Carved in Sand is the third regular 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. [4] 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). [5] The band had invited members of its fan club to help select the tracks for the album.

Contents

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 album Grains of Sand and some live cover songs from the 1970s, performed under the name The Metal Gurus (a reference to the song "Metal Guru" by T. Rex, which was one of the tracks covered).

Carved in Sand marked the return of Tim Palmer as producer. The album was recorded at Jacobs Studios and mixed at Swanyard Studios.

Track listing

Except where noted: all music by Adams, Brown, Hinkler and Hussey; and words by Hussey

1990 release

  1. "Amelia" - 2:55
  2. "Into the Blue" - 4:11
  3. "Butterfly on a Wheel" - 5:44
  4. "Sea of Love" - 5:23
  5. "Deliverance" - 6:03
  6. "Grapes of Wrath" - 4:20
  7. "Belief" - 7:34
  8. "Paradise (Will Shine Like the Moon)" - 3:54
  9. "Hungry as the Hunter" - 5:14
  10. "Lovely" - 1:59

2008 reissue

Carved in Sand
  1. "Amelia" - 2:54
  2. "Into the Blue" - 4:12
  3. "Butterfly on a Wheel" - 5:44
  4. "Sea of Love" - 5:20
  5. "Deliverance" - 6:04
  6. "Grapes of Wrath" - 4:20
  7. "Belief" - 7:35
  8. "Paradise (Will Shine Like the Moon)" - 3:53
  9. "Hungry as the Hunter" - 5:14
  10. "Lovely" - 2:06
Bonus tracks
  2. "Hands Across the Ocean" (Andy Partridge Mix) - 3:57
  3. "Divided We Fall" (Demo) - 3:44
  4. "Sea of Love" (Demo) - 5:11
  5. "Hungry as the Hunter" (Demo) - 5:36
  6. "Bird of Passage" (Demo) - 5:41
  7. "Butterfly on a Wheel" (Hoedown C&W Version) - 3:28
  8. "Hands Across the Ocean" (White Elephant Mix) - 3:55
Grains of Sand
  1. "Hands Across the Ocean" - 3:49
  2. "The Grip of Disease" - 4:13
  3. "Divided We Fall" - 3:41
  4. "Mercenary" - 2:51
  5. "Mr. Pleasant" (Ray Davies) - 2:52
  6. "Kingdom Come (Forever and Again)" - 4:58
  7. "Heaven Sends You" - 4:54
  8. "Sweet Smile of a Mystery" - 3:55
  9. "Tower of Strength" (The Casbah Mix) - 4:31
  10. "Butterfly on a Wheel" (Troubadour Mix) - 4:30
  11. "Love" (John Lennon) - 1:52
  12. "Bird of Passage (6:38)
Bonus tracks
The Metal Gurus - Live at Aston Villa Dec '89
  2. "Ballroom Blitz" (Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman) - 3:40
  3. "Cracked Actor" (David Bowie) - 2:49
  4. "Mama Weer All Crazee Now" (Jim Lea, Noddy Holder) - 3:47
  5. "Get It On" (Marc Bolan) - 4:00
  6. "Caroline" (Robert Young, Francis Rossi) - 3:50
  7. "Virginia Plain" (Bryan Ferry) - 2:51
  8. "Metal Guru" (Marc Bolan) - 2:28
  9. "Blockbuster" (Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman) - 3:01
  10. "Merry Xmas Everybody" (James Lea, Neville Holder) - 3:15

Personnel

The Mission
Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [6] 25
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 79
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 33
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 16
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [10] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 7
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 7
US Billboard 200 [14] 101

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [15] Gold100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  1. ↑ "Releases". Record Mirror . 3 February 1990. p. 28. Retrieved 28 June 2022– via Flickr.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Sandall, Robert. "Pedestrian" [Carved in Sand review]. Q. March 1990.
  4. ↑ all music review of Carved in Sand
  5. ↑ "UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". everyHit.com. 16 March 2000. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – The Mission – Carved in Sand" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9252". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Mission – Carved in Sand" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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