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Released | 29 February 1988 | |||
Recorded | September–December 1987 | |||
Studio | The Manor Studio (Oxfordshire, England) | |||
Genre | Gothic rock | |||
Length | 57:48 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | John Paul Jones | |||
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Singles from Children | ||||
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Children is the second studio album by the English gothic rock band the Mission,released on 20 February 1988 by Mercury Records. Two singles were released from the album,"Tower of Strength" and "Beyond the Pale". A third single,"Kingdom Come",was scheduled but appeared only as a promotional single. [2]
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Children was re-issued in 2007 with four bonus tracks.
Except where noted:all music by Adams,Brown,Hinkler and Hussey;and words by Hussey
Side A
Side B
"Fabienne" and "Dream On" appeared only on the CD and MC releases.
Bonus tracks
Produced by John Paul Jones
Engineered by Mark 'Spike' Stent
The Mission
Additional musicians
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