Children (The Mission album)

Children
Studio album by The Mission
Released February 1988
Recorded September-December, The Manor Studios, Oxfordshire, England
Genre Gothic rock
Length 57:48
Label Mercury
Producer John Paul Jones
The Mission chronology
The First Chapter
(1987)
Children
(1988)
Carved in Sand
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Children is the second regular studio album by the British rock-band The Mission. It was released in 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 as a promo-only.[2]

Singer Julianne Regan (from the band All About Eve) sang vocals on two tracks - "Beyond The Pale" and "Black Mountain Mist".

The album was re-issued in 2007 with four bonus tracks.

Track listing

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

1988 release

  1. "Beyond the Pale" – 7:49
  2. "Wing and a Prayer" – 3:41
  3. "Fabienne" – 3:41
  4. "Heaven on Earth" – 5:19
  5. "Tower of Strength" – 8:03
  6. "Kingdom Come" – 4:50
  7. "Breathe" – 1:26
  8. "Child's Play" – 3:39
  9. "Shamera Kye" (J. S. Webb) – 0:34
  10. "Black Mountain Mist" – 2:54
  11. "Dream On" (Steven Tyler) – 3:54
  12. "Heat" – 5:14
  13. "Hymn (for America)" – 6:35

1988 vinyl release

Side A
  1. "Beyond the Pale" – 7:49
  2. "Wing and a Prayer" – 3:41
  3. "Heaven on Earth" – 5:19
  4. "Tower of Strength" – 8:03
Side B
  1. "Kingdom Come" – 4:50
  2. "Breathe" – 1:26
  3. "Child's Play" – 3:39
  4. "Shamera Kye" (J. S. Webb) – 0:34
  5. "Black Mountain Mist" – 2:54
  6. "Heat" – 5:14
  7. "Hymn (for America)" – 6:35

"Fabienne" and "Dream On" appeared only on the CD and MC releases.

2007 re-issue

  1. "Beyond the Pale" – 7:49
  2. "Wing and a Prayer" – 3:41
  3. "Fabienne" – 3:41
  4. "Heaven on Earth" – 5:19
  5. "Tower of Strength" – 8:03
  6. "Kingdom Come" – 4:50
  7. "Breathe" – 1:26
  8. "Child's Play" – 3:39
  9. "Shamera Kye" (J. S. Webb) – 0:34
  10. "Black Mountain Mist" – 2:54
  11. "Dream On" (Steven Tyler)– 3:54
  12. "Heat" – 5:14
  13. "Hymn (for America)" – 6:35
Bonus tracks
  1. "Tadeusz (1912-1988)" - 4:57
  2. "Child's Play (Live)" - 3:46
  3. "Kingdom Come (Heavenly Mix)" - 8:09
  4. "Heat (Tim Palmer Version)" - 4:06

Produced by John Paul Jones
Engineered by Mark 'Spike' Stent

Personnel

The Mission
Additional musicians

References

  1. True, Chris. Children (The Mission album) at AllMusic
  2. "Discogs entry" The Mission Kingdom Come (Heavenly Mix) - promo details on Discogs.com. Accessed March 7, 2014.
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