God is a Bullet

God Is a Bullet
Studio album by The Mission
Released	April 2007
Recorded	September - November 2006, NAM Studios, Wiltshire, Ghostroom Studios (strings) and the Green Room, Brazil.[1]
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	67:46
Label	Cooking Vinyl COOKCD411
Producer	Wayne Hussey
The Mission chronology
Aura (2001) God Is a Bullet (2007) The Brightest Light (2013)
U.S. cover
U.S. cover stating "The Mission UK" as the name of the band

God Is a Bullet is the ninth regular studio album by The Mission. It was released at the end of April 2007^[2] by SPV Records in Germany and Cooking Vinyl in the UK.^[3] The album features guest appearances by Julianne Regan, Tim Bricheno and Simon Hinkler. It was preceded by the single "Keep It In The Family" which was followed by "Blush".

Track listing

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"Still Deep Waters"	Hussey	3:10
2.	"Keep It In The Family"	Hussey	3:59
3.	"Belladonna"	Words: Hussey; Music: Thwaite	3:34
4.	"To Love & The Kill With The Very Same Hand"	Words: Hussey; Music: Hussey, Thwaite, Vernon	4:27
5.	"Aquarius & Gemini"	Hussey	3:42
6.	"Blush"	Hussey	3:47
7.	"Chinese Burn"	Hussey	4:59
8.	"Father"	Hussey	5:55
9.	"Hdshrinkerea"	Words: Hussey; Music: Hussey, Thwaite	4:28
10.	"Draped In Red"	Hussey	4:55
11.	"Running With Scissors"	Hussey	4:27
12.	"In Silhoutte"	Hussey	4:05
13.	"Dumb"	Words: Hussey; Music: Hussey, Thwaite	4:49
14.	"Absolution"	Hussey	4:46
15.	"Grotesque"	Hussey	6:34

US Bonus Tracks[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whether Man"	3:54
2.	"Chelsea Blue"	4:45
3.	"Thine"	3:12

Personnel

• Wayne Hussey – lead vocals, guitars, piano
• Mark Gemini Thwaite – guitar, trumpet, trombone, piano and vocals
• Rich Vernon – bass
• Steve Spring – drums and percussion
• Julianne Regan – backing vocals on 'Still Deep Waters' and 'Aquarius & Gemini'
• Tim Bricheno – guitar on 'Running With Scissors', 'Absolution' and 'Blush'
• Simon Hinkler – guitar on 'Grotesque'
• Caroline Dale – cello and strings arrangement on 'Draped in Red', 'Aquarius & Gemini', 'Dumb' and 'Grotesque'
• Cathy Thompson – violin on 'Draped in Red', 'Aquarius & Gemini', 'Dumb' and 'Grotesque'

Technical personnel

• Wayne Hussey – engineering, mixing and production
• Greg Freeman – engineer and mixing
• Andy Baldwin – mastering
• John Reynolds – engineer (strings)

Design

• Cinthya Hussey  - Design/Photography

References

1. CD Booklet with the album
2. Promo disc
3. "Mission, The - God Is A Bullet at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
4. "Whether Man" is taken from the Keep it in the Family EP and both "Chelsea Blue" and "Thine" were extra tracks from the final download only single Blush.