Written in the Sand

Written in the Sand
Studio album by Michael Schenker Group
Released	August 28, 1996
Recorded	Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California The Sound Lab and Phase Four, Tempe, Arizona
Genre	Hard rock
Length	51:03
Label	Positive Energy Records Zero Corporation (Japan)
Producer	Ron Nevison
Michael Schenker Group chronology
Rock Will Never Die (1984) Written in the Sand (1996) The Michael Schenker Story Live (1997)
Michael Schenker chronology
Walk on Water (1995) Written in the Sand (1996) The Michael Schenker Story Live (1997)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Written in the Sand is a studio album by the Michael Schenker Group, the first group effort after the McAuley Schenker era. Re-energized by the short-lived reunion with UFO and by the recording of Walk on Water, Michael Schenker collected yet another group of players and recorded Written in the Sand. No matter what inspired them, Schenker and the new line up of Leif Sundin on vocals, Shane Gaalaas on drums, and Barry Sparks on bass deliver some respectable metal reminiscent of the earliest and best known Michael Schenker Group albums.

Track listing

All music by Michael Schenker, all lyrics by Leif Sundin.

1. "Brave New World" - 4:14
2. "Cry No More" - 5:18
3. "I Believe" - 5:48
4. "Back to Life" - 6:12
5. "Written in the Sand" - 3:28
6. "Essenz" (instrumental) - 5:21
7. "Love Never Dies" - 5:45
8. "I Will Be There" - 5:03
9. "Take Me Through the Night" - 6:08
10. "Down the Drain" - 3:46
11. "Sweet cool kiss of night (Bonus Track) - 4:30

Japanese edition

1. "Brave New World" - 4:14
2. "Essenz" (instrumental) - 5:21
3. "Cry No More" - 5:18
4. "Back to Life" - 6:12
5. "Written in the Sand" - 3:28
6. "Love Never Dies" - 5:45
7. "I Will Be There" - 5:03
8. "Take Me Through the Night" - 6:08
9. "Down the Drain" - 3:46
10. "I Believe" - 5:48
11. "Into The Arena" (Live bonus track) - 3:56
12. "Cry For The Nations" (Live bonus track) - 5:37

Personnel

Band members

• Leif Sundin - lead vocals
• Michael Schenker - lead, rhythm guitars
• Barry Sparks - bass guitar
• Shane Gaalaas - drums

Additional musicians

• Claude Gaudette - keyboards

Production

• Ron Nevison - producer, engineer, mixing

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position	Sales	Weeks on Chart
1996	Japan[2]	22	39,900	4

References

1. Anderson, Jason. "Michael Schenker Group Written in the Sand review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-02.
2. マイケル・シェンカー リトゥン・イン・ザ・サンド (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-08-03.