Grains of Sand is the fourth studio album issued by gothic rock band The Mission, released in October 1990. A number of the tracks were originally recorded for their previous album, Carved in Sand, but not included on that release. Also included are acoustic versions of previously released songs and the Andy Partridge co-produced single 'Hands Across the Ocean'.[1]

Grains of Sand
Studio album by The Mission
Released	November 1990 (1990-11)
Recorded	May–August 1989
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	48:13
Label	Mercury
The Mission chronology
Carved in Sand (1990) Grains of Sand (1990) Masque (1992)

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The album was expanded with the Metal Guru's material and included in the two disc reissue of Carved in Sand, released in 2008.[2]

Track listing

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

1. "Hands Across the Ocean" – 3:49
2. "The Grip of Disease" – 4:12
3. "Divided We Fall" – 3:40
4. "Mercenary" (M. Brown, W. Hussey) – 2:50
5. "Mr. Pleasant" (Ray Davies) – 2:50
6. "Kingdom Come (Forever and Again)" – 4:57
7. "Heaven Sends You" – 4:54
8. "Sweet Smile of a Mystery" – 3:55
9. "Tower of Strength (Casbah Mix)" - 4:30
10. "Butterfly on a Wheel (Troubadour Mix)" - 4:29
11. "Love" (John Lennon) – 1:51
12. "Bird of Passage" – 6:28

Personnel

The Mission

• Craig Adams – bass guitar
• Mick Brown – drums
• Simon Hinkler – guitar, keyboards
• Wayne Hussey – vocals, guitar

Produced by

• Andy Partridge with additional production and remix by Wayne Hussey (1)
• Tim Palmer (2, 3, 8)
• Wayne Hussey (4, 9, 10, 11)
• Tim Palmer & Chris Sheldon (5)
• Julian Mendelsohn & The Mission (6)
• Wayne Hussey & Chris Sheldon (7, 12)

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