God's Own Medicine

Gods Own Medicine [sic] is the debut studio album by English gothic rock band The Mission. It was released in November 1986, through record label Mercury.

Background

God's Own Medicine was produced by Tim Palmer and the Mission and recorded at Ridge Farm and Utopia Studios.

Three singles were released from the album, "Stay With Me", "Wasteland" and "Severina".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Wayne Hussey, all music composed by The Mission (Craig Adams, Mick Brown, Simon Hinkler).

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wasteland"	5:42
2.	"Bridges Burning"	4:08
3.	"Garden of Delight (Hereafter)"	3:42
4.	"Stay With Me"	4:37
5.	"Blood Brother"	5:16
6.	"Let Sleeping Dogs Die"	5:53
7.	"Sacrilege"	4:45
8.	"Dance on Glass"	5:10
9.	"And the Dance Goes On"	4:10
10.	"Severina"	4:15
11.	"Love Me to Death"	4:38
12.	"Island in a Stream"	5:25

2007 re-release version
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wasteland"	5:42
2.	"Bridges Burning"	4:08
3.	"Garden of Delight (Hereafter)"	3:42
4.	"Stay With Me"	4:37
5.	"Blood Brother"	5:16
6.	"Let Sleeping Dogs Die"	5:53
7.	"Sacrilege"	4:45
8.	"Dance on Glass"	5:10
9.	"And The Dance Goes On"	4:10
10.	"Severina"	4:15
11.	"Love You To Death (Love Me To Death intro)"	1:25
12.	"Love Me To Death"	4:38
13.	"Island In A Stream"	5:25
14.	"Wishing Well" (Free cover)	2:48
15.	"Wasteland (Anniversary Mix)"	7:39
16.	"Severina (Aqua-Marina Mix)"	6:09

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Trouser Press described the album as a "dull and insipid guitar/keyboard/string bombast", and "a horrible amalgam of Led Zeppelin, Yes and Echo & the Bunnymen".^[2] AllMusic described it as "the marker for goth rock's invasion of the U.K. charts for a good chunk of the late '80s".^[1]

Reissue

A remastered version appeared in June 2007 with four bonus tracks, including the original intro to "Love Me to Death" (previously available only on the "Wasteland" video-cd) that had to be cut due to the time restraints of vinyl. Consequently, its insertion has not been taken into account in the tracklist of the remaster—listing the two tracks as "Love Me to Death (Original Full Length Version)"—and thus all tracks after eleven are mislabelled as being one track ahead of where they actually appear on the album.

It was certified gold in the UK.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

Craig Adams – bass guitar, production
Mick Brown – drums, production
Simon Hinkler – guitars, production
Wayne Hussey – vocals, guitars, production^[1]

Additional personnel

Tim Palmer – production
Julianne (Queen Eve) – additional vocals
Adam Peters – string arrangements
The Leisure Process – sleeve design
Sandy Ball – sleeve design
KEV – mastering

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 True, Chris. "God's Own Medicine – The Mission UK : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
↑ Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Mission (UK)". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

External links

God's Own Medicine at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e The Mission

Wayne Hussey Craig Adams Simon Hinkler Mark Thwaite Mick Brown Rik Carter Andy Cousin Scott Garrett Rob Holliday Ritchie Vernon Steve Spring

Main albums	God's Own Medicine The First Chapter Children Carved in Sand Masque Neverland Blue Aura God is a Bullet The Brightest Light

Other releases	No Snow, No Show for the Eskimo Grains of Sand Ever After Dum Dum Bullett

Compilations	Magnificent Pieces Sum and Substance Salad Daze Resurrection Tower of Strength Aural Delight

Related articles	Discography The Sisters of Mercy Ghost Dance

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