God's Own Medicine
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| Studio album by The Mission | ||||
| Released | November 1986 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1986 at Ridge Farm and Utopia studios | |||
| Genre | Gothic rock | |||
| Length | 57:41 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Tim Palmer, The Mission | |||
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| Singles from Gods Own Medicine | ||||
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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 | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||
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| 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 | |
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| 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.
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 Regan (All About 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)
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