Sand (album)

Sand
Studio album by Allan Holdsworth
Released 1987[1]
Recorded Front Page Recorders in Costa Mesa, California
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 35:09[2]
Label Relativity
Producer Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth chronology

Atavachron
(1986)		 Sand
(1987)		 With a Heart in My Song
(1988)

Sand is the fifth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1987 through Relativity Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave Sand four stars out of five, calling it one of Holdsworth's "most innovative and texturally beautiful" albums to date and highlighting his continued use of the SynthAxe.[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted.

No. Title Length
1. "Sand"   5:25
2. "Distance vs. Desire"   5:16
3. "Pud Wud"   6:45
4. "Clown"   5:14
5. "The 4.15 Bradford Executive" (Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman) 8:28
6. "Mac Man"   4:01
Total length:
 35:09

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jurek, Thom. "Sand - Allan Holdsworth". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
  2. ↑ Sand (CD release CR 290-2").

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