Children
Studio album by
Released29 February 1988 (1988-02-29)
RecordedSeptember–December 1987
StudioThe Manor Studio (Oxfordshire, England)
GenreGothic rock
Length57:48
LabelMercury
ProducerJohn Paul Jones
The Mission chronology
The First Chapter
(1987)
Children
(1988)
Carved in Sand
(1990)
The Mission studio album chronology
God's Own Medicine
(1986)
Children
(1988)
Carved in Sand
(1990)
Singles from Children
  1. "Tower of Strength"
    Released: 13 February 1988
  2. "Beyond the Pale"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Children is the second studio album by the English gothic rock band the Mission, released on 20 February 1988 by Mercury Records. Two singles were released from the album, "Tower of Strength" and "Beyond the Pale". A third single, "Kingdom Come", was scheduled but appeared only as a promotional single.[2]

Singer Julianne Regan of the rock band All About Eve provided additional vocals on two tracks – "Beyond the Pale" and "Black Mountain Mist".

Children was re-issued in 2007 with four bonus tracks.

Track listing

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

1988 release

  1. "Beyond the Pale" – 7:49
  2. "Wing and a Prayer" – 3:41
  3. "Fabienne" – 3:41
  4. "Heaven on Earth" – 5:19
  5. "Tower of Strength" – 8:03
  6. "Kingdom Come" – 4:50
  7. "Breathe" – 1:26
  8. "Child's Play" – 3:39
  9. "Shamera Kye" (J. S. Webb) – 0:34
  10. "Black Mountain Mist" – 2:54
  11. "Dream On" (Steven Tyler) – 3:54
  12. "Heat" – 5:14
  13. "Hymn (for America)" – 6:35

1988 vinyl release

Side A

  1. "Beyond the Pale" – 7:49
  2. "Wing and a Prayer" – 3:41
  3. "Heaven on Earth" – 5:19
  4. "Tower of Strength" – 8:03

Side B

  1. "Kingdom Come" – 4:50
  2. "Breathe" – 1:26
  3. "Child's Play" – 3:39
  4. "Shamera Kye" (J. S. Webb) – 0:34
  5. "Black Mountain Mist" – 2:54
  6. "Heat" – 5:14
  7. "Hymn (for America)" – 6:35

"Fabienne" and "Dream On" appeared only on the CD and MC releases.

2007 re-issue

  1. "Beyond the Pale" – 7:49
  2. "Wing and a Prayer" – 3:41
  3. "Fabienne" – 3:41
  4. "Heaven on Earth" – 5:19
  5. "Tower of Strength" – 8:03
  6. "Kingdom Come" – 4:50
  7. "Breathe" – 1:26
  8. "Child's Play" – 3:39
  9. "Shamera Kye" (J. S. Webb) – 0:34
  10. "Black Mountain Mist" – 2:54
  11. "Dream On" (Steven Tyler)– 3:54
  12. "Heat" – 5:14
  13. "Hymn (for America)" – 6:35

Bonus tracks

  1. "Tadeusz (1912-1988)" - 4:57
  2. "Child's Play (Live)" - 3:46
  3. "Kingdom Come (Heavenly Mix)" - 8:09
  4. "Heat (Tim Palmer Version)" - 4:06

Produced by John Paul Jones
Engineered by Mark 'Spike' Stent

Personnel

The Mission

Additional musicians

References

  1. True, Chris. Children at AllMusic
  2. "Discogs entry" The Mission Kingdom Come (Heavenly Mix) – promo details on Discogs.com. Accessed 7 March 2014.
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