Grains of Sand [Import]

The Mission (UK) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 27, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B000008IIZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,015 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hands Across The Ocean

2. The Grip Of Disease

3. Divided We Fall

4. Mercenary

5. Mr. Pleasant

6. Kingdom Come (Forever And Again)

7. Heaven Sends You

8. Sweet Smile Of A Mystery

9. Tower Of Strength (The Casbah Mix)

10. Butterfly On A Wheel (Troubadour Mix)

11. Love

12. Bird Of Passage

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars 19 years and still rolling, February 8, 2009

By 

Richard Wittmann "DVM" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Grains of Sand (Audio CD)

I bought this disc 19 years ago and I still break it out quite a bit. It was part of a double release and it has some really nice stuff. I think "Carved in Sand" has the better songs on it, but this has some nice Beatle covers, a remake of Tower of Strength as well as a remake of an old Kink's tune. My ex used to love it when I'd play Heaven Sends You. An erotic tune, no doubt. If you like the Mission and for some reason have been hiding under a rock, grab this disc.

3.0 out of 5 stars Overly Dramatic, December 8, 2008

By 

Van Gogh "Van Gogh" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grains of Sand (Audio CD)

Mission UK was a band with more potential than they ever realized. This collection of alternate versions and leftovers from their Carved in Sand album shows why. Excessively dramatic and maudlin at times, to syrupy and poppy at others.Hands Across the Ocean is probably the best track on here, and it is a decent, not great pop song.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good, but not their best, December 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Grains of Sand (Audio CD)

Grains of Sand is a real lucky dip - some disappointments, some brilliance. It is basically what was left over after they put together their masterpiece 'Carved in Sand'.

'Hands Across the Ocean' is a great rock song, 'Bird of Passage' is an epic ballad. 'Mr Pleasant' is just fun.

If you like The Mission, then this is a must-have.