Children (The Mission album)

Children
Studio album by The Mission
Released	February 1988
Recorded	September-December, The Manor Studios, Oxfordshire, England
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	57:48
Label	Mercury
Producer	John Paul Jones
The Mission chronology
The First Chapter (1987)The First Chapter1987 Children (1988) Carved in Sand (1990)Carved in Sand1990

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Children is the second regular studio album by the British rock-band The Mission. It was released in 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 as a promo-only.

Singer Julianne Regan (from the band All About Eve) sang vocals on two tracks - "Beyond The Pale" and "Black Mountain Mist".

The album was re-issued in 2007 with four bonus tracks.

Track listing

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" – 0:34
10. "Black Mountain Mist" – 2:54
11. "Dream On" (Aerosmith cover) – 3:54
12. "Heat" – 5:14
13. "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" – 0:34
10. "Black Mountain Mist" – 2:54
11. "Dream On" – 3:54
12. "Heat" – 5:14
13. "Hymn (For America)" – 6:35

Bonus tracks

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

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