God Is a Bullet (album)

God Is a Bullet
God Is a Bullet
Studio album by The Mission
Released	April 2007
Recorded	September - November 2006, NAM Studios, Wiltshire, Ghostroom Studios (strings) and the Green Room, Brazil.
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	67:46
Label	Cooking Vinyl; COOKCD411
Producer	Wayne Hussey
The Mission chronology
U.S. cover
	U.S. cover stating "The Mission UK" as the name of the band

God Is a Bullet is the ninth studio album by The Mission. It was released at the end of April 2007^[2] by SPV Records in Germany and Cooking Vinyl in the UK.^[3] The album features guest appearances by Julianne Regan, Tim Bricheno and Simon Hinkler. It was preceded by the single "Keep It in the Family" which was followed by "Blush".

Track listing

No.	Title	Written by	Length
1.	"Still Deep Waters"	Hussey	3:10
2.	"Keep It in the Family"	Hussey	3:59
3.	"Belladonna"	Words: Hussey; Music: Thwaite	3:34
4.	"To Love & The Kill with the Very Same Hand"	Words: Hussey; Music: Hussey, Thwaite, Vernon	4:27
5.	"Aquarius & Gemini"	Hussey	3:42
6.	"Blush"	Hussey	3:47
7.	"Chinese Burn"	Hussey	4:59
8.	"Father"	Hussey	5:55
9.	"Hdshrinkerea"	Words: Hussey; Music: Hussey, Thwaite	4:28
10.	"Draped in Red"	Hussey	4:55
11.	"Running with Scissors"	Hussey	4:27
12.	"In Silhouette"	Hussey	4:05
13.	"Dumb"	Words: Hussey; Music: Hussey, Thwaite	4:49
14.	"Absolution"	Hussey	4:46
15.	"Grotesque"	Hussey	6:34

US Bonus Tracks^[4]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whether Man"	3:54
2.	"Chelsea Blue"	4:45
3.	"Thine"	3:12

Personnel

Wayne Hussey – lead vocals, guitars, piano
Mark Gemini Thwaite – guitar, trumpet, trombone, piano and vocals
Rich Vernon – bass
Steve Spring – drums and percussion
Julianne Regan – backing vocals on 'Still Deep Waters' and 'Aquarius & Gemini'
Tim Bricheno – guitar on 'Running with Scissors', 'Absolution' and 'Blush'
Simon Hinkler – guitar on 'Grotesque'
Caroline Dale – cello and strings arrangement on 'Draped in Red', 'Aquarius & Gemini', 'Dumb' and 'Grotesque'
Cathy Thompson – violin on 'Draped in Red', 'Aquarius & Gemini', 'Dumb' and 'Grotesque'

Technical personnel

Wayne Hussey – engineering, mixing and production
Greg Freeman – engineer and mixing
Andy Baldwin – mastering
John Reynolds – engineer (strings)

Design

Cinthya Hussey - Design/Photography

References

^ CD Booklet with the album
^ "Photographic image of promo disc" (JPG). And-the-dance-goes-on.de. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
^ "Mission, The - God Is a Bullet at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ "Whether Man" is taken from the Keep It in the Family EP and both "Chelsea Blue" and "Thine" were extra tracks from the final download-only single Blush.

[1] CD Booklet with the album

[2] "Photographic image of promo disc" (JPG). And-the-dance-goes-on.de. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

[3] "Mission, The - God Is a Bullet at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[4] "Whether Man" is taken from the Keep It in the Family EP and both "Chelsea Blue" and "Thine" were extra tracks from the final download-only single Blush.

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v t e The Mission
Wayne Hussey Craig Adams Simon Hinkler Alex Baum Mark Thwaite Andy Cousin Scott Garrett Rob Holliday Rich Vernon
Studio albums	God's Own Medicine Children Carved in Sand Masque Neverland Blue Aura God Is a Bullet The Brightest Light Another Fall from Grace
Live albums	No Snow, No Show for the Eskimo Ever After
Compilation albums	The First Chapter Grains of Sand Sum and Substance
Singles	"Tower of Strength" "Butterfly on a Wheel"
Related articles	Discography The Sisters of Mercy Ghost Dance