Written in the Sand (album)

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Written in the Sand
Studio album by
Michael Schenker Group
ReleasedAugust 28, 1996
StudioRumbo Recorders (Los Angeles)
The Sound Lab and Phase Four (Tempe, Arizona)
GenreHard rock
Length51:03
LabelPositive Energy Records
Zero Corporation (Japan)
ProducerRon Nevison
Michael Schenker Group chronology
Rock Will Never Die
(1984) 		Written in the Sand
(1996) 		The Michael Schenker Story Live
(1997)
Michael Schenker chronology
Walk on Water
(1995) 		Written in the Sand
(1996) 		The Michael Schenker Story Live
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Written in the Sand is the eighth full-length studio album recorded by the various M.S.G. lineups, the first group effort after the McAuley Schenker era. Re-energized by the short-lived reunion with UFO and by the recording of Walk on Water, Michael Schenker collected yet another group of players, composed of Leif Sundin on vocals, Shane Gaalaas on drums, and Barry Sparks on bass.

Track listing[edit]

All music by Michael Schenker, all lyrics by Leif Sundin.

  1. "Brave New World" - 4:14
  2. "Cry No More" - 5:18
  3. "I Believe" - 5:48
  4. "Back to Life" - 6:12
  5. "Written in the Sand" - 3:28
  6. "Essenz" (instrumental) - 5:21
  7. "Love Never Dies" - 5:45
  8. "I Will Be There" - 5:03
  9. "Take Me Through the Night" - 6:08
  10. "Down the Drain" - 3:46
  11. "Sweet Cool Kiss of Night" (bonus track) - 4:30

Japanese edition[edit]

  1. "Brave New World" - 4:14
  2. "Essenz" (instrumental) - 5:21
  3. "Cry No More" - 5:18
  4. "Back to Life" - 6:12
  5. "Written in the Sand" - 3:28
  6. "Love Never Dies" - 5:45
  7. "I Will Be There" - 5:03
  8. "Take Me Through the Night" - 6:08
  9. "Down the Drain" - 3:46
  10. "I Believe" - 5:48
  11. "Into The Arena" (live bonus track) - 3:56
  12. "Cry For The Nations" (live bonus track) - 5:37

Personnel[edit]

Band members[edit]

Additional musicians[edit]

  • Claude Gaudette - keyboards

Production[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1996) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 22

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anderson, Jason. "Michael Schenker Group Written in the Sand review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 August 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  3. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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