Children (The Mission album)

Children
Studio album by The Mission
Released	1988
Genre	Gothic rock
Length	57:48
Label	Mercury
Producer	John Paul Jones
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The Mission chronology
The First Chapter (1987) Children (1988) Carved in Sand (1990)

Children is an album by the musical band The Mission. It was released in 1988 by Mercury Records. Two singles were released from the album, "Tower of Strength" and "Beyond the Pale".

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 release.

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