God's Own Medicine
Studio album by
The Mission
Released10 November 1986[1]
RecordedAugust–September 1986
StudioRidge Farm and Utopia Studios
GenreGothic rock
Length57:41
LabelMercury
ProducerTim Palmer, The Mission
The Mission chronology
God's Own Medicine
(1986)		 The First Chapter
(1987)
The Mission studio album chronology
God's Own Medicine
(1986)		 Children
(1988)
Singles from God's Own Medicine
  1. "Stay with Me"
    Released: October 1986
  2. "Wasteland"
    Released: January 1987
  3. "Severina"
    Released: March 1987

God's Own Medicine is the debut studio album by the English gothic rock band The Mission. It was released in November 1986 under Mercury Records. The original LP version contains 10 songs.[2] The CD and cassette versions had the songs "Blood Brother" and "Island in the Stream" added.[3][4] Both had previously appeared on the "III" (Stay With Me) single.[5]

Background

The band had spent much of 1986 touring around Europe and had performed two radio broadcasts for the BBC. In the summer of that year, they signed with Phonogram Records after releasing two independent singles. Much of the material had featured on the tour and the band completed Gods Own Medicine within a period of four weeks.[6] The record was produced by Tim Palmer and the Mission and recorded at Ridge Farm and Utopia Studios.

Three singles were released from the album, "Stay With Me", "Wasteland" and "Severina".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Wayne Hussey; all music is composed by Craig Adams, Mick Brown, Simon Hinkler and Wayne Hussey

No.TitleLength
1."Wasteland"5:42
2."Bridges Burning"4:08
3."Garden of Delight (Hereafter)"3:42
4."Stay With Me"4:37
5."Blood Brother"5:16
6."Let Sleeping Dogs Die"5:53
7."Sacrilege"4:45
8."Dance on Glass"5:10
9."And the Dance Goes On"4:10
10."Severina"4:15
11."Love Me to Death"4:38
12."Island in a Stream"5:25
2007 re-release version
No.TitleLength
1."Wasteland"5:42
2."Bridges Burning"4:08
3."Garden of Delight (Hereafter)"3:42
4."Stay With Me"4:37
5."Blood Brother"5:16
6."Let Sleeping Dogs Die"5:53
7."Sacrilege"4:45
8."Dance on Glass"5:10
9."And The Dance Goes On"4:10
10."Severina"4:15
11."Love You To Death" (Love Me To Death intro)1:25
12."Love Me To Death"4:38
13."Island In A Stream"5:25
14."Wishing Well" (Free cover)2:48
15."Wasteland" (anniversary mix)7:39
16."Severina" (Aqua-Marina mix)6:09

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]

Writing for American publication Trouser Press, Ira Robbins described the album as a "dull and insipid guitar/keyboard/string bombast", and "a horrible amalgam of Led Zeppelin, Yes and Echo & the Bunnymen".[8] AllMusic described it as "the marker for goth rock's invasion of the U.K. charts for a good chunk of the late '80s".[7]

Reissue

A remastered version appeared in June 2007 with four bonus tracks, including the original intro to "Love Me to Death" (previously available only on the "Wasteland" video-cd, and as a hidden track on the B side of the 12" single release of Severina) that had to be cut due to the time constraints of vinyl. Consequently, its insertion has not been taken into account in the track list of the remaster—listing the two tracks as "Love Me to Death (Original Full Length Version)"—and thus all tracks after eleven are mislabelled as being one track ahead of where they actually appear on the album.[9]

It was certified gold in the UK.

Personnel

The Mission

Additional personnel

  • Tim Palmer – production
  • Julianne Regan – additional vocals
  • Adam Peters – string arrangements
  • The Leisure Process – sleeve design
  • Sandy Ball – sleeve design
  • KEV – mastering

References

  1. ↑ "Releases" (PDF). Record Mirror. 8 November 1986. p. 3. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Mission, The - Gods Own Medicine". Discogs. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mission, The - Gods Own Medicine". Discogs. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mission, The - Gods Own Medicine". Discogs. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mission, The - III". Discogs. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Roach, Martin (1993). Names Are For Tombstones, Baby. London: IMP. pp. 50–60.
  7. 1 2 3 True, Chris. "God's Own Medicine – The Mission UK : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  8. ↑ Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Mission (UK)". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Mission, The - Gods Own Medicine". Discogs. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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