''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 An unidentified flying object (UFO), more recently renamed by US officials as a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon), is any perceived aerial phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained. On investigation, most UFOs are id ...

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

All music by Michael Schenker, all lyrics by Leif Sundin. #"Brave New World" - 4:14 #"Cry No More" - 5:18 #"I Believe" - 5:48 #"Back to Life" - 6:12 #"Written in the Sand" - 3:28 #"Essenz" (instrumental) - 5:21 #"Love Never Dies" - 5:45 #"I Will Be There" - 5:03 #"Take Me Through the Night" - 6:08 #"Down the Drain" - 3:46 #"Sweet Cool Kiss of Night" (bonus track) - 4:30

Japanese edition

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

Personnel

Band members

Michael Schenker Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German guitarist. He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group. He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker ...

- lead & rhythm guitars *

Leif Sundin Leif Arne Sundin (born 22 March 1971) is a Swedish rock vocalist and songwriter who has performed and recorded with Michael Schenker, John Norum and Brian Robertson among others. Career Starting his career as vocalist with Swedish rock band ...

- vocals * Barry Sparks - bass guitar *

Shane Gaalaas Shane Gaalaas (born August 8, 1967) is a Canadian-born drummer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his long running affiliation with Japanese rock superstars B'z, whom he joined in 2002, and his extensive work with guitar virtuos ...

- drums

Additional musicians

*Claude Gaudette - keyboards

Production

Ron Nevison Ron Nevison is an American record producer and audio engineer. He started his career in the early 1970s as an engineer on ''Quadrophenia'' by the Who and Bad Company's debut album. He eventually became a producer, working with artists including ...

- producer, engineer, mixing

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Written in the Sand 1996 albums Michael Schenker Group albums Albums produced by Ron Nevison