Masque (The Mission album)

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Masque is the fifth regular studio album by The Mission which was released in June 1992 on the Vertigo sub-label of Mercury Records. Peaking at #23 in the UK albums chart,^[4] it failed to repeat the commercial success of the previous two official studio albums and marked the beginning of The Mission's decline in popularity; it was also the band's last album to achieve a UK top 40 position, until the release of Another Fall From Grace in September 2016.^[5] Masque included the singles "Never Again" (UK #34), "Like a Child Again" (#UK 30) and "Shades of Green Pt. 2". The album included a number of outside collaborators, including Martin Allcock, Anthony Thistlethwaite and Miles Hunt.^[6]

The album was reissued in February 2008. The expanded release had four bonus tracks including the cover of Blondie's "Atomic" recorded for the NME's Ruby Trax compilation, released in November 1992.

Track listing

Except where noted, music by Adams, Brown, Hussey
All words by Hussey

1992 release

1. "Never Again" – 5:05
2. "Shades of Green, Pt. 2" – 3:59
3. "Even You May Shine" (Adams, Brown, Hussey, Thistlethwaite) – 4:41
4. "Trail of Scarlet" – 3:43
5. "Spider and the Fly" – 4:49
6. "She Conjures Me Wings" (Adams, Brown, Hussey, Thistlethwaite)– 2:48
7. "Sticks and Stones" – 4:45
8. "Like a Child Again" – 3:38
9. "Who Will Love Me Tomorrow?" (Miles Hunt, Hussey) – 4:09
10. "You Make Me Breathe" – 4:36
11. "From One Jesus to Another" – 3:50
12. "Until There's Another Sunrise" – 5:33

2008 re-issue

1. "Never Again" – 5:05
2. "Shades of Green, Pt. 2" – 3:59
3. "Even You May Shine" – 4:41
4. "Trail of Scarlet" – 3:43
5. "Spider and the Fly" – 4:49
6. "She Conjures Me Wings" – 2:48
7. "Sticks and Stones" – 4:45
8. "Like a Child Again" – 3:38
9. "Who Will Love Me Tomorrow?" – 4:09
10. "You Make Me Breathe" – 4:36
11. "From One Jesus to Another" – 3:50
12. "Until There's Another Sunrise" – 5:33

Bonus tracks

13. "Beautiful Chaos" - 5:04
14. "All Tangled Up In You" - 6:27
15. "Atomic" (Debbie Harry, Jimmy Destri) - 5:13
16. "You Make Me Breathe (The Barn Mix)" - 7:18

Personnel

The Mission

• Craig Adams – bass guitar
• Mick Brown – drums
• Wayne Hussey – vocals & guitar

Additional musicians (from liner notes)

• Mark Saunders
• Joe Gibb
• Anto Thistlethwaite
• Martin Alcock
• Adam Birch
• Kelly Hussey
• Bev Perrin
• Penny Thompson
• B.J. De Haan
• Ric Saunders
• Arabic orchestration on "Sticks and Stones" scored, arranged and conducted by Jaz Coleman, performed by Aboud Abdel Ali

References

Sources

• Roach, Martin; Perry, Neil (1993). Names are for Tombstones, Baby. London: Independent Music Press. ISBN 1-89-7783-01-9.