Sand (album)

Sand
Studio album by Allan Holdsworth
Released	1987[1]
Recorded	Front Page Recorders in Costa Mesa, California
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	35:09[2]
Label	Relativity
Producer	Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth chronology
Atavachron (1986) Sand (1987) With a Heart in My Song (1988)

Sand is the fifth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in 1987 through Relativity Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic gave Sand four stars out of five, calling it one of Holdsworth's "most innovative and texturally beautiful" albums to date and highlighting his continued use of the SynthAxe.^[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Allan Holdsworth, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sand"	5:25
2.	"Distance vs. Desire"	5:16
3.	"Pud Wud"	6:45
4.	"Clown"	5:14
5.	"The 4.15 Bradford Executive" (Holdsworth, Chad Wackerman)	8:28
6.	"Mac Man"	4:01
Total length:		35:09

Personnel

• Allan Holdsworth – guitar, SynthAxe, engineering, mixing, production
• Alan Pasqua – keyboard
• Gary Husband – drums (tracks 1, 3)
• Chad Wackerman – drums (tracks 4, 5), percussion (track 6)
• Jimmy Johnson – bass (except track 6)
• Biff Vincent – Roland Octapad bass (track 6)
• John England – sound effects
• Dan Humann – engineering, mixing
• Robert Feist – engineering, mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Sand - Allan Holdsworth". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
2. Sand (CD release CR 290-2").

External links

• Sand at therealallanholdsworth.com
• In Review: Allan Holdsworth "Sand" at Guitar Nine Records