Written in the Sand is a studio album by the Michael Schenker Group

Michael Schenker Group

The Michael Schenker Group is a guitar-oriented hard rock band formed in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO guitarist, Michael Schenker. In 1986, Schenker and vocalist Robin McAuley formed the McAuley Schenker Group, which lasted until 1992. After that, the Michael Schenker Group was reformed.The...

, the first group effort after the McAuley Schenker era. Re-energized by the short-lived reunion with UFO

UFO (band)

UFO are an English heavy metal and hard rock band, who were formed in 1969. UFO became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the New Wave of British Heavy Metal...

 and by the recording of Walk on Water, Michael Schenker collected yet another group of players and recorded Written in the Sand. No matter what inspired them, Schenker and the new line up of Leif Sundin on vocals, Shane Gaalaas on drums, and Barry Sparks on bass deliver some respectable metal reminiscent of the earliest and best known Michael Schenker Group albums.

Track listing

All music by Michael Schenker, all lyrics by Leif Sundin.

1. "Brave New World" - 4:14
2. "Cry No More" - 5:18
3. "I Believe" - 5:48
4. "Back to Life" - 6:12
5. "Written in the Sand" - 3:28
6. "Essenz" (instrumental) - 5:21
7. "Love Never Dies" - 5:45
8. "I Will Be There" - 5:03
9. "Take Me Through the Night" - 6:08
10. "Down the Drain" - 3:46

Band members

• Leif Sundin - lead vocals
• Michael Schenker
  Michael Schenker
  Michael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...
  
   - lead, rhythm guitars
• Barry Sparks
  Barry Sparks
  Barry Sparks is the former bass player of Yngwie Malmsteen, UFO, Dokken, and Ted Nugent amongst others.-UFO:...
  
  - bass guitar
• Shane Gaalaas - drums

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position	Sales	Weeks on Chart
1996	Japan	22	39,900	4