Sand (album)

Sand is the fifth studio album by guitarist Allan Holdsworth, released in August 1987 through Relativity Records (United States) and JMS–Cream Records (Europe).^[1][2]

Sand
Studio album by Allan Holdsworth
Released	August 1987 (1987-08)
Studio	Front Page Recorders, Costa Mesa, California
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	35:09
Label	Relativity
Producer	Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth chronology
Atavachron (1986) Sand (1987) With a Heart in My Song (1988)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic awarded Sand four stars out of five, calling it one of Holdsworth's "most innovative and texturally beautiful" albums to date and highlighting his extensive use of the SynthAxe.^[2]

Track listing

All music is 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

Technical

• Dan Humann – engineering, mixing
• Robert Feist – engineering, mixing
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Francois Bardol – cover art