Sand (album)

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
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.

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