▁ ▁Ian ▁Mc F ar lane , ▁an ▁Australian ▁music ologist , ▁felt ▁that , ▁" the ▁cos mic ▁concept ▁album ... ▁stands ▁as ▁a ▁worth while ▁period ▁piece , ▁a ▁work ▁g rac ed ▁with ▁elegant ▁songs , ▁so aring ▁arrang ements ▁and ▁fine ▁mus icians hip ." ▁M ánd u ▁tou red ▁Australia ▁with ▁a ▁backing ▁band ▁of ▁Co oney , ▁Peter ▁S ull ivan , ▁Bob ▁B ick erton ▁on ▁drums ▁( ex - R ock ▁Gran ite ▁and ▁the ▁Pro files ), ▁Mike ▁Clar ke ▁on ▁bass ▁guitar ▁( ex - Sk yl ight ) ▁and ▁Greg ▁Cook ▁on ▁guitar ▁( ex - Cam - P act , ▁the ▁Mi xt ures , ▁Sk yl ight ). ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁ret itled , ▁We ▁Ran ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁Sky , ▁and ▁re iss ued ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁A ▁bonus ▁track , ▁" G im me ▁Sh elter ", ▁a ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ' s ▁single ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁a ▁rem aster ed ▁and ▁re iss ued ▁version , ▁To ▁the ▁Sh ores ▁of ▁His ▁Heaven , ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁via ▁Az te c ▁Music . ▁ ▁M ánd u ▁joined ▁Australian ▁rock ▁guitar ist , ▁Lob by ▁Lo y de ' s ▁group ▁Southern ▁Electric , ▁and ▁was ▁recorded ▁on ▁their ▁album , ▁Ob sec r ation ▁( May ▁ 1 9 7 6 ). ▁He ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁record