The Christians (album)
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Released | October 1987 | |||
Studio | The Workhouse Studio and Parfett Sound, London, and Amazon Studios, Liverpool | |||
Length | 57:45 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Laurie Latham | |||
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The Christians is The Christians' 1987 debut album and contained their first five UK hit singles: "Forgotten Town", "Hooverville", "When the Fingers Point", "Ideal World" and "Born Again".
Critical reception
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Smash Hits | 8/10[2] |
AllMusic has retrospectively been generally favourable towards the album, stating that the band "blend socially conscious lyrics of life under Thatcher with smooth, slickly programmed pop-soul arrangements" and concluding that the record was "a solid debut with very few filler tracks".[1]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written and composed by Henry Priestman except where noted.
- "Forgotten Town" – 5:13
- "When the Fingers Point" – 3:32
- "Born Again" – 5:18
- "Ideal World" (Priestman, M. Henry Herman) – 4:35
- "Save a Soul in Every Town" – 4:32
- "...And That's Why" – 5:17
- "Hooverville" (Priestman, Herman) – 4:45
- "One in a Million" – 4:42
- "Sad Songs" (Priestman, Herman) – 4:25
- "Forgotten Town" (12" Dub Version) – 5:26 (bonus track on cassette and CD)
- "When the Fingers Point" (12" Remix) – 5:32 (bonus track on cassette and CD)
- "Why Waltz" – 4:07 (bonus track on cassette and CD)
- On the cassette version of the album the 12" Dub Version of "Forgotten Town" was placed at the end of side one, after "Save a Soul in Every Town".
Personnel
[edit]The Christians:
- Garry A. Christian – lead vocals
- Russell Christian – saxophone, vocals
- Henry Priestman – keyboards, guitar, vocals
Additional personnel:
- Mike Bulger – electric guitar
- Tony Jones – bass
- Paul Barlow – drums
- Anthony Moore – programming
- Produced & Engineered by Laurie Latham
- Additional engineering by Pete Coleman, Stuart Barry
- Mastered by Tim Young
- Mix on (4) – David Bascombe, Mix on (7) – Pete Hammond
Charts
[edit]Chart (1987) | Position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] | 64 |
UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 158 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mills, Ted. "The Christians: The Christians". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Lawe, Richard (7–20 October 1987). "Albums: The Christians — The Christians (Island)" (PDF). Smash Hits. Vol. 9, no. 19. Peterborough: EMAP National Publications, Ltd. p. 60. ISSN 0260-3004. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2023 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under 5 November 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "The Christians Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.