''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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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".
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by
Henry Priestman
Henry Christian Priestman (born 21 June 1955 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English rock singer, keyboardist, record producer and songwriter.
Biography
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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
The Christians:
* Garry A. Christian – lead vocals
* Russell Christian – saxophone, vocals
*
Henry Priestman
Henry Christian Priestman (born 21 June 1955 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English rock singer, keyboardist, record producer and songwriter.
Biography
Priestman was educated at Woodleigh School, North Yorkshir ...
– 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
References
1987 debut albums
The Christians (band) albums
Albums produced by Laurie Latham
Island Records albums
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