All Fools Day (album) explained

All Fools Day
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Saints
Border:	yes
Released:	1986
Recorded:	Winter 1985
Studio:	Rockfield Studios, Wales. Mixed at Eden Studios, London
Label:	Mushroom
Producer:	Chris Bailey, Hugh Jones.
Prev Title:	A Little Madness to Be Free
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Prodigal Son
Next Year:	1988

All Fools Day is the seventh album by the Australian music group The Saints released in 1986. The album was The Saints' commercial breakthrough into the US, with the videos for "Just Like Fire Would" and "Temple of the Lord" receiving airplay on MTV.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Bailey; additional arrangements by Arturo Larizza and Roger Cawkwell

1. "Just Like Fire Would" - 3:24
2. "First Time" - 3:40
3. "Hymn to Saint Jude" - 3:33
4. "See You In Paradise" - 4:20
5. "Love or Imagination" - 3:48
6. "Celtic Ballad" - 2:51
7. "Empty Page" - 3:30
8. "Big Hits (On the Underground)" - 3:07
9. "How to Avoid Disaster" - 2:48
10. "Blues on My Mind" - 2:59
11. "Temple of the Lord" - 3:44
12. "All Fools Day" - 4:50

Personnel

The Saints

• Chris Bailey - vocals
• Richard Burgman - guitar
• Arturo Larizza - bass
• Ivor Hay - drums

Production

• Hugh Jones - Engineer, Mix Engineer, Producer
• Neill King - Mix Engineer
• Chris Bailey - Producer

Notes and References

1. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 263.