The Christians (album) explained

The Christians
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Christians
Cover:	Christians - The Christians CD album cover.jpg
Border:	yes
Released:	October 1987
Studio:	The Workhouse Studio and Parfett Sound, London, and Amazon Studios, Liverpool
Length:	57:45
Label:	Island
Producer:	Laurie Latham
Next Title:	Colour
Next Year:	1990

The Christians is the debut album by English music ensemble The Christians, released in 1987. It contains their first five UK hit singles: "Forgotten Town", "Hooverville", "When the Fingers Point", "Ideal World" and "Born Again".

Critical reception

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".

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Henry Priestman except where noted.

1. "Forgotten Town" – 5:13
2. "When the Fingers Point" – 3:32
3. "Born Again" – 5:18
4. "Ideal World" (Priestman, M. Henry Herman) – 4:35
5. "Save a Soul in Every Town" – 4:32
6. "...And That's Why" – 5:17
7. "Hooverville" (Priestman, Herman) – 4:45
8. "One in a Million" – 4:42
9. "Sad Songs" (Priestman, Herman) – 4:25
10. "Forgotten Town" (12" Dub Version) – 5:26 (bonus track on cassette and CD)
11. "When the Fingers Point" (12" Remix) – 5:32 (bonus track on cassette and CD)
12. "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 – 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 track 4 – David Bascombe
• Mix on track 7 – Pete Hammond

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bubbling Down Under 5 November 1990. www.bubblingdownunder.com. 5 November 2021. 6 November 2021.