The Christians (album)

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The Christians
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Studio album by
The Christians
ReleasedOctober 1987
StudioThe Workhouse Studio and Parfett Sound, London, and Amazon Studios, Liverpool
Length57:45
Label Island
Producer Laurie Latham
The Christians chronology
The Christians
(1987)		 Colour
(1990)
Singles from The Christians
  1. "Forgotten Town"
    Released: January 1987
  2. "Hooverville (They Promised Us the World)"
    Released: June 1987
  3. "When the Fingers Point"
    Released: September 1987
  4. "Ideal World"
    Released: November 1987
  5. "Born Again"
    Released: April 1988

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".

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
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

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)

Personnel

The Christians:

Additional personnel:

Charts

References

  1. 1 2 Mills, Ted. "The Christians: The Christians". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ↑ 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 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023– via World Radio History.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Bubbling Down Under 5 November 1990". www.bubblingdownunder.com. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – The Christians – The Christians" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "The Christians". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 47. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Charts.nz – The Christians – The Christians". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  8. ↑ "The Christians Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987: Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror . 23 January 1988. p. 37. Retrieved 24 November 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.


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