The Christians (album)

The Christians
Studio album by The Christians
Released	October 1987
Recorded	The Workhouse Studio and Parfett Sound, London, and Amazon Studios, Liverpool
Length	57:45
Label	Island
Producer	Laurie Latham
The Christians chronology
The Christians (1987) Colour (1990)
Singles from The Christians
"Forgotten Town" Released: January 1987 "Hooverville (They Promised Us the World)" Released: June 1987 "When the Fingers Point" Released: September 1987 "Ideal World" Released: November 1987 "Born Again" Released: April 1988

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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)

• 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 (4) - David Bascombe, Mix on (7) - Pete Hammond

Charts

Chart (1987)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)[2]	2
US Billboard 200[3]	158

References

1. Mills, Ted. The Christians – The Christians > Review at AllMusic
2. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
3. "The Christians – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Christians.