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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".

The Christians
Studio album by The Christians
Released	October 1987
Studio	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

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
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	64
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	2
US Billboard 200[4]	158

References

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