The Christians (album)


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

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" – 4:35
  5. "Save a Soul in Every Town" – 4:32
  6. "...And That's Why" – 5:17
  7. "Hooverville" – 4:45
  8. "One in a Million" – 4:42
  9. "Sad Songs" – 4:25
  10. "Forgotten Town" – 5:26
  11. "When the Fingers Point" – 5:32
  12. "Why Waltz" – 4:07
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