The Best of The Christians is a compilation album by English music ensemble The Christians, released in 1993 on Island Records. It includes most of the band's singles[1] from their first three studio albums—The Christians (1987), Colour (1990) and Happy in Hell (1992)—plus new song "The Perfect Moment" and a cover of Bob Marley's "Small Axe", originally the B-side to their 1988 "Harvest for the World" single.[2]
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| Released | 1993 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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Track listing edit
- "Forgotten Town" (Henry Priestman)
- "Harvest for the World" (The Isley Brothers)
- "The Perfect Moment" (Priestman, Mark Herman)
- "What's in a Word" (Priestman)
- "Born Again" (Priestman)
- "Words" (music: Seán Ó Riada, lyrics: Priestman)
- "Ideal World" (Herman)
- "The Bottle" (Gil Scott-Heron)
- "When the Fingers Point" (Priestman)
- "Father" (Garry Christian)
- "Greenback Drive" (Remix) (Priestman)
- "Hooverville (And They Promised Us the World)" (Priestman, Herman)
- "Small Axe" (Bob Marley)
Charts edit
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[1] | 22 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ a b "CHRISTIANS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "The Christians - Harvest For The World". Discogs.
- ^ "British album certifications – Christians – Best Of ..." British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 December 2019. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Best Of ...... in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.