The Best of The Christians

1989 studio album by Adeva

Greatest hits album by

The Christians

Released

1993

Label

Island

Producer

Laurie Latham
The Christians
Martin & Steven Young
Martyn Phillips
Mark "Spike" Stent

The Christians chronology

Happy in Hell
(1992)

The Best of The Christians
(1993)

Prodigal Sons
(2003)

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]

Track listing

"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

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[1]	22

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[3]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^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.