The Christians is tagged as: soul, 80s, college rock, total geniusness, need to rate The Christians are a soul band from Liverpool, England, scoring several UK chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They consisted of Garry Christian (lead vocals), Roger Christian (vocals), Russell Christian (keyboards, saxophone, vocals) and Henry Priestman (b. 21 September 1955) (keyboards, guitars, vocals). The band’s name refers to the Christian brothers’ surname (which is coincidentally also Priestman’s middle name), rather than any religious sentiment. Their first three singles all made the Top 40 in the Britain, and their eponymously-titled 1987 debut album entered the UK album chart at number 2, and eventually sold over a million copies. The highest placed single from this album was “Ideal World”, which reached number 14 in the UK singles chart. In 1988 they released a cover of the Isley Brothers’ “Harvest For The World”, with all proceeds going to charity. The video for the track was an animation, created by four leading animation companies, including Aardman of Wallace and Gromit fame. The video won several awards, and the single reached number 8 in the charts. 1989 saw another charity single success, this time as performers on a version of Ferry ‘Cross The Mersey, released in aid of those affected by ... Read More About The Christians Biography...  Send The Christians ringtones to your cell
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