Battle Hymns for Children Singing

Battle Hymns for Children Singing
Studio album by
Haysi Fantayzee
Released1983 (1983)
Genre
Length37:35 (original release)
LabelRegard
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Trouser Press(negative)[2]

Battle Hymns for Children Singing is the debut and sole studio album by the short-lived English new wave band Haysi Fantayzee, released in 1983 by Regard Records.[3]

Content

The album features two UK Top 20 singles: "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" (UK No. 11) and "Shiny Shiny" (UK No. 16).[4] The singles "Holy Joe" (UK No. 51)[4] and "Sister Friction" (UK No. 62)[4] weren't included on the original release of the album but were added to a 2000 CD release in the United States, which also includes remixes and B-sides as bonus tracks. A 2007 CD release by Cherry Pop, retitled The Very Best of Haysi Fantayzee, but otherwise featuring similar track listing and artwork to the original album, also includes "Holy Joe" and "Sister Friction" as well as remixes and B-sides as bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Caplin, Kate Garner and Jeremy Healy, except where noted.

Original LP & cassette
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shiny Shiny" 3:40
2."I Lost My Dodi" 3:15
3."More Money" 3:04
4."Jimmy Jive Jive" 3:32
5."The Sabres of Paradise" 6:50
6."Shoofly Love" 3:38
7."Make Me a Sinner" 1:40
8."Chizoola"
4:32
9."John Wayne Is Big Leggy" 3:22
10."Here Comes the Beast" 4:02
Total length:37:35
2000 US CD edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shiny Shiny" 3:43
2."I Lost My Dodi" 3:16
3."More Money" 3:06
4."Jimmy Jive Jive" 3:33
5."The Sabres of Paradise" 6:56
6."Sister Friction" 3:05
7."Shoofly Love" 5:09
8."Chizoola"
  • Caplin
  • Garner
  • Healy
  • Bolan
4:33
9."John Wayne Is Big Leggy" 3:22
10."Here Comes the Beast" 4:03
11."Holy Joe" 3:04
12."OK Big Daddy" 1:54
13."John Wayne Is Big Leggy" (Groovy Long Version) 6:55
14."Holy Joe" (12" Single Remix) 4:34
15."Shiny Shiny Dance" 5:16
16."Shiny Shiny Bon Temps" 3:28
17."Sister Friction" (12" Single Remix) 6:25
2007 Cherry Pop CD release – The Very Best of Haysi Fantayzee
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shiny Shiny" 3:42
2."I Lost My Dodi" 3:16
3."More Money" 3:06
4."Jimmy Jive Jive" 3:32
5."The Sabres of Paradise" 7:02
6."Sister Friction" 3:05
7."Shoofly Love" 5:10
8."Chizoola"
  • Caplin
  • Garner
  • Healy
  • Bolan
4:33
9."John Wayne Is Big Leggy" 3:21
10."Here Comes the Beast" 3:42
11."Holy Joe" 3:02
12."OK Big Daddy" 1:52
13."John Wayne Is Big Leggy" (Groovy Long Version) 6:57
14."Holy Joe" (Remix) 4:31
15."Shiny Shiny" (Dance Mix) 4:35
16."Sister Friction" (Extended Remix) 6:24
17."Jimmy Jive" (Instrumental) 4:45
18."Shiny Shiny" (Bon Temps) 3:22

Note

  • On the CD versions, "Make Me a Sinner" is joined onto the end of the same track as "Shoofly Love" and is uncredited.

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[5]

Musicians

Haysi Fantayzee

Additional musicians

Production

  • Steve Brown – producer
  • Paul Caplin – arranger, producer, programming
  • Vic Coppersmith – producer
  • Elliott Federman – mastering
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • Bruce Harris – liner notes
  • David Richman – production coordination
  • Graham Smith – original graphics
  • David Thomas – animation
  • Vincent M. Vero – compilation producer
  • Tony Visconti – producer
  • Alan Winstanley – producer

Charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 48
German Albums Chart[7] 40
UK Albums Chart[4] 53

References

  1. ^ "Battle Hymns for Children Singing - Haysi Fantayzee - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Haysi Fantayzee".
  3. ^ "Haysi Fantayzee - Battle Hymns For Children Singing". Discogs. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Haysi Fantayzee". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Battle Hymns for Children Singing - Haysi Fantayzee - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 135. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
  7. ^ "Haysi Fantayzee – Battle Hymns for Children Singing" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 February 2017.