All Fools Day (album)

1986 studio album by The Saints
All Fools Day
Studio album by
The Saints
Released1986
RecordedWinter 1985
StudioRockfield Studios, Wales. Mixed at Eden Studios, London
Genre
  • Alternative rock
  • post-punk
LabelMushroom
ProducerChris Bailey, Hugh Jones.
The Saints chronology
A Little Madness to Be Free
(1984)
All Fools Day
(1986)
Prodigal Son
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

All Fools Day is the seventh album by the Australian music group The Saints released in 1986. The album was The Saints' commercial breakthrough into the US, with the videos for "Just Like Fire Would" and "Temple of the Lord" receiving airplay on MTV.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Chris Bailey; additional arrangements by Arturo Larizza and Roger Cawkwell

  1. "Just Like Fire Would" - 3:24
  2. "First Time" - 3:40
  3. "Hymn to Saint Jude" - 3:33
  4. "See You In Paradise" - 4:20
  5. "Love or Imagination" - 3:48
  6. "Celtic Ballad" - 2:51
  7. "Empty Page" - 3:30
  8. "Big Hits (On the Underground)" - 3:07
  9. "How to Avoid Disaster" - 2:48
  10. "Blues on My Mind" - 2:59
  11. "Temple of the Lord" - 3:44
  12. "All Fools Day" - 4:50

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 29

Personnel

The Saints
  • Chris Bailey - vocals
  • Richard Burgman - guitar
  • Arturo Larizza - bass
  • Ivor Hay - drums

Production

  • Hugh Jones - Engineer, Mix Engineer, Producer
  • Neill King - Mix Engineer
  • Chris Bailey - Producer

References

  1. ^ Dougan, J. (2011). "All Fools Day - The Saints | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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