Battle Hymns for Children Singing

1983 studio album by Haysi Fantayzee

Battle Hymns for Children Singing

Studio album by Haysi Fantayzee
Released	1983 (1983)
Genre	New wave synth-pop
Length	37:35 (original release)
Label	Regard
Producer	Steve Brown Paul Caplin Vic Coppersmith Tony Visconti Alan Winstanley

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Trouser Press	(negative)

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.

Content

The album features two UK Top 20 singles: "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" (UK No. 11) and "Shiny Shiny" (UK No. 16). The singles "Holy Joe" (UK No. 51) and "Sister Friction" (UK No. 62) 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.	Title	Writer(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"	Caplin Garner Healy Marc Bolan	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.	Title	Writer(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.	Title	Writer(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.

Musicians

Haysi Fantayzee

Jeremy Healy – primary vocals
Kate Garner – primary vocals
Paul Caplin – keyboards

Additional musicians

Afrodiziak – background vocals
Alfie Agius – bass guitar
Big George – bass guitar
Kevin Bird – guitar
Andy Duncan – percussion
Simon Henri – saxophone
Robbie McIntosh – guitar
John Sherwood – guitar
Dick Simpson – guitar
Bobby Valentino – violin
Tony Visconti – guitar

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	48
German Albums Chart	40
UK Albums Chart	53

References

"Battle Hymns for Children Singing - Haysi Fantayzee - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
"Haysi Fantayzee".
"Haysi Fantayzee - Battle Hymns For Children Singing". Discogs. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
^ "Official Charts > Haysi Fantayzee". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
"Battle Hymns for Children Singing - Haysi Fantayzee - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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.
"Haysi Fantayzee – Battle Hymns for Children Singing" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

External links

Battle Hymns for Children Singing at AllMusic. Retrieved December 06, 2012.
Battle Hymns for Children Singing (original LP & cassette) at Discogs
Battle Hymns for Children Singing (US CD version) at Discogs
The Best of Haysi Fantayzee at Discogs

v t e Haysi Fantayzee
Jeremy Healy Kate Garner Paul Caplin
Studio album	Battle Hymns for Children Singing
Singles	"John Wayne Is Big Leggy" "Holy Joe" "Shiny Shiny" "Sister Friction" "Chizoola"

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