Battle Hymns for Children Singing

Battle Hymns for Children Singing is the only studio album by English new wave band Haysi Fantayzee, released in 1983.[2]

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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Content

The album features two UK Top 20 singles: "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" (UK No. 11) and "Shiny Shiny" (UK No. 16).[3] The singles "Holy Joe" (UK No. 51)[3] and "Sister Friction" (UK No. 62)[3] 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

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.[4]

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[5]	48
German Albums Chart[6]	40
UK Albums Chart[3]	53

References

1. "Battle Hymns for Children Singing - Haysi Fantayzee - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
2. "Haysi Fantayzee - Battle Hymns For Children Singing". Discogs. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
3. "Official Charts > Haysi Fantayzee". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
4. "Battle Hymns for Children Singing - Haysi Fantayzee - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
5. 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.
6. "Haysi Fantayzee – Battle Hymns for Children Singing" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-02-08.

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