Faith (H₂O album)

Faith is the debut and only studio album by Scottish pop band H₂O. It was originally released in 1984 on the label RCA. The album was recorded over a period of five months between October 1983 and March 1984, in sessions that took place at Livingston Studios, in London. It features their bestselling singles, "I Dream to Sleep" and "Just Outside of Heaven", both of which preceded the album being released the year before.

Faith
Studio album by H2O
Released	1984
Recorded	October 1983–March 1984
Studio	Livingston Studios, London
Genre	Pop new wave electronic synthpop
Length	38:38
Label	RCA
Producer	Tony Cox David Bascombe
Singles from Faith
"I Dream to Sleep" Released: 1983 "Just Outside of Heaven" Released: 1983 "All That Glitters (Rusts in Time)" Released: 1983 "Who'll Stop the Rain" Released: 1984

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In 2009, a digitally remastered CD of the album was released with six bonus tracks by Cherry Red.

Critical reception

Pemberton Roach of AllMusic gave the album two out of five stars and called the album "an obscure gem of 1980's New Romantic synth pop" adding that Faith "makes a strong bid for lost classic status."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ian Donaldson, Ross Alcock, Colin Gavigan, Pete Keane, Kenny Dorman and Colin Ferguson, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Success"		3:23
2.	"I Dream to Sleep"		3:59
3.	"Who'll Stop the Rain"	Ian Donaldson Ross Alcock	3:33
4.	"Just Outside of Heaven"		4:18
5.	"Leonard"	Donaldson Alcock	4:25

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Action"		3:35
7.	"Sundays Are Blue"		3:22
8.	"All That Glitters (Rusts in Time)"		3:43
9.	"Another Face"		4:07
10.	"It's in You"	Donaldson Alcock	4:13
Total length:			38:38

2009 reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Burn to Win"	3:36
12.	"Stranger to Stranger"	2:57
13.	"Turn Back in Anger"	2:49
14.	"Telling Lies"	3:28
15.	"Just Outside Heaven (Extended Mix)"	4:19
16.	"Just Outside Heaven (6AM Mix)"	5:34

Personnel

H₂O

• Ian Donaldson – vocals
• Ross Alcock – keyboards; synthesizer; piano; vocoder
• Colin Gavigan – saxophone
• Pete Keane – guitar
• Kenny Dorman – drums; percussion
• Colin Ferguson – bass guitar

Additional personnel

• Sylvia James – backing vocals on "Just Outside of Heaven"
• Dee Lewis – backing vocals on "Just Outside of Heaven"
• Shirley Lewis – backing vocals on "Just Outside of Heaven"

Production team

• Tony Cox – producer
• David Bascombe – producer; engineer
• Felix Kendall – assistant engineer
• Andrew Christian – art direction
• Shoot That Tiger! – design
• Allan Ballard – photography

References

1. Roach, Pemberton. Faith at AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

External links

• Faith at Discogs (list of releases)