Here is a rundown of
every record release by Christie, and recordings of interest
associated with the group. To read an analysis of
each song, click on the title:
1967/68
When The Work Is Thru'
Just One More Chance/Help Me Please
Great Train Robbery/Sweet Freedom
1968
Travelling Circus/Henry
Long
1969
Dance Round The Maypole/
Right Toe Blues
Yesterday Man/Every Day
1970
Yellow River/Down The Mississippi
Line
1970
San Bernadino/Here I Am
1970
L'Amerique
1970
Yellow River/San Bernardino (live
at Sopot)
1971
Man Of Many Faces/Country Sam
1971
Peace Lovin' Man/Picture
Painter
1972
Everything's Gonna Be Alright/Freewheelin'
Man /Inside Looking Out/Iron Horse
1972
Iron Horse/Every Now And Then/Everything's
Gonna Be Alright
1972
Jo Jo's Band/California Sunshine/El Jugador
1972
Fools Gold /Born to Lose/California
Sunshine
1973
The Dealer/Pleasure And Pain
1970-73
Christie Live At The BBC
1974
Alabama/I'm Alive
1974
Guantanamera/Navajo/Inside Looking
Out/New York City
1975/76
Most Wanted Man In The USA/Rockin'
Suzanna
1979
Turn On Your Lovelight/You and
Me
1980
Both Ends Of The Rainbow/Turn On
Your Lovelight
1980
Tightrope/Somebody Else
1980s
Yellow River/
San Bernadino/
Iron Horse
re-recordings
1989/90
Safe In Your Arms
1990/92
Yellow River/San Bernadino
1997
Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Yuletide Lights
1997
Yellow River (with Formula Diablos)
2006
Tonight/Movin'On/Ba Ba Boo Bah
2010
Hattrick
of Lions (Come On England)
2015
For All Mankind (digital)
2021
You're Not There (with
Lorenzo Gabanizza)
2022
Guess I Am
The Only One (with Lorenzo Gabanizza)
2022
Country
Boy (Stranded Hobos)
2023
I
Don't Want To Live Without You (with Lorenzo Gabanizza)
2024
Rainy
Day Man (with
Lorenzo Gabanizza)
2024
One In A Million (digital)
Ordinary
People (digital)
ALBUMS
1970
Christie
1971
For All Mankind
1972
The Third Album?
1972
Los Mas Grandes Exitos
1974
Christie (Mexico)
2004
Christie Again
- Greatest Hits and More
2008
Outer Limits/
Floored Masters
Past Imperfect
2012
No
Turn Unstoned
2024
Here & Now
THE REPERTOIRE
SET
2005
Christie
For All Mankind
MISCELLANEOUS
The songs
reviewed
Digital
downloads
EPs
The
Iron Curtain versions
Re-issues, sheet
music, etc
Record
labels
*Note:
catalogue numbers are not provided as they differ from country
to country.
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THE Christie sound
is simple unpretentious pop music with a driving beat,
or in the case of their ballads, a lilting melody to carry
the track through. The band were even dubbed the "English
Creedence". The majority of the songs were the product
of Jeff Christie's songwriting genius the composer
of the supremely magnificent Yellow
River managed to come up with several other
pieces which, while all commercial and catchy in their own
way, did not suffer from being similar to each other.
The liner notes on Christie's first LP claimed
Jeff had at the time already written more than 150 songs
one can only wonder at just how many of Jeff's wonderful compositions
still remain out of the public domain.
Lead guitarist Vic Elmes' contributions should
not be overlooked; he often played a trademark Christie introduction
to many of the rocky pop songs a piledriving jangly
riff (and variations thereof) that would hook the listener
straight away.
Paul Fenton's drumming is a treat even
though most of the Christie recordings were straightforward
pop fare, the percussionist's innovative stickwork is evidenced
on many of the songs. Unfairly to Paul, many record sleeve
covers often recycle old Christie photos showing his predecessor
Mike Blakley as a member, even though the singles featured
Paul. Paul reflects on this confusion in his interview.
The group were keen to produce more than just
commercial pop songs though, or as composer Jeff explains,
they wanted to play "more progressive music". This
was evidenced on the group's second album, when they experimented
with a heavier sound, which they also translated onto their
stage shows. But these were only minor diversions, as the
band realised that fans would only buy songs that had immediate
appeal.
All subsequent releases after the second album
retained the toe-tapping Christie formula. If you liked Yellow
River, you will enjoy 99 per cent of every
other Christie offering.
All the songs released by Christie on singles or albums
have been collected on two stunning CDs released by Repertoire
Records.
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