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Released
  
October 19, 1987

Children of God (1987)
  
Feel Good Now (1988)

Release date
  
19 October 1987

Length
  
71:13

Artist
  
Swans

Label
  
Caroline Records

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Recorded
  
February–March 1987 at Sawmills Studios, Golant, England

Genres
  
Post-punk, Noise rock, Gothic rock

Producers
  
Rico Conning, Michael Gira

Similar
  
Swans albums, Post-punk albums

Swans new mind


Children of God is the fifth studio album by American post-punk band Swans. It was released in 1987, through record label Caroline.

Contents

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Background

The album marks a change in direction from Swans' early work. More tracks utilize acoustic guitars and more melodic vocals. The lyrics also focus more prominently on religious themes. Michael Gira has stated in multiple interviews that this album is a comment on the practices of religion and the Catholic Church.

Release history

Children of God was re-issued along with the World of Skin compilation (minus the covers) on CD in 1997 as Children of God/World of Skin. On this re-release, the original album version of "Our Love Lies" was replaced with the version included on the Love Will Tear Us Apart EP. Also, the re-release added "Damn You to Hell" and "I'll Swallow You" (under one title as "I'll Swallow You") from the New Mind single as a bonus. Also, "Sex, God, Sex", "Beautiful Child" and "Children of God" were shortened by several seconds with earlier fade-outs and "Trust Me" faded directly into the brief interlude at the end.

Track listing

Original release
1997 re-release Children of God/World of Skin

Personnel

  • Michael Gira – vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, album cover concept and design, production
  • Jarboe – vocals, backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • N. Westberg – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Algis Kizys – bass
  • Theodore Parsons – drums, percussion
  • Simon Fraser – flute on "In My Garden"
  • Audrey Riley – cello on "Like a Drug (Sha La La La)"
  • Lindsay Cooper – oboe on "Blackmail" and "Trust Me"
  • Wilton Barnhardt – piano on "Blackmail"
  • Rico Conning – production, engineering
  • John Cornfield – engineering
  • Laura Levine – sleeve photography
  • Paul White/Me Company – sleeve artwork

    • Songs

    1New Mind5:13
    2In My Garden5:35
    3Our Love Lies4:33

    References

    Children of God (album) Wikipedia
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