China Crisis

China Crisis albums

China Crisis are an English new wave and synth-pop band formed in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside, in 1979 with a core of lead vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist/vocalist Eddie Lundon. Initially a politically charged post-punk band influenced by Brian Eno's ambient soundscapes, China Crisis soon crossed over to a more commercial sound and had success in the United Kingdom in the 1980s with ten top-50 singles, including the top-10 hit "Wishful Thinking", and three albums charting in or just outside... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Wishful Thinking - #2: Christian - #3: Black Man Ray - #4: King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) - #5: Best Kept Secret

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1982-1983	Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms, Some People Think It's Fun to Entertain	57		MP3
	1.	08/1982	African and White	11	UK 45	MP3	[Columbia 03336 (Epic)] written by Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon & Dave Reilly
	2.	01/1983	Christian	46	UK 12	MP3	written by Gary Daly, Eddie Lundon & Dave Reilly

	2.	1983-1984	Working with Fire and Steel Possible Pop Songs, Vol. 2	84		MP3
	1.	05/1983	Tragedy and Mystery	11	UK 46	MP3	written by Gary Daly & Eddie Lundon
	2.	10/1983	Working with Fire and Steel	13	US dance 27 • UK 48	MP3	written by Gary Daly & Eddie Lundon
	3.	01/1984	Wishful Thinking	50	UK 9	MP3	[Warner 29243] written by Gary Daly & Eddie Lundon
	4.	03/1984	Hanna Hanna	10	UK 44	MP3	written by Gary Daly & Eddie Lundon

	3.	1985	Flaunt the Imperfection	79		MP3
	1.	03/1985	Black Man Ray	37	UK 14	MP3	written by Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson & Eddie Lundon
	2.	06/1985	King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up)	30	UK 19	MP3	written by Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson & Eddie Lundon
	3.	09/1985	You Did Cut Me	8	UK 54	MP3	written by Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson & Eddie Lundon
	4.	11/1985	The Highest High	4	UK 82	MP3	written by Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson & Eddie Lundon

	4.	1986-1987	What Price Paradise	26		MP3
	1.	10/1986	Arizona Sky	11	US AC 37 • UK 47	MP3	[A&M 2092] written by Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson, Eddie Lundon, Brian McNeill & Kevin Wilkinson
	2.	01/1987	Best Kept Secret	15	UK 36	MP3	[A&M 2936] written by Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson, Eddie Lundon, Brian McNeill & Kevin Wilkinson

	5.	1989	Diary of a Hollow Horse	7		MP3
	1.	04/1989	St. Saviour Square	4	UK 81	MP3	written by Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson, Eddie Lundon, Brian McNeill & Kevin Wilkinson
	2.	06/1989	Red Letter Day	4	UK 84	MP3	written by Gary Daly, Gazza Johnson, Eddie Lundon, Brian McNeill & Kevin Wilkinson

See also...

Brian McNeill • Dave Reilly • Eddie Lundon • Gary Daly • Gazza Johnson • Kevin Wilkinson • Walter Becker

US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts

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