Faith (H2O album) explained

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.

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."

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