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For the 1980s rock band, see The Lords of the New Church.

"Lords of the New Church"
Single by Tasmin Archer
from the album Great Expectations
Released17 May 1993 (1993-05-17)[1]
Length4:48
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Tasmin Archer singles chronology
"In Your Care"
(1993) 		"Lords of the New Church"
(1993) 		"Arienne"
(1993)

"Lords of the New Church" is a song by British singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer, released in May 1993 by EMI as the third single from her debut album, Great Expectations (1992). It was written by Archer with John Beck and John Hughes, and produced by Julian Mendelsohn and Peter Kaye. The song peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart and number 74 on the Eurochart Hot 100.

Writing and recording

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Archer describes the song as "it's about the modern breed of politicians and it was written in the very early 1990s even before things became as bad as they are now." Four instruments were used in the recording of "Lords of the New Church", John Hughes, Elliott Randall and Robbie McIntosh provided the guitars in the song whereas John Beck and Paul Wickens played keyboards. The drummer on the track was Charlie Morgan whilst Peter Kaye played the Fairlight CMI.

Critical reception

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In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "More uptempo than her usual output, the track is very radio friendly and may well equal the success of her last hit."[2] A reviewer from Music & Media said that "Archer marches to rock radio with a midtempo song somewhat in the same vein as latter day Stevie Nicks. Tastes like Jasmin."[3] Damon Albarn and Alex James of Blur reviewed the song for Smash Hits, giving it four out of five. Albarn said, "A nice McTasmin Archer burger, but lacking some of the essential relish."[4]

Track listings

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  • 7-inch vinyl
  1. "Lords of the New Church"
  2. "Hero"
  • CD single 1
  1. "Lords of the New Church"
  2. "Hero"
  3. "Lords of the New Church" (remix)
  4. "Sleeping Satellite"
  • CD single 2
  1. "Lords of the New Church"
  2. "Strings of Desire"
  3. "The Higher You Climb" (remix)

Charts

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Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 74
UK Singles (OCC) 26
UK Airplay (Music Week)[6] 4

References

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  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 15 May 1993. p. 23.
  2. ^ Masterton, James (23 May 1993). "Week Ending May 29th 1993". Chart Watch UK. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 24. 12 June 1993. p. 11. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ Albarn, Damon; James, Alex (12 May 1993). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 48. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 24. 12 June 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 19 June 1993. p. 14. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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