Come All Ye Faithless

Come All Ye Faithless
Studio album by Death of Samantha
Released	1989
Genre	Post-punk
Length	49:51
Label	Homestead
Producer	Alan McGinty, Chris Burgess
Death of Samantha chronology
Where the Women Wear the Glory and the Men Wear the Pants (1988) Come All Ye Faithless (1989) If Memory Serves Us Well (2013)

Come All Ye Faithless is the third and final studio album by post-punk band Death of Samantha, released in 1989 on Homestead Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic critic Fred Beldin felt that it was an excellent record, writing: "Vocalist John Petkovic has an idiosyncratic snarl that might take getting used to, but once overcome the literary bent of the lyrics emerges and his sneer becomes part of the poetry. Doug Gillard pours out fluid lead guitar melodies that can break into atonal skronk at will without jarring the listener, and the rhythm section of Dave Swanson and Steve-O is tight but loose enough to swing in and out of the beat." He gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, concluding that "Cobra Verde and Guided By Voices fans owe it to themselves to track down the records of this seminal band."[1] Glenn Kenny of Trouser Press said that while Come All Ye Faithless is noticeably darker and lacks the exuberance of its predecessor, it "presents a terrific set of songs with which to crawl into a dark corner"[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Death of Samantha

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Announcement"	0:27
2.	"Roses Rejoice"	6:22
3.	"Rosenberg Summer"	4:04
4.	"Geisha Girl"	4:50
5.	"Now It's Your Turn (To Be a Martyr)"	4:05
6.	"Looking for a Face"	4:48
7.	"Machine Language"	3:28
8.	"Oh, Laughter"	7:07
9.	"New Soldier, New Sailor"	3:56
10.	"Nostalgically Yours"	1:09
11.	"Come to Me"	8:14
12.	"Amnesia"	1:13

Personnel

Adapted from the Come All Ye Faithless liner notes.[3]

Death of Samantha Doug Gillard – guitar, melodica, organ, percussion, piano, vocals John Petkovic – vocals, guitar, clarinet, percussion Steve-O – drums, percussion, vocals Dave Swanson – bass guitar, drums, percussion, guitar, vocals

Additional musicians and production Chris Burgess – production Carolyn Cull – voices Alan McGinty – production Scott Savidge – saxophone Chedomir Stanisic – cello Rudolph Vasalino – illustrations, design Jim Wilson – piano, organ

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	Homestead	CD, LP	HMS 150

External links

• Come All Ye Faithless at Discogs (list of releases)

References

1. Beldin, Fred. "Death of Samantha: Come All Ye Faithless > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
2. Kenny, Glenn (2007). "Death of Samantha". Trouser Press. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
3. Come All Ye Faithless (booklet). Death of Samantha. Rockville Centre, New York: Homestead Records. 1989.