Children of God
Studio album by Swans
Released	1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Post-Industrial, Post-punk, Art rock
Length	71:13 (original release)
Label	Caroline
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Swans chronology
Holy Money (1986)	Children of God (1987)	The Burning World (1989)

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It was re-released in 1997 with a bonus track, and an additional disc, World of Skin, the band's side project, containing most of the songs from their first two albums, Blood, Women, Roses and Shame, Humility, Revenge, with tracks missing from the former album, specifically "Come Out", and a cover of "The Man I Love". 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Blood, Women, Roses, 1987. ... The Man I Love can refer to: The Man I Love, a film The Man I Love, a popular song Category: ...

Track listing

1. "New Mind" — 5:13
2. "In My Garden" — 5:34
3. "Our Love Lies" — 5:50
4. "Sex, God, Sex" — 6:49
5. "Blood And Honey" — 4:46
6. "Like A Drug (Sha La La La)" — 5:36
7. "You're Not Real, Girl" — 4:21
8. "Beautiful Child" — 5:16
9. "Blackmail" — 3:34
10. "Trust Me" — 5:23
11. "Real Love" — 6:23
12. "Blind of Love" — 7:46
13. "Children Of God" — 4:34
14. "I'll Swallow You" - 4:15 (bonus track on World of Skin re-release)

World of Skin

(additional disc released in 1997)

1. "1,000 Years"
2. "Everything at Once"
3. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton/Julie London cover)
4. "Breathing Water"
5. "Blood on Your Hands"
6. "Nothing Without You"
7. "We'll Fall Apart"
8. "I Want to Be Your Dog" (The Stooges cover)
9. "My Own Hands"
10. "Turn to Stone"
11. "Cold Bed"
12. "24 Hours"
13. "Red Rose"
14. "One Small Sacrifice"
15. "Still a Child"
16. "The Center of Your Heart"

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Personnel

• Michael Gira - vocals, sounds, keyboards, acoustic guitar
• Norman Westberg - electric / acoustic guitar
• Jarboe - vocals, all female background vocals, sounds, piano
• Algis Kizys - bass
• Theodore Parsons - drums, percussion
• William Barnhardt - piano on "Blackmail"
• Simon Fraser - flute on "In My Garden"
• Lindsay Cooper - oboe on "Blackmail" and "Trust Me"
• Audrey Riley - cello on "Like A Drug"