Christian of the World

{{Infobox album|

| name = Christian of the World

| type = Album

| artist = Tommy James

| cover =Christian of the World.jpg

| alt =

| released = August 1971

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Pop rock

| length = {{Duration|m=36|s=34}}

| label = Roulette 3001

| producer = Bob King, Tommy James

| prev_title = Tommy James

| prev_year = 1970

| next_title = My Head, My Bed, and My Red Guitar

| next_year = 1971

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Christian of the World

| type = studio

| single1 = Church Street Soul Revival

| single1date = 1970

| single2 = Adrienne

| single2date = 1971

| single3 = Draggin' the Line

| single3date = 1971

| single4 = I'm Comin' Home

| single4date = 1971

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=christian-of-the-world-mw0000851870}}

| rev2 =

| rev2Score =

}}

Christian of the World is the second solo studio album by Tommy James and was released in 1971. It reached #131 on the Billboard 200.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/christian-of-the-world-mw0000851870/awards Christian of the World Chart Position] Retrieved February 14, 2015

Many of the songs were a more open exploration of the artist's Christian faith, something which he has said had informed a number of his earlier works, but with the religious elements more obscured to make them palatable for Top 40 radio.

The album had four singles that charted. The biggest hit was "Draggin' the Line" that reached #2 in Canada,[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7580&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 "Draggin' the Line" Canada Chart Position] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215080802/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7580&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 |date=2015-02-15 }} Retrieved February 14, 2015 #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #6 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Draggin%27+the+Line+by+Tommy+James&id=46661 "Draggin' the Line" U.S Chart Positions] Retrieved February 14, 2015 "I'm Comin' Home" reached #19 in Canada[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7535&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 Tommy James, "I'm Comin' Home" Canada Chart Position] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215080447/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7535&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 |date=2015-02-15 }} Retrieved February 14, 2015 and #40 in the U.S.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=I%27m+Comin%27+Home+by+Tommy+James&id=46662 "I'm Comin' Home" U.S Chart Position] Retrieved February 14, 2015 "Church Street Soul Revival" reached #55 in Canada[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3749&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 Tommy James, "Church Street Soul Revival" Canada Chart Position] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215070810/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3749&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 |date=2015-02-15 }} Retrieved February 14, 2015 and #62 in the U.S.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Church+St.+Soul+Revival+by+Tommy+James&id=46659 "Church Street Soul Revival" U.S Chart Position] Retrieved February 14, 2015 "Adrienne" reached #93 in the U.S.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Adrienne+by+Tommy+James&id=46660 "Adrienne" U.S Chart Position] Retrieved February 14, 2015