The Decline and Fall of Heavenly
1994 studio album by Heavenly
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The Decline and Fall of Heavenly is the third studio album by British indie pop band Heavenly. It was released in September 1994 by Sarah Records[1] in the UK and K Records in the United States.[2]
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| Released | 28 September 1994 | |||
| Recorded | April – June 1994 | |||
| Studio | Shaw Sound, Fulham | |||
| Genre | Twee, indie pop | |||
| Label | Sarah SARAH 623 | |||
| Producer | Ian Shaw | |||
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Background
Recording
Four songs were re-recorded for a John Peel radio session in June 1994: the instrumental "Sacramento", "Itchy Chin", "Doomster (Three Star Compartment)", and "Sperm Meets Egg, So What?".[2]
Release history
A Japanese reissue on Quattro added five tracks from two British EPs (also released on one CD by both Sarah and K): "Atta Girl", "Dig Your Own Grave", "P.U.N.K. Girl", "Hearts and Crosses", and "So?".[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly states that the music "adds spice with two harmonizing female vocalists sweetly delivering dry, sarcastic lyrics about things like trying to get a lover to leave so you can wake up alone."[4] From AllMusic: "... a cleanly produced sequence of bouncy, guitar-based pop songs—and fans of the band know just how good they are at writing bouncy pop songs. The only problem with The Decline and Fall is that it's so painfully short."[3]
Track listing
- "Me and My Madness"
- "Modestic"
- "Skipjack"
- "Itchy Chin"
- "Sacramento"
- "Three Star Compartment"
- "Sperm Meets Egg, So What?"
- "She and Me"