Heaven Up Here

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Heaven Up Here
Studio album by
Released30 May 1981
RecordedMarch 1981
StudioRockfield (Rockfield, Wales)
Genre
Length43:03
LabelKorova
ProducerHugh Jones, The Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen chronology
Crocodiles
(1980)
Heaven Up Here
(1981)
Porcupine
(1983)
Singles from Heaven Up Here
  1. "A Promise"
    Released: 10 July 1981
  2. "Over the Wall"
    Released: 1981

Heaven Up Here is the second studio album by Echo & the Bunnymen. It was released on 30 May, 1981 through Korova. It went to number 10 in the United Kingdom and number 184 in the United States on their American debut. In 2012, it was ranked #463 on the Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2012.

Track listing[change | change source]

All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

Side one
  1. "Show of Strength" – 4:50
  2. "With a Hip" – 3:16
  3. "Over the Wall" – 5:59
  4. "It Was a Pleasure" – 3:12
  5. "A Promise" – 4:08
Side two
  1. "Heaven Up Here" – 3:45
  2. "The Disease" – 2:28
  3. "All My Colours" – 4:06
  4. "No Dark Things" – 4:27
  5. "Turquoise Days" – 3:51
  6. "All I Want" – 4:09
2003 reissue bonus tracks
  1. "Broke My Neck" (long version) – 7:22
  2. "Show of Strength" (live) – 4:41
  3. "The Disease" (live) – 1:53
  4. "All I Want" (live) – 3:09
  5. "Zimbo" (live) – 3:52

References[change | change source]

  1. Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "Routine is the Enemy of Music: Post-punk". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 488. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.