Heart Full of Sky

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Heart Full of Sky
Mostly Autumn - Heart Full of Sky album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released2006
Recorded2006
Genre Rock
Length68:58
Label Mostly Autumn Records
Producer Bryan Josh
Mostly Autumn chronology
Storms Over London Town
(2006)
Heart Full of Sky
(2006)
Glass Shadows
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
DPRP(9/10) [1]

Heart Full of Sky is the seventh studio album from rock artists Mostly Autumn released in 2006. The limited edition double-CD version was only available via the band's official website, whereas the single-CD version is available as a general release. This is the first Mostly Autumn album to feature multi-instrumentalist Chris Johnson, and the first to feature Olivia Sparnenn as an official member. Also, it is the last album (until the 2017 release of Sight Of Day) to feature Angela Gordon, who left Mostly Autumn to look after her newborn baby, and Andrew Jennings, who left due to other commitments.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Fading Colours" (Josh) – 8:27
  2. "Half a World" (Findlay) – 4:50
  3. "Pocket Watch" (Josh) – 4:20
  4. "Blue Light" (Johnson) – 4:58
  5. "Walk with a Storm" (Josh) – 7:51
  6. "Find the Sun" (Findlay/Josh) – 5:35
  7. "Ghost" (Josh) – 5:27
  8. "Broken" (Findlay/Josh) – 5:11
  9. "Silver Glass" (Johnson) – 7:10
  10. "Further from Home" (Josh) – 6:26
  11. "Dreaming" (Josh) – 8:37

Limited Edition Double CD Version

CD 1

  1. "Fading Colours" (Josh) – 8:25
  2. "Half a World" (Findlay) – 4:51
  3. "Pocket Watch" (Josh) – 4:21
  4. "Blue Light" (Johnson) – 4:58
  5. "Walk with a Storm" (Josh) – 7:51
  6. "Find the Sun" (Findlay/Josh) – 5:33
  7. "Ghost" (Josh) – 5:28
  8. "Broken" (Findlay/Josh) – 5:12
  9. "Silver Glass" (Johnson) – 7:13
  10. "Dreaming" (Josh) – 8:37

CD 2

  1. "Science and Machinery" (Johnson) – 6:00
  2. "Open Road" (Josh) – 4:23
  3. "Gaze" (Johnson) – 4:49
  4. "Yellow Time" (Findlay) – 5:12
  5. "Broken Soldier" (Josh) – 6:12
  6. "Further from Home" (Josh) – 6:28
  7. "Bright Green" (Josh) – 4:01
  8. "Softer Than Brown" (Josh) – 5:02

Personnel

Additional personnel

(The above is from the limited edition's sleeve notes which means that 'track 10' refers to 'Dreaming' rather than 'Further From Home')

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