Heaven Born and Ever Bright

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Heaven Born and Ever Bright
Heaven Born and Ever Bright.png
Original CD cover
Studio album by
Released15 May 1992 [a]
Recorded1991
Studio
  • Boundary Row Studios, London
  • 811 Sound Studios, Cowford
Length45:03
Label Alphabet Business Concern
Producer Tim Smith
Cardiacs chronology
Songs for Ships and Irons
(1991)
Heaven Born and Ever Bright
(1992)
All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest
(1995)
Alternative cover
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1995 cover, on which later releases are based
Heaven Born and Ever Bright track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Alphabet Business Concern (Home of Fadeless Splendour)"
3:58
2."She Is Hiding Behind the Shed" 4:19
3."March" 3:17
4."Goodbye Grace"
3:56
5."Anything I Can't Eat" 3:24
6."Helen and Heaven"
  • T. Smith
  • Hayes
3:08
7."Bodysbad" 4:06
8."For Good and All"
  • T. Smith
  • Hayes
4:42
9."Core" 2:31
10."Day Is Gone" 3:17
11."Snakes-a-Sleeping" 8:25
Total length:45:03

Notes

Personnel

Cardiacs

Assisted by:

Technical

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Heaven Born and Ever Bright
Chart (2024)Peak
position
UK Albums Sales (OCC) [13] 65
UK Physical Albums (OCC) [14] 60
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC) [15] 38
UK Record Store (OCC) [16] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [17] 14
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC) [18] 6

Notes

  1. iTunes and Deezer indicate a release date of 24 September 1991. [1] [2]
  2. Written Heavenborn and Ever Bright in The Rough Guide to Rock [3]

References

  1. "Heaven Born and Ever Bright - Album by Cardiacs". The Alphabet Business Concern. Retrieved 18 July 2024 via Apple Music.
  2. "Cardiacs - Heaven Born And Ever Bright: lyrics and songs". Deezer . Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. Phillips, Lance (2003). "The Cardiacs". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. ISBN   978-1-85828-457-6.
  4. Cardiacs Museum Yousletter 5 (Newsletter). Archived from the original on 1 July 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2023 via Cardiacs.org.
  5. Larkin, Collin (2006). "Cardiacs". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Brown, Marion - Dilated Peoples. Muze. p. 182. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.Note: Search "Alphabet 1992" (with quotation marks).
  6. Dalton, Stephen. "Album Reviews - Heaven Born and Ever Bright". NME . Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. Beattie, Rob (March 1992). "Cardiacs - Heaven Born and Ever Bright". Q .
  8. Scott, Danny (April 1992). "Cardiacs - Heaven Born and Ever Bright". Select . p. 65.
  9. Morrison, Dave (August 1992). "Cardiacs - Heaven Born and Ever Bright". Select . p. 89.
  10. Diaz, Alberto (January 2005). "Interview: Tim Smith and Kavus Torabi". Popular 1 Magazine . Barcelona, Spain. Retrieved 7 September 2020 via Cardiacs.net.
  11. Gonzalez, Luis (April 2001). "Interview: Tim Smith". Margen Magazine. Spain via Cardiacs.net.
  12. 1 2 Heaven Born and Ever Bright at Discogs (list of releases)
  13. "Official Albums Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  14. "Official Physical Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  15. "Official Vinyl Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  16. "Official Record Store Chart". Official Charts Company. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  17. "Official Independent Albums Chart". Official Charts Company. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  18. "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart". Official Charts Company. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2025.