Heaven in This Hell

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Heaven in This Hell
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Studio album by
Released12 March 2013
Recorded2011–2013
StudioBlackbird Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre Hard rock, blues rock, country rock
Length41:26
Label Robo Records
Producer David A. Stewart
Orianthi chronology
Believe
(2009)
Heaven in This Hell
(2013)
The Best of Orianthi, Vol. 1
(2014)
Singles from Heaven in This Hell
  1. "Frozen"
    Released: 7 February 2013
  2. "Sex E Bizarre"
    Released: 3 September 2013
  3. "Better with You"
    Released: 29 March 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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AltSounds 53% [2]
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Heaven in This Hell is the third studio album by Australian singer and guitarist Orianthi. Produced by David A. Stewart, the album was released on Robo Records on 12 March 2013. Orianthi cited modern country and blues as the main inspirations on the album's sound on an interview for Guitar World in January 2013. [4] A deluxe version with three extra tracks was released on 3 September 2013.

Contents

Track listing

Heaven in This Hell track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven in This Hell"Orianthi Panagaris, David A. Stewart, Gavin Brown, John Feldmann 4:32
2."You Don't Wanna Know"Panagaris, Zac Maloy, Clint Lagerberg3:40
3."Fire"Panagaris, Stewart2:53
4."If U Think U Know Me"Panagaris, Stewart3:35
5."How Do You Sleep?"Panagaris, Stewart4:14
6."Frozen"Panagaris, Kevin Griffin3:40
7."Rock"Panagaris, Stewart, Brian Chiusano4:34
8."Another You"Panagaris, Blair Daly, Bobbie Huff3:43
9."How Does That Feel?"Panagaris, Stewart3:08
10."Filthy Blues"Panagaris, Stewart3:17
11."If You Were Here with Me"Panagaris, Stewart4:10
Total length:41:26
International digital bonus track [5]
No.TitleLength
12."Better with You"2:57
Japanese bonus track [6]
No.TitleLength
13."Sex E Bizarre" (featuring Steven Tyler)3:08
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Sex E Bizarre" (featuring Steven Tyler)3:08
13."Better with You"2:57
14."Another You" (alt. radio mix)3:43

Fire EP

Five of the songs from Heaven in This Hell were previously released on Fire, Orianthi's first EP. Fire was produced by David A. Stewart, and released independently on 13 October 2011. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Fire"2:53
2."How Does It Feel?"3:07
3."How Do You Sleep?"4:14
4."Heaven in This Hell"4:33
5."If You Were Here With Me"4:10

Personnel

Per liner notes. [8]

Recording personnel

Chart positions

Chart performance for Heaven in This Hell
Chart (2013)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [9] 38
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [10] 35

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