Le Jardin de Heavenly

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Le Jardin de Heavenly
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Studio album by
Released1992 (1992)
RecordedFebruary 1992
Genre Indie pop, [1] twee pop
Label Sarah Records (Sarah 610)
K Records (KLP013)
Producer Richard Edwards
Heavenly chronology
Heavenly vs. Satan
(1991)
Le Jardin de Heavenly
(1992)
The Decline and Fall of Heavenly
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [5]
NME 1/10 [6]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Le Jardin de Heavenly is the second album by twee pop band Heavenly. [8] [9] The album was released on Sarah Records in the United Kingdom and K Records in the United States. [10]

Contents

Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson sings on the track "C is the Heavenly Option."

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote that "by keeping the sound sassy and the singing strong, Heavenly’s Le Jardin de Heavenly is adorable without being coy." [5] Melody Maker wrote that the album "recreates only the most stylised cliches of childhood." [11] Greil Marcus described the album as "Beatles echoes cut with a present-day cynicism so light it merely seems like doubt." [12]

Pitchfork said, "Stacked vocal harmonies and sugary guitars mark Le Jardin de Heavenly as quintessentially '90s indie pop, but it's the band's lyrical benevolence that makes these songs so tasteful." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Starshy"
  2. "Tool"
  3. "Orange Corduroy Dress"
  4. "Different Day"
  5. "C is the Heavenly Option"
  6. "Smile"
  7. "And the Birds Aren't Singing"
  8. "Sort of Mine"

K Records reissue

Track listing

  1. "Starshy"
  2. "Tool"
  3. "Orange Corduroy Dress"
  4. "Different Day"
  5. "C is the Heavenly Option"
  6. "Smile"
  7. "And the Birds Aren't Singing"
  8. "Sort of Mine"
  9. "So Little Deserve"
  10. "I'm Not Scared of You"

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