Red Heaven is a studio album by the American band Throwing Muses, released in 1992.[2][3] It peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] Throwing Muses promoted the album by touring with the Flaming Lips.[5] "Firepile" was released as a single.[6]
Red Heaven | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Recorded | January–May 1992 | |||
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Genre | Alternative rock[1] | |||
Length | 39:56 | |||
Label | 4AD, Sire, Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Throwing Muses, Steve Boyer | |||
Throwing Muses chronology | ||||
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The album was produced by Throwing Muses and Steve Boyer.[7] It was the band's first album after the departure of Tanya Donelly.[8] Bob Mould sings a duet with Kristin Hersh on "Dio".[9] Hersh played a Kramer guitar on many of the songs.[10]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [11] |
Calgary Herald | C[12] |
Chicago Tribune | [8] |
The Indianapolis Star | [13] |
The Calgary Herald opined that "Kristin Hersh's angry and powerful lyrics are silenced by sterile and emotionless music."[12] The Orlando Sentinel noted that "the slow, creepy 'Carnival Wig' is an eerie cross between John Lurie's soundtrack work and Nick Cave-style blues."[14] The Indianapolis Star wrote: "Despair, loneliness and anger seep through these songs, but catching a precise meaning in Hersh's opaque lyrics is like trying to snatch up a tadpole in a muddy creek."[13]
All tracks are written by Kristin Hersh
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Furious" | 3:52 |
2. | "Firepile" | 3:11 |
3. | "Dio" | 2:51 |
4. | "Dirty Water" | 3:37 |
5. | "Stroll" | 0:58 |
6. | "Pearl" | 5:36 |
7. | "Summer St." | 2:16 |
8. | "Vic" | 1:08 |
9. | "Backroad" | 3:48 |
10. | "The Visit" | 3:48 |
11. | "Dovey" | 0:55 |
12. | "Rosetta Stone" | 3:31 |
13. | "Carnival Wig" | 4:11 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Juno" | 2:48 |
2. | "Marriage Tree" | 2:51 |
3. | "Pearl" | 4:01 |
4. | "Stand Up / Dovey / Mexican Women" | 3:40 |
5. | "Run Letter" | 3:14 |
6. | "Soap & Water" | 2:28 |
7. | "Rabbits Dying" | 3:55 |
8. | "Cry Baby Cry" | 3:16 |
9. | "Counting Backwards / Handsome Woman" | 4:25 |
10. | "Take" | 4:58 |
11. | "Soul Soldier" | 3:13 |
12. | "Bea" | 4:09 |
13. | "Delicate Cutters" | 4:41 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Additional musicians
Technical personnel
Chart | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 13 |