Rating:
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 06/27/1995

The recruitment of keyboardist and second vocalist Cathy Rogers adds a strong new dimension to Heavenly's gossamer pop sound on their full-length debut Le Jardin de Heavenly; far removed from the shambling aesthetics of their early Talulah Gosh days, tracks like the opening "Starshy" and the shimmering "Different Day" are compact and direct, and for all of their simplicity pack a real punch. A licensing deal with the U.S. indie K Records also proves remarkably fortuitous -- not only does it help bring Heavenly's music to the wider audience it demands, but it also allows K honcho Calvin Johnson to lend his coffin-creak vocals to "C Is the Heavenly Option," a thoroughly charming duet with Amelia Fletcher that's the album's centerpiece. [K's reissue adds the tracks "So Little Deserve" and "I'm Not Scared of You."]

~Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Be the first to review this product!

Peter Himmelman - ?
Steve Fisk - Engineer
Heavenly - Main Performer
Richard Edwards - Producer
Calvin Johnson - ?
Amelia Fletcher - ?
Sam Oakley - Design
Steve Pimm - Engineer
Douglas Stewart - Photography

The Decline & Fall of Heavenly
    Heavenly / CD / 1994
If You're Feeling Sinister
    Belle & Sebastian / CD / 1996
Betti-Cola
    Cub / CD / 1993
Portola
    Rose Melberg / CD / 1998
Holiday in Rhode Island
    The Softies / CD / 2000
Homesick and Happy to Be Here
    Aberdeen / CD / 2002

Release Date: 06/27/1995
Genre: rock