Breaking God's Heart Explained

Breaking God's Heart
Type:Album
Artist:Hefner
Cover:Breaking God's Heart.jpeg
Released:6 July 1998[1]
Studio:CaVa Studios, Glasgow
Genre:Indie rock
Label:Too Pure
Next Title:The Fidelity Wars
Next Year:1999

Breaking God's Heart is the debut full-length album by British indie rock band Hefner. The album was originally released by Too Pure in 1998, and a reissue was released by Darren Hayman, the band's lead singer, in September 2007. The album's cover was designed by Hayman and Flirt.

Critical reception

Breaking God's Heart made many "best of the year" lists in various music magazines in both the UK and the United States, but Hayman later said he thought the album was one of the band's worst.[2] For example, it was named the 46th best album of 1998 by NME.[3] In a 2017 retrospective piece, it was named the 25th best Britpop album by Pitchfork Media.[4]

Track listing

  1. "The Sweetness Lies Within"
  2. "The Sad Witch"
  3. "A Hymn for the Postal Service"
  4. "Love Will Destroy Us in the End"
  5. "Librarian"
  6. "God Is on My Side"
  7. "Another Better Friend"
  8. "Love Inside the Stud Farm"
  9. "Tactile"
  10. "Eloping"

Track listing (2007 Reissue)

CD1

  1. "The Sweetness Lies Within"
  2. "Sad Witch"
  3. "A Hymn for the Postal Service"
  4. "Love Will Destroy Us in the End"
  5. "Librarian"
  6. "God Is on My Side"
  7. "Another Better Friend"
  8. "Love Inside the Stud Farm"
  9. "Tactile"
  10. "Eloping"
  11. "Pull Yourself Together" (single)
  12. "Christ" (b side)
  13. "Smoking Girlfriend" (b side)
  14. "Wicker Girl" (b side)
  15. "Destroyed Cowboy Falls" (b side)
  16. "Blind Girl With Halo" (b side)
  17. "Goethe's Letter To Vic Chesnutt" (b side)
  18. "Hello Kitten" (b side)
  19. "Normal Molly" (b side)
  20. "The Hymn For Berlin" (b side)

CD2

  1. "The Sweetness Lies Within" (out take)
  2. "Tactile" (out take)
  3. "Flowers" (The Hefner Soul EP)
  4. "A Hymn For The Coffee" (The Hefner Soul EP)
  5. "Broodmare" (The Hefner Soul EP)
  6. "The Girl From The Coast" (The Hefner Soul EP)
  7. "More Christian Girls" (The Hefner Soul EP)
  8. "A Better Friend" (single)
  9. "Christian Girls" (b side)
  10. "Lee Remick" (single)
  11. "School Girls Knees" (b side)
  12. "Oblivious" (song for Galaxie 500 tribute)
  13. "Love Inside The Stud Farm" (4 track)
  14. "Eloping" (out take)
  15. "Goethe's Letter To Vic Chesnutt" (4 track)
  16. "A Hymn For The Postal Service" (4 track)
  17. "The Sad Witch" (4 track)
  18. "The Sweetness Lies Within" (4 track)
  19. "Broodmare" (rehearsal)
  20. "A Hymn For The Coffee" (rehearsal)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hefner - Breaking God's Heart . Hefnet . 22 December 2018.
  2. Book: Miles, Barry . The Greatest Album Covers of All Time . 2016-10-01 . Pavilion Books . 9781911163367 . 494 . en.
  3. Web site: 1998 . 2016-10-10 . NME . en-US . 2017-12-23.
  4. Web site: The 50 Best Britpop Albums . 2017-03-29 . Pitchfork Media . en . 2017-12-23.

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