Only Heaven Explained

Only Heaven
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Young Gods
Cover:	The Young Gods Only Heaven 1.jpg
Released:	June 27, 1995
Studio:	Eastside Sound and Bearsville Studio, New York
Genre:	Post-industrial Ambient
Length:	61:13
Label:	PIAS/Interscope
Producer:	Roli Mosimann
Prev Title:	Live Sky Tour
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Heaven Deconstruction
Next Year:	1996

Only Heaven is the fourth album by industrial band The Young Gods. It was released in 1995 on Interscope Records.

Background

The album was conceived and recorded solely in the United States, which was a first for the band. Live instrumentals were played at Eastside Studios, while the majority of sound manipulations were carried out at the rented New York loft. As the band later reflected, frontman Franz Treichler took control of the creative side of the project, while producer Roli Mosimann handled the more technical aspects.^[1]

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Melody Maker	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"^[2]	1995	17
Ned Raggett	United States	"The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties"^[3]	1999	71

Track listing

1. "Outside" - 0:31
2. "Strangel" - 3:07
3. "Speed of Night" - 6:00
4. "Donnez Les Esprits" - 6:17
5. "Moon Revolutions" - 16:35
6. "Kissing the Sun" - 4:30
7. "The Dreamhouse" - 4:52
8. "Lointaine" - 4:20
9. "Gardez Les Esprits" - 1:08
10. "Child in the Tree" - 4:35
11. "Kissing The Sun (Orange Mix)" - 9:18 (bonus track on some releases)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Swiss Albums Chart^[4]	11
Dutch Albums Chart^[5]	85

Personnel

The Young Gods

• Urs Hiestand – drums
• Alain Monod – keyboards
• Franz Treichler – vocals

Additional musicians and production

• Erwin Autique – engineering
• Yaron Fuchs – engineering
• Chris Laidlaw – assistant engineering
• Roli Mosimann – production, mixing
• Gary Townsley – assistant engineering
• Howie Weinberg – mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Young Gods: Swiss Technology . Nigel . Humberstone . . September 1995 . 27 June 2023.
2. Web site: Melody Maker - Albums of the Year . 2008-04-16. Rocklist.net.
3. Web site: The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties . September 11, 2014 . Ned Raggett.
4. Web site: The Young Gods - Only Heaven . 2010-01-18 . HitParade.ch.
5. Web site: The Young Gods - Only Heaven . 2010-01-17 . DutchCharts.nl.