''Heaven Is Waiting'' is the second studio album by English
gothic rock
Gothic rock (also called goth rock or simply goth) is a style of rock music that emerged from post-punk in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The first post-punk bands which shifted toward dark music with gothic overtones include Siouxsie a ...
band
The Danse Society
The Danse Society are an English gothic rock band, formed in Barnsley in 1980. They were originally active until 1987, reforming in 2011. They achieved moderate success during their career. Their lineup included Steve Rawlings (vocals), Paul ...
. It was released in December 1983, jointly by record labels
Arista
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*Arista Records, an American record label, division of Sony Music
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and Danse Society's own label, Society.
Track listing
Release
''Heaven Is Waiting'' reached No. 39 in the
UK Albums Chart, the highest chart placing of any of their albums.
Critical reception
''Heaven Is Waiting'' has been poorly received by professional critics. ''
Trouser Press'' called the album "further plodding nonsense".
wrote, "Heavy on gloomy atmosphere
..but short on memorable songs, ''Heaven Is Waiting'' failed to deliver on the promise Danse Society displayed early in their career", though commenting that the album "isn't without interest."
Personnel
; The Danse Society
* Paul Gilmartin – drums
* Paul Nash – guitar
* Steve Rawlings – vocals
* Lyndon Scarfe – keyboards
* Tim Wright – bass guitar
; Technical
* Kingbird –
production on tracks A1, A2, A5, B3 and B5,
mixing on tracks A1, A5, B3 and B5
* Nigel Gray – production on tracks A3, A4, B1, B2 and B4
*
Ian Caple
Ian Caple is an English recording engineer, record producer, programmer and mixer.
History
Caple's career began at EMI Music in 1979. After training at Abbey Road Studios, he became an engineer at EMI's KPM studios in Denmark Street London. He ...
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engineering on tracks A1, A5, B3 and B5
*
Phil Thornalley – engineering on track A2
* Will Gosling – mixing on tracks A1, A3–A5 and B1–B5
* P. Swift – sleeve design
* Vaughan Arnell – sleeve design
References
External links
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The Danse Society albums
1983 albums