''The Decline and Fall of Heavenly'' is the third

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by British

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band Heavenly. It was released in September 1994 by

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with the catalogue number SARAH 623 (see Sarah Records catalogue). In the

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the album was released by

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. Four songs were re-recorded for a

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radio session in June 1994: the instrumental "Sacramento"; "Itchy Chin"; "Doomster (Three Star Compartment)"; and "Sperm Meets Egg, So What?". A Japanese reissue on Quattro added five tracks from two British EPs (also released on one CD by both Sarah and K): "Atta Girl"; "Dig Your Own Grave"; "P.U.N.K. Girl"; "Hearts and Crosses"; and "So".

Reception

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'') states that the music "adds spice with two harmonizing female vocalists sweetly delivering dry, sarcastic lyrics about things like trying to get a lover to leave so you can wake up alone." From

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: "...a cleanly produced sequence of bouncy, guitar-based pop songs — and fans of the band know just how good they are at writing bouncy pop songs. The only problem with ''The Decline and Fall'' is that it's so painfully short."

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Track listing

#"Me and My Madness" #"Modestic" #"Skipjack" #"Itchy Chin" #"Sacramento" #"Three Star Compartment" #"Sperm Meets Egg, So What?" #"She and Me"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Decline and Fall of Heavenly, The Heavenly (British band) albums 1994 albums