Only Heaven

1995 studio album by The Young Gods

Only Heaven

Studio album by

The Young Gods

Released

June 27, 1995

Studio

Eastside Sound and Bearsville Studio, New York

Genre

Post-industrial
Ambient
Industrial rock

Length

61:13

Label

PIAS/Interscope

Producer

Roli Mosimann

The Young Gods chronology

Live Sky Tour
(1993)

Only Heaven
(1995)

Heaven Deconstruction
(1996)

Alternative Cover

Interscope Records cover

Singles from Only Heaven

"Kissing the Sun"
Released: 1995
"Kissing the Sun (Remix)"
Released: November 6, 1995

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Spin	^[2]

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. ^[3]

Accolades

Publication	Country	Accolade	Year	Rank
Melody Maker	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"^[4]	1995	17
Ned Raggett	United States	"The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties"^[5]	1999	71

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Swiss Albums Chart^[6]	11
Dutch Albums Chart^[7]	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

References

^ Raggett, Ned. "Only Heaven". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
^ Columnist. "Review: Only Heaven". Spin: p.127, October, 1995
^ Humberstone, Nigel (September 1995). "The Young Gods: Swiss Technology". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Melody Maker - Albums of the Year". Rocklist.net. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
^ "The Top 136 Albums of the Nineties". Ned Raggett. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
^ "The Young Gods - Only Heaven". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ "The Young Gods - Only Heaven". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-01-17.