It's Heavy in Here
It's Heavy in Here is the debut solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Eric Matthews.[4] It was released by Sub Pop Records on September 26, 1995.[5] A track from the album, "Fanfare", was released as a single in the UK only, charting at No.112.
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Released | September 26, 1995 | |||
Recorded | Musicraft, Wilsonville, Oregon and Sound Impressions, Milwaukie, Oregon | |||
Genre | Orchestral pop | |||
Label | Sub Pop | |||
Producer | Eric Matthews | |||
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Singles from It's Heavy in Here | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | C+[2] |
Entertainment Weekly | A-[3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Eric Matthews.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Fanfare" | 2:53 |
2. | "Forging Plastic Pain" | 3:14 |
3. | "Soul Nation Select Them" | 3:21 |
4. | "Faith to Clay" | 2:21 |
5. | "Angels for Crime" | 3:01 |
6. | "Fried Out Broken Girl" | 3:27 |
7. | "Lust Takes Time" | 2:40 |
8. | "Hop and Tickle" | 2:56 |
9. | "Three-Cornered Moon" | 3:06 |
10. | "Distant Mother Reality" | 2:18 |
11. | "Flight and Lion" | 3:38 |
12. | "Poisons Will Pass Me" | 2:36 |
13. | "Sincere Sensation" | 2:54 |
14. | "Fanfare (reprise)" | 2:18 |
Personnel
- Phil Baldino – clarinets on "Angels for Crime"
- Robin Baldino – violin on "Soul Nation Select Them", "Three-Cornered Moon" and "Poisons Will Pass Me"
- Karen Bryan – violin on "Soul Nation Select Them", "Three-Cornered Moon" and "Poisons Will Pass Me"
- Kim Burton – viola on "Three-Cornered Moon" and "Poisons Will Pass Me"
- Dennis Conti – tenor saxophone on "Three-Cornered Moon"
- Curtis Daily – string bass on "Three-Cornered Moon" and "Poisons Will Pass Me"
- Jason Falkner – electric guitar on "Fanfare", "Forging Plastic Pain", "Hop and Tickle", "Distant Mother Reality" and "Flight and Lion"; bass on "Fanfare", "Soul Nation Select Them", "Hop and Tickle", "Distant Mother Reality", "Flight and Lion" and "Sincere Sensation"; drums on "Soul Nation Select Them" and "Lust Takes Time"; acoustic guitar on "Distant Mother Reality"; piano on "Flight and Lion"
- Steve Hanford – drums on "Fanfare", "Angels for Crime", "Hop and Tickle", "Flight and Lion" and "Sincere Sensation"
- Wendy Karden – flutes on "Soul Nation Select Them"
- Tony Lash – drums on "Forging Plastic Pain"; tambourine on "Sincere Sensation"
- Eric Matthews – all vocals; electric guitar on "Fanfare", "Lust Takes Time" and "Distant Mother Reality"; acoustic guitar on "Soul Nation Select Them", "Angels for Crime", "Hop and Tickle", "Flight and Lion", "Sincere Sensation" and "Fanfare (reprise); piano on "Soul Nation Select Them" and "Fried Out Broken Girl"; trumpets on "Fanfare", "Fried Out Broken Girl" and "Three-Cornered Moon"; harpsichord on "Faith to Clay" and "Three-Cornered Moon"; bass on "Angels for Crime" and "Lust Takes Time"; organ on "Three-Cornered Moon" and "Poisons Will Pass Me"; tenor recorder on "Distant Mother Reality"; Hammond B-3 organ on "Sincere Sensation"; percussion on "Sincere Sensation"
- Wes Matthews – acoustic guitar on "Faith to Clay"
- Lori Presthus – cello on "Soul Nation Select Them", "Three-Cornered Moon" and "Poisons Will Pass Me"
- Karen Strand – oboe on "Soul Nation Select Them"
References
- Greenwald, Matthew. It's Heavy in Here at AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- "Robert Christgau: CG: Eric Matthews". www.robertchristgau.com.
- Smith, Ethan (October 27, 1995). "Review – It's Heavy in Here". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- "Cardinal".
- Records, Sub Pop. "Eric Matthews – It's Heavy in Here". Sub Pop Mega Mart.
External links
- Wilonsky, Robert. "Who gives a Hootie? Farewell to 1995, a year in music we'd rather forget" (Dallas Observer, December 28, 1995)
- Athitakis, Mark. "The Lateness of the Hour" (Salon.com, September 4, 1997)
- Perry, Douglas. "Eric Matthews wants you (but only if it's the right way)" ("The Oregonian", January 16, 2008; includes photograph of Eric Matthews)
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