Heaven Born and Ever Bright

## Singles from *Heaven Born and Ever Bright*

1. Day Is Gone
 Released: 1991

***Heaven Born and Ever Bright*** is the third studio album by Cardiacs. It was recorded throughout 1991 and was released by the Alphabet Business Concern on May 15, 1992. It was their first album with Jon Poole, their last with Dominic Luckman and their first as a four-piece.

## Background and production

*Heaven Born and Ever Bright* was the first Cardiacs album since the departure of almost half the group. Percussionist Tim Quy left Cardiacs in 1990, and did not work with them again. Saxophonist Sarah Smith and keyboardist William D. Drake also stopped touring with the band, although they contributed to later recordings and made occasional guest appearances at concerts. Christian Hayes left Cardiacs during the making of the album, although it still features many of his guitar and vocal performances as well as songs he co-wrote. *Heaven Born and Ever Bright* is the first Cardiacs album featuring Jon Poole, but their last with Dominic Luckman. It is unclear how much Jon Poole is actually featured on the record.

## Release and promotion

The original album cover was a photo of the band along with the album's title. Despite Jon Poole joining during the album's development and not massively contributing, he is present on the cover. The 1995 reissue saw a new album cover, more stylised and featuring Christian Hayes in place of Poole.

1995 reissue album coverOriginal album coverCD back coverThe Consultant's Memorabilia Collection promotionThe album was released in the UK on May 15, 1992 by the band's long-running own label, the Alphabet Business Concern. 'Day Is Gone' was released as the album's first and only single.

The album was put on the band's Bandcamp page on February 25, 2018 and would later also appear on other streaming services.

## Reception

In 2005, when asked what his favourite Cardiacs album is by *Popular I Magazine*, Tim Smith said "I like them all for their own reasons. Sorry. However, I will defend one of them as it wasn't so well received when it popped out and that one is *Heaven Born And Ever Bright*. I think it came out exactly how it was intended to. A lot of people seem to think it was a bit of an accident." Similarly, asked in 2001 if *Sing to God* was his favourite Cardiacs album, Smith said "No … I sort of like them all in one way or another … a funny thing is that the album our fans seem to dislike the most is one that I am very proud of …. the *Heaven Born And Ever Bright* album which we did back in 1991 … it's got a really weird sound to it … I reckon all our albums sound completely different to each other anyway … unless you hate the stuff and then I suppose they will all sound exactly the same … and shit … and there's an awful lot of people who share that opinion."

## References

### Citations

1. ↑ "Cardiacs' Community | Cardiacs". *Bandcamp*. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
2. ↑ Diaz, Alberto (January 2005). "INTERVIEW: Tim Smith and Kavus Torabi". *Cardiacs*. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
3. ↑ Gonzalez, Luis (April 2001). "INTERVIEW: Tim Smith". *Cardiacs*. Retrieved February 11, 2021.

### External links

* Official Cardiacs website

*Some of this article uses text originally authored on Wikipedia.*