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  • Artist: The Verve
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: June 21, 1993
  • Total Time: 47:04
  • Genre: Rock

Review

Whereas future Verve masterpieces A Northern Soul and Urban Hymns would feature succinct song structures (for the most part) and instantly memorable verses and choruses, the group's 1993 full-length debut, A Storm in Heaven, was based on buoyant, extended psychedelic passages. Looking back today, it was an interesting and original musical direction, since at the time, angst-ridden Seattle bands (and their many copycats) were all the rage. While a few songs hint at the Verve's future penchant for composing pop gems ("Make It Till Monday," "Blue," "Butterfly"), many of the longer tracks are just as strong, especially the album's best track, the hauntingly beautiful "Already There." Also featured was the album-opening space rocker "Star Sail," the shifting moods of "Slide Away," the misty "Beautiful Mind," and the stark closer, "See You in the Next One (Have a Good Time)." A fine debut, A Storm in Heaven proved to be the important connection between the Verve's expansive early work (1992's self-titled EP) and their later worldwide pop hits. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Star Sail (Lyrics) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (3:59)
Slide Away (Lyrics) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (4:03)
Already There (Lyrics) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (5:38)
Beautiful Mind (Lyrics) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (5:27)
Sun, the Sea Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury (5:16)
Virtual World (Lyrics) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (6:20)
Make It Till Monday (Lyrics) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (3:05)
Blue (Lyrics) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (3:24)
Butterfly (Lyrics) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (6:39)
See You in the Next One (Have a Good Time) Simon Jones, Richard Ashcroft, Nick McCabe, Peter Salisbury The Verve (3:07)

Credits

The Verve (Main Performer), Simon Jones (Bass), Simon Jones (Vocals (Background)), Richard Ashcroft (Bass), Richard Ashcroft (Guitar), Richard Ashcroft (Percussion), Richard Ashcroft (Vocals), Simon Clarke (Flute), Simon Clarke (Horn Arrangements), John Cornfield (Programming), John Cornfield (Engineer), Kick Horns (Horn), Yvette Lacey (Flute), John Leckie (Producer), John Leckie (Mixing), Roddy Lorimer (Horn Arrangements), Nick McCabe (Guitar), Nick McCabe (Piano), Nick McCabe (Accordion), Nick McCabe (Keyboards), Peter Salisbury (Percussion), Peter Salisbury (Drums), Tim Sanders (Horn Arrangements), Brian Cannon (Art Direction), Brian Cannon (Design), Michael Spencer Jones (Photography)
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A Storm in Heaven
Studio album by Verve
Released June 15, 1993 (U.S.)
21 June 1993 (UK)
Genre Neo-psychedelia
Shoegaze
Length 47:04
Label Vernon Yard, Hut, Virgin
Producer John Leckie
Professional reviews
Verve chronology
Verve EP
(1992)		 A Storm in Heaven
(1993)		 A Northern Soul
(1995)
Singles from A Storm in Heaven
  1. "Blue"
    Released: 10 May 1993
  2. "Slide Away"
    Released: 20 September 1993

A Storm in Heaven is the debut studio album by English rock band The Verve (at the time just called Verve), released in June 1993. It charted at #27 in the UK.

Contents

Overview

Like the band's prior EPs and singles, most of the songs on this album are bathed in heavy layers of delay (echo) and reverb, used on both the guitars and the vocals, in order to give a disorientingly psychedelic overall effect.

"Star Sail" appeared on the soundtrack album for the 1993 movie Sliver.

The lyrics of "Butterfly" [e.g., "You could flap your wings a thousand miles away/ You could take the storm away, forever every day"] pertain directly to the so-called Butterfly effect. (The song "Catching The Butterfly," from the band's 1997 album Urban Hymns, is apparently a continuation of this theme.)

The album's closing song is built on a subdued piano motif played by guitarist Nick McCabe.

Like all of the band's releases, A Storm in Heaven features enigmatic artwork. The album's cover photo was shot inside Thor's Cave in Staffordshire, England. The vinyl LP version came in gatefold packaging.

After this album, the band's music moved in a less psychedelic, more structured direction, and their name was officially changed to "The Verve" for legal reasons, so as not to clash with the record label 'Verve'.

Track listing

  1. "Star Sail" – 3:59
  2. "Slide Away" – 4:03
  3. "Already There" – 5:38
  4. "Beautiful Mind" – 5:27
  5. "The Sun, The Sea" – 5:16
  6. "Virtual World" – 6:20
  7. "Make It Till Monday" – 3:05
  8. "Blue" – 3:24
  9. "Butterfly" – 6:39
  10. "See You in the Next One (Have a Good Time)" – 3:07

Personnel

External links

v • d • e
The Verve
Nick McCabe · Richard Ashcroft · Simon Jones · Peter Salisbury
Simon Tong
Studio albums
A Storm in Heaven · A Northern Soul · Urban Hymns · Forth
EPs
Compilations
Singles
Downloads
"The Thaw Session" · "Mover"
Tours
A Storm in Heaven Tour · Lollapalooza Tour · A Northern Soul Tour  · Urban Hymns Tour · Forth Tour
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