Heaven Is Waiting

Heaven Is Waiting is the second studio album by English gothic rock band The Danse Society. It was released in December 1983, jointly by record labels Arista and Danse Society's own label, Society.

Heaven Is Waiting
Studio album by The Danse Society
Released	December 1983
Recorded	October and December 1983 at Britannia Row Studios, London, England
Genre	Gothic rock, post-punk, dark wave, synthpop
Label	Arista, Society
Producer	Kingbird, Nigel Gray
The Danse Society chronology
Seduction (1982) Heaven Is Waiting (1983) Looking Through (1986)

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Danse Society (Paul Gilmartin, Paul Nash, Steve Rawlings, Lyndon Scarfe, Tim Wright), except "2000 Light Years from Home", written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Come Inside"	8:35
2.	"Wake Up"	4:53
3.	"Angel"	4:43
4.	"Where Are You Now"	4:12
5.	"Red Light (Shine)"	2:50

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heaven Is Waiting"	3:41
2.	"The Hurt"	3:50
3.	"2000 Light Years from Home" (The Rolling Stones cover)	3:55
4.	"Valiant to Vile"	3:30
5.	"The Night"	6:21

Release

Heaven Is Waiting reached No. 39 in the UK Albums Chart, the highest chart placing of any of their albums.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Heaven Is Waiting has been poorly received by professional critics. Trouser Press called the album "further plodding nonsense".[3] AllMusic wrote, "Heavy on gloomy atmosphere [...] but short on memorable songs, Heaven Is Waiting failed to deliver on the promise Danse Society displayed early in their career", though commenting that the album "isn't without interest."[2]

Personnel

The Danse Society

• Paul Gilmartin – drums
• Paul Nash – guitar
• Steve Rawlings – vocals
• Lyndon Scarfe – keyboards
• Tim Wright – bass guitar

Technical

• Kingbird – production on tracks A1, A2, A5, B3 and B5, mixing on tracks A1, A5, B3 and B5
• Nigel Gray – production on tracks A3, A4, B1, B2 and B4
• Ian Caple – engineering on tracks A1, A5, B3 and B5
• Phil Thornalley – engineering on track A2
• Will Gosling – mixing on tracks A1, A3–A5 and B1–B5
• P. Swift – sleeve design
• Vaughan Arnell – sleeve design

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 140. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. LeRoy, Dan. "Heaven Is Waiting – The Danse Society : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
3. Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Danse Society". trouserpress.com. Retrieved 15 March 2013.

External links

• Heaven Is Waiting at Discogs (list of releases)