Credit in Heaven is an album released by the American New wave band The Suburbs, released in 1981.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming said, "If Credit in Heaven has a flaw, it's that its reach sometimes exceeds its grasp; while none of the songs are bad, some are more immediately memorable than others... an under-appreciated milestone of the Midwestern new wave that awaits rediscovery."
In his retrospective review of the Suburbs' early albums, Ira Robbins of Trouser Press praised the album as "a slickly delivered opus that refines the band’s approach and fairly bubbles over with creative concepts, great playing and bizarre songs. ... A highly recommended stunner."
The album won a Minnesota Music Award for Best LP in 1982.
Track listing All songs composed by The Suburbs. "Tired of My Plans" – 3:34 "Faith" – 3:53 "Tape Your Wife to the Ceiling" – 3:44 "Macho Drunk" – 4:44 "Ghoul of Goodwill" – 5:44 "Dish It Up" – 6:44 "Mommy" – 7:44 "Cigarette in Backwards" – 8:44 "Girl Ache" – 9:44 "Drinking with an Angel" – 5:28 "Spring Came" – 3:18 "Girlfriend" – 4:53 "Postcard" – 4:11 "Music for Boys" – 6:47 "Idiot Voodoo" – 2:25 "Pipsqueak Millionaire" – 4:04 "Credit in Heaven – 2:57
Personnel Chan Poling – keyboards, vocals Beej Chaney – Beejtar, vocals Hugo Klaers – drums Bruce C. Allen – guitar, vocals Michael Halliday – bass Maggie McPherson – vocals Terry Paul – vocals Max Ray – saxophone Hearn Gadbois – conga
Production notes Paul Stark – producer, engineer Doug Sax – digital remastering Robert Hadley – digital remastering Laurie Allen – photography
References
External links The album page on the Twin/Tone website.