''Breaking God's Heart'' is the debut full-length album by

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band Hefner. The album was originally released by

Too Pure Too Pure Records was a London-based independent record label formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox. The label gained prominence after the release of PJ Harvey's debut studio album ''Dry (album), Dry'' in 1992, and subsequently found f ...

in 1998, and a reissue was released by

Darren Hayman Darren Hayman (born 1 December 1970) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the writer, lead singer, and guitarist in Hefner. Since Hefner disbanded in 2002, Hayman has embarked on a prolific solo career releasing ...

, the band's lead singer, in September 2007. The album's cover was designed by Hayman and Flirt.

Critical reception

''Breaking God's Heart'' made many "best of the year" lists in various music magazines in both the UK and the United States, but Hayman later said he thought the album was one of the band's worst. For example, it was named the 46th best album of 1998 by ''

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''. In a 2017 retrospective piece, it was named the 25th best

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album by ''

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''.

Track listing

# " The Sweetness Lies Within" # "The Sad Witch" # "A Hymn for the Postal Service" # "

Track listing (2007 Reissue)

CD1 # " The Sweetness Lies Within" # "Sad Witch" # "A Hymn for the Postal Service" # "

Love Will Destroy Us in the End "Love Will Destroy Us in the End" is a single by British indie rock band Hefner. It was released by Too Pure in 1998, and is the first proper single from their album '' Breaking God's Heart''.Pull Yourself Together" (single) # "Christ" (b side) # "Smoking Girlfriend" (b side) # "Wicker Girl" (b side) # "Destroyed Cowboy Falls" (b side) # "Blind Girl With Halo" (b side) # "Goethe's Letter To Vic Chesnutt" (b side) # "Hello Kitten" (b side) # "Normal Molly" (b side) # "The Hymn For Berlin" (b side) CD2 # "The Sweetness Lies Within" (out take) # "Tactile" (out take) # "Flowers" ( The Hefner Soul EP) # "A Hymn For The Coffee" ( The Hefner Soul EP) # "Broodmare" ( The Hefner Soul EP) # "The Girl From The Coast" ( The Hefner Soul EP) # "More Christian Girls" ( The Hefner Soul EP) # " A Better Friend" (single) # "Christian Girls" (b side) # "

Lee Remick Lee Ann Remick (; December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film ''Days of Wine and Roses (film), Days of Wine and Roses'' (1962) and was nominated fo ...

" (single) # "School Girls Knees" (b side) # "Oblivious" (song for Galaxie 500 tribute) # "Love Inside The Stud Farm" (4 track) # "Eloping" (out take) # "Goethe's Letter To Vic Chesnutt" (4 track) # "A Hymn For The Postal Service" (4 track) # "The Sad Witch" (4 track) # "The Sweetness Lies Within" (4 track) # "Broodmare" (rehearsal) # "A Hymn For The Coffee" (rehearsal)

References

1998 debut albums Hefner (band) albums Too Pure albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub