''Only Heaven'' is the fourth album by industrial band

The Young Gods The Young Gods are a Swiss industrial rock band from Fribourg, formed in 1985. The original lineup of the band featured singer Franz Treichler, sampler player Cesare Pizzi and drummer Frank Bagnoud. For most of their history, the band mainta ...

. It was released in 1995 on Interscope Records.

Background

The album was conceived and recorded solely in the United States, which was a first for the band. Live instrumentals were played at Eastside Studios, while the majority of sound manipulations were carried out at the rented New York loft. As the band later reflected, frontman

Franz Treichler Francisco José Conceição Leitão Treichler (born 14 November 1961), better known as Franz Treichler, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, musician, composer and record producer. He is best known as the vocalist and sole consistent member of the Swiss ...

took control of the creative side of the project, while producer

Roli Mosimann Roli Mosimann (7 November 1955 – 15 September 2024) was a Swiss-born American drummer, electronic musician, and record producer who worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attenti ...

handled the more technical aspects.

Accolades

Track listing

# "Outside" - 0:31 # "Strangel" - 3:07 # "Speed of Night" - 6:00 # "Donnez Les Esprits" - 6:17 # "Moon Revolutions" - 16:35 # " Kissing the Sun" - 4:30 # "The Dreamhouse" - 4:52 # "Lointaine" - 4:20 # "Gardez Les Esprits" - 1:08 # "Child in the Tree" - 4:35 # "Kissing The Sun (Orange Mix)" - 9:18 (bonus track on some releases)

Charts

Personnel

;The Young Gods *Urs Hiestand –

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*Alain Monod – keyboards *Franz Treichler –

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;Additional musicians and production *Erwin Autique –

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*Yaron Fuchs – engineering *Chris Laidlaw – assistant engineering *

–

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, mixing *Gary Townsley – assistant engineering * Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

{{Authority control The Young Gods albums Albums produced by Roli Mosimann 1995 albums