- Closer to Heaven (original cast recording)
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Closer to Heaven Soundtrack album by Closer to Heaven Original London Cast Released October 8, 2001 (UK) Recorded 2001 Genre Cast recording Label Sony (UK) Producer Pet Shop Boys, Stephen Hague Closer to Heaven is an album of songs from the Pet Shop Boys 2001 stage musical Closer to Heaven. The songs feature the original London production cast and production credits go to Pet Shop Boys and Stephen Hague.
Track listing
- "My night" - Billie Trix and Cast
- "Something special" - Straight Dave
- "Closer to heaven" - Shell and Straight Dave
- "In denial" - Vic and Shell
- "Call me old-fashioned" - Bob Saunders
- "Nine out of ten" - Shell and Straight Dave
- "It's just my little tribute to Caligula, darling!" - Billie Trix and Billie's Babes
- "Hedonism"
- "Friendly fire" - Billie Trix
- "Shameless" - Vile Celebrities
- "Vampires" - Vic and Billie Trix
- "Closer to heaven" - Straight Dave and Mile End Lee
- "Out of my system" - Shell and Billie's Babes
- "K-Hole" - Billie Trix
- "For all of us" - Straight Dave
- "Closer to heaven" - Straight Dave
- "Positive role model" - Straight Dave
Personnel
- Neil Tennant
- Chris Lowe
- Frances Barber (Billie Trix)
- Paul Keating (Straight Dave)
- Stacey Roca (Shell Christian)
- Tom Walker (Mile End Lee)
- David Burt (Vic Christian)
- Paul Broughton (Bob Saunders)
- David Langham (Flynn)
Guest musicians
- Chris Nightingale - Programming, additional keyboards and arrangements. Piano on 9 & 15
- Chuck Norman - Programming
- Pete Gleadall - Original programming
- Chris Zippel - Original programming and production on 17
- Tessa Niles, Katie Kisson, Carol Kenyan & Tommy Blazie - Backing vocals on 1 & 10
- Claire Worall - Backing vocals on 10
- Jonathan Harvey - Backing vocals on 5
- Mark Stanway & Louie Spence - Solo vocals on 10
- Craig Armstrong - Orchestration and original production on 11
- C.Jay Ranger - Solo vocals on 10 & backing vocals on 13
- Akiya Henry - Backing vocals on 13
Chart performance
Chart (2001) Peak
positionUK Albums Chart 107 Studio albums Please · Actually · Introspective · Behaviour · Very · Bilingual · Nightlife · Release · Fundamental · YesCompilation albums Discography: The Complete Singles Collection · Alternative · Essential · PopArt: The Hits · Story: 25 Years of Hits · Party · Ultimate · FormatRemix albums Live albums Concrete · PandemoniumExtended plays Soundtracks and scores Singles "West End Girls" · "One More Chance" · "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" · "Love Comes Quickly" · "Suburbia" · "Paninaro" · "It's a Sin" · "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" · "Rent" · "Always on My Mind" · "Heart" · "Domino Dancing" · "Left to My Own Devices" · "It's Alright" · "So Hard" · "Being Boring" · "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?"/ "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes off You)" · "Jealousy" · "DJ Culture" · "Was It Worth It?" · "Can You Forgive Her?" · "Go West" · "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" · "Absolutely Fabulous" · "Liberation" · "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" · "Paninaro '95" · "Before" · "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)"/"To Step Aside" · "Single-Bilingual" · "A Red Letter Day" · "Somewhere" · "I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More" · "New York City Boy" · "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" · "Break 4 Love" · "Home and Dry" · "I Get Along" · "London" · "Miracles" · "Flamboyant" · "I'm with Stupid" · "Minimal" · "Numb" · "She's Madonna" · "Integral" · "Love etc." · "Did You See Me Coming?" · "Beautiful People" · "Love Life" · "Together"Other songs "King's Cross" · "The Loving Kind" · "The Night I Fell in Love" · "I'm Not Scared" · "In Private" · "Nothing Has Been Proved" · "So Sorry, I Said" · "Don't Drop Bombs" · "Euroboy"Film, stage and television It Couldn't Happen Here · Closer to Heaven · Pet Shop Boys: A Life In Pop · The Most Incredible ThingNotable tours and concerts MCMLXXXIX Tour · Performance Tour · Discovery Tour · Somewhere Shows · Nightlife Tour · Summer Tour · Uni/Release Tour · Summer Tour/Fall '04 Tour · Fundamental Tour · Pandemonium Tour · Progress Live (as special guests)Related articles Discography · Spaghetti Records · Reputation · Results · Electronic · Back to Mine: Pet Shop Boys · West End GirlsCategories:- Cast recordings
- Pet Shop Boys albums
- Albums produced by Stephen Hague
- 2001 soundtracks
- Theatre soundtracks
- 2000s album stubs
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