Too Close to Heaven

Infobox Album | Name = Too Close to Heaven
Type = Album
Artist = The Waterboys


Released = September 24, 2001 U.K.
July 2002 U.S.
Recorded = July 1986–February 2001
Genre = Folk-Rock
Length = —
Label = BMG International U.K.
Razor And Tie Entertainment U.S.
Producer = —
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wrf1zfo2eh6k link]
Last album = "A Rock in the Weary Land"
(2000)
This album = "Too Close to Heaven"
(2002)
Next album = "Universal Hall"
(2003)

"Too Close to Heaven" is a collection of outtakes, alternative versions, and unreleased tracks from The Waterboys' "Fisherman's Blues" period, released September 2001. The album was released as "Fisherman's Blues, Part 2" in the United States with five additional tracks in July of that year.

The title track of the album refers to the myth of Icarus. Dave Simpson writes in "The Guardian", "Quite how Too Close to Heaven - a song that is easily worthy of either John Lennon or Van Morrison - languished in the vaults for 12 years is a matter for Scott's conscience (and his accountants)"ref|Simpson. The song has become a favourite at Waterboys concerts.

Track listing

All songs written by Mike Scott, except as noted.

# "On My Way to Heaven" (Traditional) – 4:01
# "Higher in Time" (Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite) – 5:02
# "The Ladder" – 2:58
# "Too Close to Heaven" – 12:29
# "Good Man Gone" – 5:13
# "Blues for Your Baby" – 5:42
# "Custer's Blues" – 5:59
# "A Home in the Meadow" (Sammy Cahn, Alfred Newman) – 3:13
# "Tenderfootin'" (Trevor Hutchinson, Scott, Thistlethwaite, Steve Wickham, Kevin Wilkinson) – 5:15
# "Lonesome Old Wind" – 8:19

Fisherman's Blues, Part 2 track listing

# "On My Way to Heaven" (Traditional) – 4:01
# "Higher in Time" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 5:02
# "The Ladder" – 2:58
# "Too Close to Heaven" – 12:29
# "Good Man Gone" – 5:13
# "Blues for Your Baby" – 5:42
# "Custer's Blues" – 5:59
# "A Home in the Meadow" (Cahn, Newman) – 3:13
# "Tenderfootin'" (Hutchinson, Scott, Thistlethwaite, Wickham, Kevin Wilkinson) – 5:15
# "Lonesome Old Wind" – 8:19
# "Higher in Time" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 3:39
# "Ain't Leaving, I'm Gone" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 4:24
# "Lonesome and a Long Way From Home" (Scott, Thistlethwaite) – 3:20
# "The Good Ship Sirius" (Wickham) – 0:36
# "Too Close to Heaven" (Live) – 13:16

Notes and references

# cite web | author=Dave Simpson| title=The Waterboys Nottingham | work=The Guardian, Rock City | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,3604,586930,00.html | accessdate=October 25 | accessyear=2005

External links

* [http://www.mikescottwaterboys.com/mikescottwaterboys/mainframes.asp?file=Lyrics/index.htm Lyrics at mikescottwaterboys.com]
* [http://forums.delphiforums.com/waterboys/messages Official forum] Chord requests are often fulfilled at "Musician's Corner"