Holidays in Eden

Infobox Album |
Name = Holidays In Eden
Type = Album
Artist = Marillion


Released = 24 June 1991
February 1998 (two-disc edition)
Recorded = Outside Studios, Oxfordshire, January - June 1991
Genre = Progressive rock
Pop rock
Length = 48:17 (single-disc edition)
1:51:25 (two-disc edition)
Label = EMI
Producer = Chris Neil
Reviews =
* Progressiveworld.net Rating|4|5 [http://www.progressiveworld.net/maril18.html link]
Last album = "Seasons End"
(1989)
This album = "Holidays In Eden"
(1991)
Next album = "Brave"
(1994)
Misc = Singles
Name = Holidays in Eden
Type = studio
single 1 = Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)
single 1 date = 28 May 1991
single 2 = No One Can
single 2 date = 22 July 1991
single 3 = Dry Land
single 3 date = 23 September 1991

"Holidays In Eden" is the sixth studio album by the British band Marillion, released in 1991. It is their second with vocalist Steve Hogarth and has been regarded by many fans as a setback from their previous albums due to its mainstream-oriented sound and songwriting. It was recorded after the Seasons End tour which had lasted almost a year. Despite the band's obvious efforts to create a recording more appealing to mainstream media, thus attracting new fans, "Holidays In Eden" could not compete regarding sales or chart positions with the band's first four studio albums from the 1980s.

Track listing - Original UK Version

ide one

# "Splintering Heart" – 6:54
# "Cover My Eyes (Pain And Heaven)" – 3:54
# "The Party" – 5:36
# "No One Can" – 4:41
# "Holidays In Eden" – 5:38

ide two

# "Dry Land" – 4:43
# "Waiting To Happen" – 5:01
# "This Town" – 3:18
# "The Rakes Progress" – 1:54
# "100 Nights" – 6:41

U.S. Version

The U.S. Version, released about 6 months after the original UK version, added 2 new tracks: "A Collection" and "How Can It Hurt", which were the B-Sides of the original "No One Can" and "Cover My Eyes" singles, respectively. In addition, the track order was rearranged and the title for "No One Can" was lengthened. Finally, slightly different cover art was used, featuring the original cover overlaid with the new "MAR" "ILL" "ION" logo and the album title in the middle left of the cover in a straight line, rather than the original circle around the moon at the center top.

Track Listing for U.S. Version

# "Cover My Eyes (Pain and Heaven)" - 3:56
# "No One Can Take You Away From Me" - 4:39
# "Splintering Heart" - 6:51
# "The Party" - 5:36
# "A Collection" - 3:00
# "Holidays in Eden" - 5:28
# "How Can It Hurt" - 4:10
# "Dry Land" - 4:43
# "Waiting to Happen" - 4:56
# "This Town" - 3:18
# "The Rakes Progress" - 1:54
# "100 Nights" - 6:41

1998 Remaster

The remaster, released 23 February 1998, has the same track listing as the original UK release. In addition, a second CD is included, with the following additional tracks:

# "Sympathy" – 3:30
# "How Can It Hurt" – 4:11
# "A Collection" – 3:00
# "Cover My Eyes" (Acoustic) – 2:34
# "Sympathy" (Acoustic) – 2:30
# "I Will Walk On Water" – 5:14
# "Splintering Heart" (Live) – 6:42
# "You Don't Need Anyone" (Demo) – 4:04
# "No One Can" (Demo) – 4:51
# "The Party" (Demo) – 5:45
# "This Town" (Demo) – 4:16
# "Waiting To Happen" (Demo) – 5:31
# "Eric" – 2:32
# "The Epic (Fairground)" (Demo) – 8:31

External links

Liner notes for the remaster by some of the band members (on the [http://www.marillion.com marillion.com] band page):

* [http://www.marillion.com/music/albums/holidays.htm#h Steve Hogarth]
* [http://www.marillion.com/music/albums/holidays.htm#mark Mark Kelly]
* [http://www.marillion.com/music/albums/holidays.htm#pete Pete Trewavas]