Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven Album

Tracklist

1	Monkey Gone To Heaven Cello – Ann Roroich, Arthur FiaccoEngineer [Assistant] – Dave Snider , Matt LaneMixed By – Steve HaiglerProducer, Engineer – Gil NortonViolin – Corine Metter, Karen Karlsrud	2:56
2	Dancing The Manta Ray	2:14
3	Manta Ray	2:40
4	Weird At My School	1:58

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BAD 904	Pixies	Monkey Gone To Heaven ‎(12")	4AD	BAD 904	UK	1989
RTD 052, S1-266	Pixies	Monkey Gone To Heaven ‎(7", Single)	4AD, Rough Trade, 4AD, Rough Trade	RTD 052, S1-266	Germany	1989
919962	Pixies	Monkey Gone To Heaven ‎(CD, Single)	4AD	919962	France	1989
AD 904	Pixies	Monkey Gone To Heaven ‎(7", Single, lar)	4AD	AD 904	UK	1989
72438 945342 3	Pixies	Monkey Gone To Heaven ‎(CD, Single, Dig)	4AD	72438 945342 3	France	1997

Credits

• Art Direction [Sleeve], Design – Vaughan Oliver
• Bass, Vocals – Kim Deal
• Drums – David Lovering
• Engineer – Paul Kolderie (tracks: A2 to B2)
• Lead Guitar – Joey Santiago
• Photography By – Simon Larbalestier
• Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Black Francis

Notes

Track 1: produced and engineered at Downtown Recorders, Boston M.A., mixed at Carriage House Studios, Stamford, C.T.
Tracks 2, 3, 4: recorded and mixed at For Apache, Boston, M.A.

Barcodes

• Barcode: 0 7559-66707-0 8

Companies

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD
• Copyright (c) – 4AD
• Engineered At – Downtown Recorders
• Produced At – Downtown Recorders
• Mixed At – Carriage House Studios
• Recorded At – Fort Apache
• Mixed At – Fort Apache

Short intro

Monkey Gone To Heaven - The Pixies. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Текст песни: There was a guy An under water guy who controlled the sea Got killed by ten million pounds of sludge From New York and New Jersey. Monkey Gone to Heaven is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies and is the seventh track on their 1989 album Doolittle. The song was written and sung by frontman Black Francis and was produced by Gil Norton. Referencing environmentalism and biblical numerology, the song's lyrics mirrored themes that were explored in Doolittle. Monkey Gone to Heaven was the first Pixies song to feature guest musicians: two cellists, Arthur Fiacco and Ann Rorich, and two violinists, Karen Karlsrud and. Referencing environmentalism and biblical numerology, the. Monkey Gone to Heaven was the first Pixies song to feature guest musicians: two cellists, Arthur Fiacco and Ann Rorich, and two violinists, Karen Karlsrud and Corine Metter. Monkey Gone to Heaven was releas read more. Songs in album Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven 1989. Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven. Pixies - Manta Ray. Pixies - Weird At My School. Pixies - Dancing The Manta Ray. Total votes: 7. Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies. Show all albums by Pixies. The Doolittle album made many best of lists, but the Pixies went on hiatus after touring to promote the album, and never achieved great commercial success. Regarding the number part of the song, Frank Black said in an interview with The Alternative Press: It's a reference from what I understand to be Hebrew numerology, and I don't know a lot about it or any of it really. Legend had it that the title was changed from Junkie Gone To Heaven at the insistence of the record company. This doesn't hold water: Frank Black claims that he had the this monkey's gone to heaven line for about two years before finally adding the rest of the lyrics. However, with 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' Kim was playing a grand piano in the studio, picking the strings with a plectrum while the track was playing: 'Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding. I just thought this sounded great, so I broached the idea and we ended up putting that on the chorus. Then I thought 'Let's add strings to that, they'll sound fantastic,' and that's how the whole string thing came about. Carriage House Studios in Connecticut, where the Doolittle album was : Gil NortonWhen I began working with the Pixies, I was never really given much information as to what they were looking for in terms of the sound or the direction. Containing the college radio hit Monkey Gone to Heaven, this EP showcases that track along with three additional songs that weren't available on the Doolittle LP. Vocalistrhythm guitarist Black Francis and group manage to make two of the three songs interesting. You hear an especially different Pixies on Weird at my School, which delves into atypical territory for the band through country & westernbluegrass themes