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The long awaited "Hanging Out In Heaven" has just been completed in a Swedish recording studio. Plans for an October US release this February. There will also be a bonus MWP "Live At The Fine Line Cafe" bonus CD with the first 1,000 copies of Hanging Out In Heaven.

Hanging Out With Marty
Visit "Hanging Out With Marty" a Marty Willson-Piper homepage, highlighting his recent album with heyday records and Marty's unplugged tour of the USA

Click here to download a free MP3 of "Forget The Radio"

Marty Willson-Piper recently put the finishing touches on his long awaited new solo release "Hanging Out In Heaven" at Swedish recording studio The Blue Room. The CD will include the lead track "Forget The Radio" as well as "Swan", "Wondering" and the beautiful "You Bring Your Love To Me".

"An initial rush of success saw The Church burst onto the charts in 1981 with The Ungaurded Moment and return in 1982 with Almost With You. Although it took five more years for the world to become fully aware of their carefully understated but ever imaginiative style, when recognition came, it was by no means half-hearted. The prestigious Los Angeles Times described their sixth album Starfish (which contained such hits as Under The Milky Way and Reptile ) as "dense, shimmering, exquisite guitar pop". Such reviews assisted the album in its climb to number one on the American Alternative and AOR charts." - Glenn A. Baker

With a career that has spanned almost 20 years, Marty Willson-Piper has won a world wide audience and has influenced an ocean of guitarists. "Hanging Out In Heaven" , his first solo release in nearly five years continues to prove Marty's knack for a writing finely designed pop songs with witty, intelligent and meaninful lyrics.

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Hanging Out In Heaven - Reviewed
Derek Timbrell

This is the first solo CD of Marty's that I've had the chance to hear, so I've nothing else in his back catalogue to compare it with - so far I've only heard him through his work with All About Eve and The Church.

I decided to buy Hanging Out In Heaven partly because I liked the 2 earlier MWP songs that the recently re-united All About Eve have been playing unplugged, and partly because his playing at these shows has just made me want to hear more. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting, but on first listen I was surprised that the album generally is a lot more laid back and mellower than I imagined it would be. Maybe I'd just been expecting something louder.

There was one track - Wondering - that stood out for me first time through, so much so that I went back to it straight away at the end of the first listen. I don't usually do that. Three weeks later, after listening to the album a LOT, this is still the track I like most. Apparently the lyric and melody were written in less than 10 minutes (source : MWP!). For me it's a great song that works well.

The rest of the album has grown on me gradually as I've listened to it. It's a mixture of moody, dark, bright and breezy, which may sound odd, but it does all work together. There aren't any tracks that need to be programmed out on the CD player, and overall I think it's going to stand up well to repeated plays in the future. Good songs always do.

A music fan from Central, Oregon February 22, 2000

The songs are beautifully written. The production is excellent and the performance is superb. I have a feeling this is an album that I will be listening to years from now. It's not disposable music that goes away after a year or two. This is timeless music. What more could one want? The opening track "Forget the Radio" decribes the feeling I personally have of being alienated by the mass marketing of music. There is a world of music out there that is undiscovered. I must add that one must read the lyrics (which are hard to see due to lack of size, but worth the strain). Another jem here is "Sanctuary". The melody will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up it is so beautiful. Above all I think it's Marty's honesty and integrity (and ability) in the way he delivers the songs that make this an amazing album.