Searching for Heaven
| "Searching for Heaven" | ||||
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| Single by Pauline Murray and The Invisible Girls | ||||
| B-side |
"Animal Crazy" "The Visitor" (only 10" single) | |||
| Released | April 1981 | |||
| Format | 7" single, 10" single | |||
| Genre | New wave, synthpop | |||
| Label | Illusive Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Pauline Murray | |||
| Producer(s) | Martin Hannett | |||
| Pauline Murray and The Invisible Girls singles chronology | ||||
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"Searching for Heaven" is the third and last single of Pauline Murray and The Invisible Girls, released in April 1981[1][2] on Illusive Records, and produced by Martin Hannett. It was released in 7" and 10" format single the same year, with the "The Visitor" song being included only in the last version.
The eponymous song of the single, which featured Bernard Sumner (Joy Division/New Order) on guitar, was a hit in the UK Indie Chart. In the single, future Dead Or Alive and Sisters Of Mercy guitarist and later The Mission frontman, Wayne Hussey was also featured as guitarist, joining as member some time ago, while Vini Reilly, who played on the album, left to dedicating to his band, The Durutti Column.
After the single, the band, with Steve Hopkins as the only member of the line-up and Hannett rejoined on bass, released with John Cooper Clarke the album Zip Style Method, in 1982.
Track list
7" version
A-side
- "Searching For Heaven"
B-side
- "Animal Crazy"
10" version
A-side
- "Searching For Heaven"
B-side
- "Animal Crazy"
- "The Visitor"
Credits
- Pauline Murray: vocals
- Robert Blamire: bass
- Steve Hopkins: keyboards
- Wayne Hussey: guitar
- John Maher: drums
- Bernard Sumner: guitar ("Searching For Heaven") (uncredited in the single)
- Martin Hannett: producer
- Martin Atkins: sleeve designer
References
External links
- Discogs.com - Searching For Heaven (7" single)
- Discogs.com - Searching For Heaven (10" single)
- Martin Hannett and Tony Wilson in Strawberry Studios, July 1980 Martin Hannett explaining his production of Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls' "The Visitor" song.