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For anyone who prefers Ellie Goulding on the dancefloor, Higher than Heaven is a welcome return to that space. Her fifth full-length and follow-up to 2020's Brightest Blue, this tightly packed set of synth-washed, neon bangers eschews the deep introspection and personal slant of its predecessor, barreling headlong into the club in search of healing through euphoria and release. Described by the artist as her "least personal" album to date, Heaven focuses on pure thrills and escapism like similarly reactive COVID-era energizers from Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, and Ava Max. The album's catchiest moments are produced by Koz (Dua Lipa, Lykke Li, Lights), who plucks the most addictive textures from across the decades -- disco, '80s pop, and '90s house -- for highlights such as "Midnight Dreams," "Cure for Love," the throbbing "Like a Saviour," and the shimmering title track. Meanwhile, "By the End of the Night" strikes an ideal balance between Goulding's fun and melancholy sides, delivering a yearning yet uncertain early peak. Elsewhere, both the hazy "Love Goes On" and the strutting "Easy Lover" with Big Sean benefit from warm R&B smoothness courtesy of co-writer/producer Greg Kurstin, just as the sensual "Waiting for It" dives deeper into sweaty slow jam territory. Heaven's most intense moment arrives in the second half with the standout single "Let It Die," an urgent earworm about a tragic split that finds the resolve to move on atop an infectious beat and Goulding's most impassioned, anguished performance here. One of her strongest albums to date, Higher than Heaven falls somewhere between the commercial blitz of Delirium and the fearless, electronic heart of Halcyon. While it may not cull from her deep well of personal experiences, Heaven still ends up being one of the most immediate and compulsively listenable efforts in her catalog.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Matty Green, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Kozmeniuk, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesper Kragh Nielsen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Donaldson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maurie Kaufmann, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Koz, Producer - Trey Campbell, ComposerLyricist - The 23rd, Producer - Clem Cherry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Garth, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Garth, Drums, Bass, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Rossomando, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Kozmeniuk, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mann, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Ganderton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Koz, Producer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Wells, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Claude Vause, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Yeston, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Kozmeniuk, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Todd Clark, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jesper Kragh Nielsen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Donaldson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Koz, Producer - Trey Campbell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Clem Cherry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Phil Garth, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Rossomando, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Kozmeniuk, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mann, ComposerLyricist - Dominic Ganderton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Koz, Producer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Wells, Producer, Drums, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Claude Vause, Programmer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Yeston, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Greg Kurstin, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - alex pasco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Burg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Sean Anderson, ComposerLyricist - Greg Kurstin, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe Kearns, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Big Sean, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Tom Kahre, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - alex pasco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Burg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Matty Green, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stephen Kozmeniuk, Drums, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesper Kragh Nielsen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kristian Donaldson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maurie Kaufmann, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Koz, Producer - Trey Campbell, ComposerLyricist - The 23rd, Producer - Clem Cherry, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Glen Garth, Drums, Bass, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Phil Garth, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lostboy, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Bass, Drum Programming, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Mann, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Rycroft, ComposerLyricist - Andrea Rocha, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Matty Green, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Shatkin, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Maureen "Mozella" McDonald, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Samuel Dent, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Greg Kurstin, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - alex pasco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Burg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Happy Perez, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nathan Perez, ComposerLyricist - Ali Tamposi, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Lee, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Watt, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Matty Green, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Rossomando, ComposerLyricist - Luke Gibbs, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Freddy Sheed, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Mann, ComposerLyricist - Charley Bagnall, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wells, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Claude Vause, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Yeston, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Greg Kurstin, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Bass, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - alex pasco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julian Burg, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Tuggle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Matty Green, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Rossomando, ComposerLyricist - Luke Gibbs, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Mann, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Wells, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Percussion, Bass, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2022 Universal Music Operations Limited
Matty Green, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ellie Goulding, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Elena Jane Goulding, ComposerLyricist - Parisi, Producer - Marco Parisi, Keyboards, Strings, Bass, Sound Effects, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Giampaolo Parisi, Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer, Sound Effects, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Patterson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Sam Skirrow, Producer, Additional Producer - Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jussifer, ComposerLyricist - Tayla Parx, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
For anyone who prefers Ellie Goulding on the dancefloor, Higher than Heaven is a welcome return to that space. Her fifth full-length and follow-up to 2020's Brightest Blue, this tightly packed set of synth-washed, neon bangers eschews the deep introspection and personal slant of its predecessor, barreling headlong into the club in search of healing through euphoria and release. Described by the artist as her "least personal" album to date, Heaven focuses on pure thrills and escapism like similarly reactive COVID-era energizers from Dua Lipa, Kylie Minogue, and Ava Max. The album's catchiest moments are produced by Koz (Dua Lipa, Lykke Li, Lights), who plucks the most addictive textures from across the decades -- disco, '80s pop, and '90s house -- for highlights such as "Midnight Dreams," "Cure for Love," the throbbing "Like a Saviour," and the shimmering title track. Meanwhile, "By the End of the Night" strikes an ideal balance between Goulding's fun and melancholy sides, delivering a yearning yet uncertain early peak. Elsewhere, both the hazy "Love Goes On" and the strutting "Easy Lover" with Big Sean benefit from warm R&B smoothness courtesy of co-writer/producer Greg Kurstin, just as the sensual "Waiting for It" dives deeper into sweaty slow jam territory. Heaven's most intense moment arrives in the second half with the standout single "Let It Die," an urgent earworm about a tragic split that finds the resolve to move on atop an infectious beat and Goulding's most impassioned, anguished performance here. One of her strongest albums to date, Higher than Heaven falls somewhere between the commercial blitz of Delirium and the fearless, electronic heart of Halcyon. While it may not cull from her deep well of personal experiences, Heaven still ends up being one of the most immediate and compulsively listenable efforts in her catalog.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:52
- Main artists: Ellie Goulding
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 2023 Universal Music Operations Limited
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