The Gods of Earth and Heaven

The Gods of Earth and Heaven
Studio album by
Army of Lovers
ReleasedJune 1, 1993
GenrePop, dance
LabelStockholm Records
ProducerAlexander Bard, Per Adebratt, Anders Wollbeck
Army of Lovers chronology
Massive Luxury Overdose
(1991) 		The Gods of Earth and Heaven
(1993) 		Glory, Glamour and Gold
(1994)
Singles from The Gods of Earth and Heaven
  1. "Israelism"
    Released: March 1993
  2. "La Plage de Saint Tropez"
    Released: June 1993
  3. "I Am"
    Released: September 1993
  4. "Sons of Lucy"
    Released: December 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
Music Week[3]
NME7/10[4]

The Gods of Earth and Heaven is Swedish band Army of Lovers' third studio album. It was the first album, after the replacement of La Camilla by Michaela de la Cour and the introduction of new member Dominika Peczynski. It contains the hit singles "Israelism" and "La Plage de Saint Tropez". "Israelism" was banned from MTV for allegedly making fun of Jewish culture (despite the fact that two of the band members were Jewish). The album didn't do as well as Massive Luxury Overdose did. Album charted 20 weeks and peaked at number eight in Finnish Albums Chart Top-40. In the end of June 1993, Army of Lovers performed in several TV shows in France, Spain and Italy.[5]

The first single released from the album, "Israelism", is about Jean-Pierre Barda's way back to his Jewish culture and history.[6]

  1. ^ The Gods of Earth and Heaven at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press. p. 249.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (24 July 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Albums" (PDF). Music Week. p. 7. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ^ Dalton, Stephen (28 August 1993). "Long Play". NME. p. 36. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ Okej, No 12, June 1993, Sandra Grossman, "Galnaste midsommarbuden Jean-Pierre Barda -Jag drömmer om en grupporgie med mig själv", p. 11
  6. ^ Judisk Krönika, no 2 1993, Madeleine Salomon, "Jean-Pierre Barda i Army of Lovers: Nya singeln en väg tillbaka till de judiska", pp. 32-33