Head over Heels is an August
1983 (see
1983 in music) album by British
synth pop group, the
Cocteau Twins. The album was their first as a duo.
Head over Heels is a mix of sonic textures, melodies and harmonies. Though the album's popularity has always been limited, its critical acceptance is virtually absolute, and its influence on countless future musicians well-documented. The album can be seen as the origin of much of the
Britpop boom of the mid-
1990s, and many of the styles which preceeded it, including
shoegazing,
twee pop and
space rock.
- When Mama Was Moth (Fraser/Guthrie)
- Five Ten Fiftyfold (Fraser/Guthrie)
- Sugar Hiccup (Fraser/Guthrie)
- In Our Angelhood (Fraser/Guthrie)
- Glass Candle Grenades (Fraser/Guthrie)
- In the Gold Dust Rush (Fraser/Guthrie)
- The Tinderbox (Of a Heart) (Fraser/Guthrie)
- Multifoiled (Fraser/Guthrie)
- My Love Paramour (Fraser/Guthrie)
- Musette and Drums (Fraser/Guthrie)
- Cocteau Twins - Producer
- Elizabeth Fraser - Vocals
- John Fryer - Producer
- Robin Guthrie - Guitar
- Jon Turner - Engineer
- 23 Envelope - Artwork, Art Direction, Design
