Formula 1, La Habra, California Atlantic Studios, New York City
Genre
Dance-pop
Hi-NRG
freestyle
new wave
Length
39:46
Label
Atlantic
Producer
Jon St. James
Stacey Q chronology
Stacey Q (1985)
Better Than Heaven (1987)
Hard Machine (1988)
Singles from Better Than Heaven
"Two of Hearts" Released: June 13, 1986
"We Connect" Released: November 28, 1986
"Insecurity" Released: April 3, 1987
"Music Out of Bounds" Released: September 18, 1987
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Review scores
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Better Than Heaven is the debut studio album by American singer Stacey Q, released on October 17, 1987 by Atlantic Records. Produced by Jon St. James, Better Than Heaven is predominantly a dance-pop album with elements of Hi-NRG, freestyle and new wave music. She collaborated with the same line-up of musicians with whom she had previously performed in the band SSQ. They later continued to work on her other solo albums, Hard Machine (1988) and Nights Like This (1989).
Released during the rise of popularity of the lead single, "Two of Hearts", Better Than Heaven received generally positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 59 on the Billboard 200.
Three singles from the album were released. The lead single "Two of Hearts" peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and also did well on the Hot Dance Club Songs, landing at number four. It became one of the highest-selling singles of 1986, selling over one million copies. The second single, "We Connect", was also successful in charts, peaking at number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 14 on the Hot Dance Club Songs. Stacey Q performed both songs on the television series The Facts of Life where she guest starred as Cinnamon, an aspiring singer.
On 16 September 2022, "Better Than Heaven" was re-released with bonus remixes and extra tracks through Cherry Pop Records.
^Buss, Bryan. "Better Than Heaven - Stacey Q". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-02-05.
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