Heaven Forbid

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This article is about the Blue Öyster Cult album. For The Fray song, see How To Save A Life.

Heaven Forbid
Studio album by Blue Öyster Cult
Released March 24, 1998 (U.S.)
Genre Hard rock, heavy metal
Label CMC
Producer Eric Bloom, Buck Dharma
Professional reviews
Blue Öyster Cult chronology
Live 1976
(1994)
Heaven Forbid
(1998)
Curse of the Hidden Mirror
(2001)

Heaven Forbid is a Blue Öyster Cult album released in 1998. It was the band's first studio album in a decade. American science fiction and horror writer John Shirley wrote lyrics for several songs on the album. "In Thee" was originally featured on Mirrors.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by John Shirley, Eric Bloom, Donald Roeser, except where noted.

  1. "See You in Black" – 3:17
  2. "Harvest Moon" (Roeser) – 4:55
  3. "Power Underneath Despair" – 3:30
  4. "X-Ray Eyes" (Shirley, Roeser) – 3:48
  5. "Hammer Back" – 3:35
  6. "Damaged" (Shirley, Roeser) – 4:22
  7. "Cold Gray Light of Dawn" – 3:51
  8. "Real World" (Shirley, Roeser) – 5:08
  9. "Live for Me" (Shirley, Roeser) – 5:19
  10. "Still Burnin'" (Jon Rogers, Roeser) – 3:39
  11. "In Thee" [Live] (Allen Lanier) – 3:40

[edit] Personnel

  • Eric Bloom – Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Buck Dharma – Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Allen Lanier – Guitar, Keyboards
  • Danny Miranda – Bass, Vocals
  • Chuck Burgi – Drums, Vocals
  • Bob Rondinelli – Drums on "Live for Me"
  • Jon Rogers – Bass, Vocals on "Harvest Moon", "Power Underneath Despair", "Still Burnin'"
  • George Cintron – Additional Vocals
  • Tony Perrino – Additional Keyboards
  • Paul Orofino – Engineer, Mixing
  • Marc Senesac – Engineer, Mixing
  • Leon Zervos – Mastering