Before After

Before After
Studio album by Heaven 17
Released 6 September 2005 (UK and US)
Genre Synthpop
Label Ninthwave Records
Producer Heaven 17
Heaven 17 chronology

Bigger Than America
(1996)		 Before After
(2005)		 Naked as Advertised
(2008)
Singles from Before After
  1. "Hands Up To Heaven"
    Released: 20 May 2006
  2. "I'm Gonna Make You Fall In Love With Me"
    Released: 24 April 2007
  3. "Don't Fear the Reaper"
    Released: 29 October 2008
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Before After is a studio album by Heaven 17, released in 2005. It reached #6 on the Billboard Magazine Club Play Chart in April 2006. In September 2008 "Don't Fear the Reaper" was featured on HBO's TrueBlood series. A number of remixes of songs from the album have appeared on digital services like iTunes and Amazon. It was the final album to feature founding member Ian Craig Marsh due to his decision to retire from music in 2007.

Track listing

All tracks written by Gregory/Marsh/Ware except where stated.

  1. "I'm Gonna Make You Fall In Love With Me" – 3:23
  2. "Hands Up To Heaven" (Keith Lowndes/Gregory/Marsh/Ware) – 4:43
  3. "The Way It Is" – 4:11
  4. "Freedom From Love" – 4:12
  5. "Don't Fear The Reaper" (Donald Roeser) – 4:39
  6. "Into The Blue" – 4:10
  7. "Deeper And Deeper" – 3:54
  8. "What Would It Take" – 4:55
  9. "Someone For Real" – 4:25
  10. "Are You Ready?"* (Billie Godfrey/Gregory/Marsh/Ware) – 4:36

Track marked with an asterisk (*) does not appear on the US release, although it is mentioned in the booklet.

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