The Prince of Heaven's Eyes

The Prince of Heaven's Eyes is the third studio album by North Irish progressive rock band Fruupp, released on 8 November 1974 in the United Kingdom on the Pye label's underground and progressive music imprint Dawn Records. Recorded from August to September 1974 at Morgan Studios in London, it was the only album produced by Fruupp themselves. The band supported the recording with a two-month tour which commenced on 24 October with a highly successful concert in The Ulster Hall in Belfast. In January 1975, Stephen Houston left the band to become a Christian clergyman, and was replaced by John Mason, with whom Fruupp recorded their last album to date, Modern Masquerades (1975).

The Prince of Heaven's Eyes
Studio album by
Fruupp
Released8 November 1974
RecordedAugust – September 1974
StudioMorgan Studios, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length43:03
LabelDawn
ProducerFruupp
Fruupp chronology
Seven Secrets
(1974)		 The Prince of Heaven's Eyes
(1974)		 Modern Masquerades
(1975)
Singles from The Prince of Heaven's Eyes
  1. "The Prince of Darkness" b/w "Annie Austere"
    Released: 11 October 1974
  2. "Prince of Heaven" b/w "The Jaunting Car"
    Released: 18 October 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The Prince of Heaven's Eyes was the group's debut LP which had been promoted by 7" singles. The first single was "The Prince of Darkness" backed with "Annie Austere", released on 11 October 1974. During the recording sessions, Fruupp composed a song called "Prince of Heaven" credited for the first and only time the whole band. It is about the album concept as opposed to being part of it, and for that reason was not included on the album and was released as the second single with "The Jaunting Car" as a B-side.[2] It was issued as a promo on 4 October 1974 and became available at retail on 18 October.[3] Most subsequent reissues of The Prince of Heaven's Eyes on CD featured "Prince of Heaven" as a bonus track.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."It's All Up Now"Stephen HoustonHouston7:25
2."Prince of Darkness"HoustonHouston3:52
3."Jaunting Car"HoustonHouston2:27
4."Annie Austere"HoustonHouston5:20
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."Knowing You"Vincent McCuskerMcCusker2:50
6."Crystal Brook"McCuskerMcCusker8:04
7."Seaward Sunset"HoustonHouston3:09
8."The Perfect Wish"HoustonHouston9:56
Total length:43:03
1990 Japan Teichiku Records CD edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Prince of Heaven"Fruupp3:31
Total length:46:34
2009 Esoteric Recordings remastered edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Prince of Heaven"Fruupp3:34
10."Jaunting Car" (single version)Houston2:30
Total length:48:58

Personnel

Fruupp
  • Peter Farrelly – lead vocals, bass guitar, flute
  • Stephen Houston – keyboards, oboe, vocals
  • Vincent McCusker – guitars, vocals
  • Martin Foye – drums, percussion

Technical personnel
  • Roger Quested – engineer
  • Paul Charles – story
  • Martin Cropper – art direction
  • Graham Marsh – illustration
  • Brian Lynch – inside photograph

References
  1. Fruupp: "The Prince of Heaven's Eyes" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. Charles, Paul (January 2009). "The Fruupp Story – Part 3: The Prince of Heaven's Eyes". Paul Charles Books. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. "Fruupp – Prince of Heaven / The Jaunting Car – Dawn – UK – DNS 1087". 45cat. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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