Heaven & Hell is a 1997 album

Album

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 by Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson (musician)

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, a musical interpretation and song cycle representing the seven deadly sins

Seven deadly sins

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Billed to Joe Jackson & Friends; the friends included vocalists Dawn Upshaw

Dawn Upshaw

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 ("Angel (Lust)"), Joy Askew ("Tuzla (Avarice)"), Suzanne Vega

Suzanne Vega

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 ("Angel (Lust)"), Brad Roberts

Brad Roberts

Bradley Kenneth "Brad" Roberts is the lead singer and guitarist for the Canadian folk-rock band Crash Test Dummies. He sings in the bass-baritone range.-Career:...

 from the Crash Test Dummies

Crash Test Dummies

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 ("Passacaglia/A Bud and a Slice (Sloth)"), Jane Siberry

Issa (singer)

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 ("The Bridge (Envy)"); and violin

Violin

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ist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

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 ("Prelude", "Fugue 2/Song of Daedalus (Pride)").

This album was subsequently performed on tour with Jackson on piano

Piano

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, accordion

Accordion

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 and melodica

Melodica

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, Valerie Vigoda on violin and vocals, and Elise Morris on keyboards

Keyboard instrument

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, glockenspiel

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 and vocals. The drum

Drum

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s were computerised.

Dramatic adaptation

In Boston

Boston

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 in 2007, the album was adapted into a Jukebox musical

Jukebox musical

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 under the name Heaven & Hell: The Fantastical Temptation of the 7 Deadly Sins, with the script written by Jason Slavick. The play followed the album's track listing, with each vice presented through a mixture of dance and a representation of each sin in daily life. Heaven & Hell had a five day run at the Boston Conservatory

Boston Conservatory

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Track listing

1. "Prelude" – 2:59
2. "Fugue 1/More Is More (Gluttony)" – 5:32
3. "Angel (Lust)" – 7:11
4. "Tuzla (Avarice)" – 7:33
5. "Passacaglia/A Bud and a Slice (Sloth)" – 8:36
6. "Right (Anger)" – 4:40
7. "The Bridge (Envy)" – 5:59
8. "Fugue 2/Song of Daedalus (Pride)" – 7:55