Head Over Heels is the second full-length album from dream pop band, the Cocteau Twins. It was released in August of 1983. It was the first album recorded without contributions from former bassist Will Heggie. With Heggie out of the picture, Singer Elizabeth Fraser and guitarist Robin Guthrie were free to move their sound in a new direction. Head Over Heels features treated guitar and prominent, half-worded vocals - elements that would come to define their subsequent output.http://www.allmusic.com/album/head-over-heels-r4255 The album was followed by Treasure (1984 album) in 1984.http://www.allmusic.com/artist/cocteau-twins-p3932/discography

The album was produced by the Cocteau Twins and John Fryer at Palladium Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was engineered by Jon Turner. The cover and sleeve design were handled by 23 Envelope. Special thanks was given to "Ally" for playing saxophone on the song "Five Ten Fiftyfold." The record label, 4AD, re-released a remastered version of the album in 2003.http://cocteautwins.com/html/discography/discog_02.html

• Elizabeth Fraser - Vocals
• Robin Guthrie - Guitarhttp://www.allmusic.com/artist/cocteau-twins-p3932

In 1979, the dream pop band, Cocteau Twins, formed in Grangemouth, Scotland. The line-up initially comprised of bassist Will Heggie, guitarist Robin Guthrie and vocalist Elizabeth Fraser. The group decided to drop Heggie early on in their career, replacing him with bassist Simon Raymonde. Throughout their career, the band made nine full-length albums as well as numerous EPs and compilations. The band's sound, which consisted of treated guitar, wordless vocals and drum machine, was an influence on artists such as My Bloody Valentine, Madonna, Annie Lennox and Prince. The disbanded in 1997, nearly two decades after they had formed.http://cocteautwins.com/html/history/index.html

1. When Mama Was Moth
2. Five Ten Fiftyfold
3. Sugar Hiccup
4. In Our Angelhood
5. Glass Candle Grenads
6. In the Gold Dust Rush
7. The Tinderbox (of a heart)
8. Multifoiled
9. My Love Paramour
10. Musette and Drumshttp://cocteautwins.com/html/discography/discog_02.html

"Losing original member Heggie might at first have seemed a troubling blow, but in fact it allowed the duo of Fraser and Guthrie to transcend the darkened one-note gloom of Garlands with Head Over Heels. The album introduces a variety of different shadings and approaches to the incipient Cocteaus sound, pointing the band towards the exultant, elegant beauty of later releases." — Ned Raggett, All Music Guidehttp://www.allmusic.com/album/head-over-heels-r4255/review

"By the time of Head Over Heels, Robin Guthrie has developed into a masterful producer and guitarist, building oceanic panoramas from heavily-effected guitar overdubs and sputtering drum machines. Elizabeth Fraser is no longer the sheepish mumbling girl-child of Garlands. She has grown into a powerful feminine presence capable of shredding hearts and brains with only her voice, but wise and benevolent enough to exercise restraint." — Cody Gassier, Cody-Gassier.comhttp://cody-gaisser.com/cocteautwins.html