It's Heavy in Here is the first solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Eric Matthews.

[4] A track from the album, "Fanfare", was released as a single in the UK, charting at No.

[5] The New York Times concluded that Matthews "further defines the intersection where the self-styled pop arrangers of the 60's, the new-wave romantics of the 90's and the chamber-music composers of the 19th century meet.

"[9] Rolling Stone noted that "repeated listens to It's Heavy in Here open up the comparisons to Robert Kirby's beautiful orchestration of English folk hero Nick Drake's work and even John Cale's haunting arrangements of Nico's solo material.

"[10] Greg Kot, of the Chicago Tribune, listed the album as the fourth best of 1995.