Wings of Joy is the debut studio album by English rock band Cranes.

[6] It followed the band's mini-album Self-Non-Self, released two years earlier.

The Washington Post determined that "the Cranes' balladeering may be a little bland, and even irksome when A. Shaw's voice is at its most little-girlish, but it's actually more appealing than the group's harder side".

[2] Ned Raggett of AllMusic called Wings of Joy "a beautiful, if unsettling, piece of work" and found that in comparison to Cranes' earlier work, "the gripping, chilling atmosphere that Cranes dwell in hasn't moved an inch, but in terms of approach ... the quartet has continued to expand its palette.

"[7] All lyrics are written by Alison Shaw; all music is composed by Jim ShawCredits are adapted from the album's liner notes.