Heaven on Earth (album)
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| Heaven on Earth | ||
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| Studio album by Belinda Carlisle | ||
| Released | 1987 | |
| Recorded | Ocean Way Studios & American Recording, LA | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 43:24 | |
| Label | MCA Records | |
| Producer(s) | Rick Nowels | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Belinda Carlisle chronology | ||
| Belinda (1986) |
Heaven on Earth (1987) |
Runaway Horses (1989) |
Heaven on Earth is the second solo album by Belinda Carlisle and her most successful to date. Released in late 1987 it featured three singles that made the Top 10 charts in the United States, including the #1 hit "Heaven Is a Place On Earth".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley) - 4:06
- "Circle in the Sand" (Nowels, Shipley) - 4:26
- "I Feel Free" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) - 4:49
- "Should I Let You In" (Charlotte Caffey, Mark Holden) - 4:16
- "World Without You" (Diane Warren) - 4:44
- "I Get Weak" (Warren) - 4:52
- "We Can Change" (C. Caffey, Nowels) - 3:45
- "Fool for Love" (Robbie Seidman) - 3:55
- "Nobody Owns Me" (C. Caffey, Holden, Clyde Lieberman) - 3:13
- "Love Never Dies" (C. Caffey, Tom Caffey, Nowells) - 5:13
[edit] Singles
The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.
| # | Title | Date | United States | United Kingdom | Australia |
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| 1. | "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | 1987 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2. | "I Get Weak" | 1988 | 2 | 10 | 34 |
| 3. | "Circle in the Sand" | 1988 | 7 | 4 | 75 |
| 4. | "I Feel Free" | 1988 | 88 | — | — |
| 5. | "World Without You" | 1988 | — | 34 | 33 |
| 6. | "Love Never Dies" | 1988 | — | 54 | — |
[edit] Album credits
[edit] Personnel
- Belinda Carlisle - vocals, air guitar
- Charles Judge - keyboards, drum programming, acoustic piano
- John McCurry - electric guitars
- Kenny Aronoff - drums
- John Pierce - bass
- Rhett Lawrence - Fairlight
- Rick Nowells - keyboards, drum programming, acoustic and electric guitars
- Dan Huff - electric guitars
- Curly Smith - drums
[edit] Additional Players
- Thomas Dolby - keyboards
- Mike Landau - guitars
- Jimmy Bralower - percussion
- Paulinho DaCosta - percussion
- Tim Pierce - guitar
[edit] The Singers
- Beth Anderson
- Charlotte Caffey
- Donna Davidson
- Donna Delory
- Edie Lehmann
- Rick Nowels
- Michelle Phillips
- Ellen Shipley
[edit] Production
- Producer & Arranger: Rick Nowels
- Engineers: Steve MacMillan, Robert Feist, Stacy Baird
- Mixing: Shelly Yakus
- Assistant Engineers: Matthew Freeman, Joe Schiff, Clark Germaine, Brian Scheuble
- Additional Vocal Production: Ellen Shipley & Robert Feist
- Photography: Phillip Dixon
- Art Direction & Design - Norman Moore
[edit] Chart performance
"Heaven on Earth" is Belinda Carlisle's most successful studio album of her career, in terms of chart performance and copies sold.
| Chart | Peak Position |
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| United States | 13 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
[edit] Album certifications
- U.S. Certification: Platinum (1,000,000 as of Jan. 1988)
- UK Certification: 3x Platinum (900,000)
