Heaven on Earth (album)

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Heaven on Earth
Heaven on Earth cover
Studio album by Belinda Carlisle
Released Oct. 5, 1987
Recorded Ocean Way Studios & American Recording, LA
Genre Pop
Length 43:24
Label MCA Records, Virgin
Producer Rick Nowels
Professional reviews
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

  1. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley) - 4:06
  2. "Circle in the Sand" (Nowels, Shipley) - 4:26
  3. "I Feel Free" (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) - 4:49
  4. "Should I Let You In" (Charlotte Caffey, Mark Holden) - 4:16
  5. "World Without You" (Diane Warren) - 4:44
  6. "I Get Weak" (Warren) - 4:52
  7. "We Can Change" (C. Caffey, Nowels) - 3:45
  8. "Fool for Love" (Robbie Seidman) - 3:55
  9. "Nobody Owns Me" (C. Caffey, Holden, Clyde Lieberman) - 3:13
  10. "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
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

[edit] Additional Players

[edit] The Singers

[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] Video

The video was directed by Diane Keaton.

[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 (1987) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[1] 4
U.S. Billboard 200[2] 13
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 13
Italy [Albums Chart] 18
Japan Oricon Albums Chart[3] 21
Norwegian Albums Chart[4] 1
Sweden Albums Chart[5] 3
Switzerland Albums Chart[6] 4
Chart Certification Sales
UK BPI 3× platinum[7] 900,000+
U.S. RIAA Platinum 1,000,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ "UK Chart Position". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  2. ^ "U.S. Chart Position". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  3. ^ "Japan Chart Position". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  4. ^ "Norwegian Chart Position". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  5. ^ "Sweden Chart Position". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  6. ^ "Swiss Chart Position". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
  7. ^ "BPI certification". Retrieved on September 8, 2007.
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