Heaven on Earth (Belinda Carlisle album)

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Heaven on Earth
Belinda Carlisle - Heaven on Earth cover.jpg
Studio album by
Belinda Carlisle
ReleasedOctober 5, 1987
Recorded1987
Studio
GenrePop rock[1]
Length43:24
LabelMCA
ProducerRick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle chronology
Belinda
(1986) 		Heaven on Earth
(1987) 		Runaway Horses
(1989)
Singles from Heaven on Earth
  1. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
    Released: September 29, 1987
  2. "I Get Weak"
    Released: February 15, 1988
  3. "Circle in the Sand"
    Released: May 1988
  4. "I Feel Free"
    Released: 1988
  5. "World Without You"
    Released: 1988
  6. "Love Never Dies"
    Released: 1988

Heaven on Earth is the second solo studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle. It was released on October 5, 1987, by MCA Records. Three singles reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100, including the number-one single and Carlisle's signature song "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". The album has been certified triple Platinum in the United Kingdom and Platinum in many countries, including the United States.

Singles[]

The first single released, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", reached the number one position throughout the world. The second song released was "I Get Weak", written by Diane Warren. "I Get Weak" reached the number two spot in the U.S. and garnered a top 10 placing in Canada and the U.K. The third single, "Circle in the Sand", reached the top 10 in many countries, among them U.K. (#4), U.S. (#7) and Canada (#5). From the fourth single on, the singles released from the album varied in different territories. The Cream cover "I Feel Free" was released only in the U.S., reaching #88 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the final U.S. single from the album. In Europe, "World Without You" (another Diane Warren song) was released, where it reached the top 40. A fifth and final single in the U.K. was the ballad "Love Never Dies" which reached number #54.[2]

Amongst the songs Carlisle recorded, but did not include on the album, are "Waiting for a Star to Fall" and "Some Hearts", which would become big hits for Boy Meets Girl and Carrie Underwood, respectively.

Reissues[]

In May 2009, Heaven on Earth was re-released as a remastered two disc special edition. This special edition includes several bonus remixes and a live DVD. The inclusion of the live DVD marked the first time the concert footage filmed in Philadelphia during the 1988 'Good Heavens' world tour was made available in DVD format. It had previously only been available on VHS.

Heaven On Earth was again re-released on August 26, 2013, in a 2CD+DVD casebook edition from Edsel Recording ( EDSG 80265 ) featuring the original album remastered, the single versions, remixes and B-sides. The DVD features the videos from the album and the concert footage filmed in Philadelphia during the 1988 'Good Heavens' world tour as well as an exclusive interview with Carlisle, discussing the album.[3]

Fellow Go-Go Charlotte Caffey's group The Graces covered "Should I Let You In?" for their 1989 album Perfect View.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
The Daily VaultB−[4]

AllMusic's Alex Henderson gave the album four stars out of five, saying "while nothing here packs quite the punch that 'How Much More,' 'We Got the Beat,' and 'Turn to You' did, such memorable songs as 'Heaven Is a Place on Earth,' 'Should I Let You In?', and 'I Get Weak' show that the Angeleno still had plenty of spirit".[1]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
4:05
2."Circle in the Sand"
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
4:26
3."I Feel Free"
4:49
4."Should I Let You In?"
4:15
5."World Without You"Diane Warren4:42
6."I Get Weak"Warren4:50
7."We Can Change"
  • Nowels
  • C. Caffey
3:45
8."Fool for Love"Robbie Seidman3:57
9."Nobody Owns Me"
  • C. Caffey
  • Holden
  • Clyde Lieberman
3:12
10."Love Never Dies"
  • C. Caffey
  • Tom Caffey
  • Nowels
5:16
2009 special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (heavenly version)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
6:00
12."Circle in the Sand" (Beach Party mix)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
7:53
13."World Without You" (extended worldwide mix)Warren8:27
14."I Get Weak" (12″ version)Warren7:29
15."World Without You" (Panavision mix)Warren4:18
16."Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast multi mix) (digital download bonus track)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
5:16
2009 special edition bonus DVD – Belinda Live: Good Heavens! Tour
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Feel Free"
  • Bruce
  • Pete Brown
5:01
2."Mad About You"
  • Paula Brown
  • Mitchel Young Evans
  • James Whelan
3:52
3."Lust to Love"
4:47
4."I Get Weak"Warren4:59
5."Fool for Love"Siedman3:46
6."Circle in the Sand"
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
4:47
7."World Without You"Warren5:06
8."Nobody Owns Me"
  • C. Caffey
  • Holden
  • Lieberman
3:22
9."Our Lips Are Sealed"
2:48
10."Vacation"
3:21
11."Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
4:55
12."Love Never Dies"
  • T. Caffey
  • Nowels
  • C. Caffey
5:25
13."Head over Heals"
  • C. Caffey
  • Valentine
4:07
14."We Got the Beat"C. Caffey3:42

2013 remastered deluxe edition[]

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
4:06
2."Circle in the Sand"
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
4:26
3."I Feel Free"
  • Bruce
  • Pete Brown
4:49
4."Should I Let You In?"
  • C. Caffey
  • Holden
4:16
5."World Without You"Warren4:41
6."I Get Weak"Warren4:51
7."We Can Change"
  • Nowels
  • C. Caffey
3:46
8."Fool for Love"Seidman3:56
9."Nobody Owns Me"
  • C. Caffey
  • Holden
  • Lieberman
3:12
10."Love Never Dies"
  • C. Caffey
  • T. Caffey
  • Nowels
5:15
11."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (promo 7″ edit)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
3:52
12."I Get Weak" (7″)Warren4:15
13."Circle in the Sand" (7″)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
3:40
14."World Without You" (7″ remix)Warren3:58
15."I Feel Free" (7″)
  • Bruce
  • Pete Brown
4:25
16."Love Never Dies" (7″)
  • C. Caffey
  • T. Caffey
  • Nowels
4:12
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (heavenly version)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
5:59
2."I Feel Free" (extended version)
  • Bruce
  • Pete Brown
6:58
3."Circle in the Sand" (Beach Party mix)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
7:51
4."World Without You" (extended worldwide mix)Warren8:26
5."I Get Weak" (12″ version)Warren7:29
6."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Down to Earth dub)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
5:22
7."Circle in the Sand" (Seaside Mood Groove mix)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
3:51
8."World Without You" (Panavision mix)Warren4:15
9."Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast multi-mix)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
5:16
10."I Get Weak" (romantic mix)Warren6:19
11."I Feel Free" (dub version)
  • Bruce
  • Pete Brown
7:36
12."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (acappella)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
3:54
DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (music video; directed by Diane Keaton)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
4:10
2."I Get Weak" (music video; directed by Diane Keaton)Warren4:13
3."Circle in the Sand" (music video; directed by Peter Care)
  • Nowels
  • Shipley
3:48
4."World Without You" (music video; concert footage)Warren5:02
5."I Feel Free" (music video; concert footage)
  • Bruce
  • Pete Brown
4:32
6."Love Never Dies" (music video; concert footage)
  • C. Caffey
  • T. Caffey
  • Nowels
5:28
7."Belinda Live!: Good Heavens Tour" (for track listing see 2009 remaster) 60:00
8."Interview with Belinda" (conducted by Mark Goodier) 16:08

2017 30th anniversary edition remastered deluxe edition[]

Featuring three bonus tracks: "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (2017 Acoustic), "Why", and "Superstar".

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Heaven on Earth.[5]

Musicians[]

Technical[]

  • Rick Nowels – production
  • Steve MacMillan – recording (all tracks); mixing (tracks 3, 4, 8, 10)
  • Robert Feist – additional engineering
  • Stacy Baird – additional engineering
  • Shelly Yakus – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9)
  • Charles Judge – mixing assistance
  • Matthew Freeman – engineering assistance, production assistance
  • Joe Schiff – engineering assistance
  • Clark Germaine – engineering assistance
  • Brian Scheuble – engineering assistance
  • Ethan Jones – engineering assistance
  • Bob Vogt – engineering assistance
  • Rob Jacobs – engineering assistance
  • Marc DeSisto – engineering assistance
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California)
  • Ellen Shipley – additional vocal production
  • Robert Feist – additional vocal production
  • Timothy McDaniel – production coordination
  • Nancy Del Los Santos – production assistance

Artwork[]

  • Phillip Dixon – photography
  • Norman Moore – art direction, design

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Certifications for Heaven on Earth
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[26] Gold 10,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[27] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29] 3× Platinum 900,000^
United States (RIAA)[30] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Additional recording

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Henderson, Alex. Heaven on Earth at AllMusic
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  3. ^ "She's Got The Beat: Belinda Carlisle's Deluxe 2-CD/1-DVD Reissues Due in August (UPDATED WITH TRACK LISTINGS)". June 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Ray, Benjamin. "Daily Vault review".
  5. ^ Heaven on Earth (liner notes). Belinda Carlisle. MCA Records. 1987. MCAD-42080.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 55. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  18. ^ "Belinda Carlisle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
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  20. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '88" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 49 no. 10. December 24, 1988. p. 13. ISSN 0033-7064.
  21. ^ "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 31. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  22. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1988". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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  25. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven on Earth". Music Canada. March 31, 1988.
  26. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong.
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