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Heaven (Chris Rea song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Heaven
| cover = Chris Rea Heaven 1991 single cover.jpg
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| type = single
| artist = Chris Rea
| album = Auberge
| B-side = Theme from the Pantile Journals
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| studio =
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| genre =
| length = 4:14
| label = East West
| writer = Chris Rea
| producer = Jon Kelly
| prev_title = Auberge
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = Looking for the Summer
| next_year = 1991
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"'Heaven'" is a song by British singer-songwriter Chris Rea, released in March 1991 as the second single from his 11th studio album, 'Auberge' (1991). It was written by Rea and produced by Jon Kelly. "Heaven" reached 57 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the top 100 for two weeks.
The song's music video was directed by Nigel Dick and produced by Lisa Hollingshead. It was shot in London and in Dick's garage in California.
Critical reception
In a review of 'Auberge', Mike Daly of 'The Age' described "Heaven" as "serene" with "gorgeous guitars by Rea and Drennan". He also noted the song as being one of a number of tracks on 'Auberge' to be "strong on optimism" with "positive statements". Deborah Hornblow of the 'Hartford Courant' commented: "On the gentle, evocative "Heaven", the lines 'Happy, boy you bet I am; Holding onto this smile for just as long as I can' are enriched and counterpointed by the sound of Rea's low, heavily weathered rasp."
In a retrospective review, Johnny Loftus of AllMusic commented: "'Auberge' [contains] the thoughts and feelings of a man on a meandering road trip, thinking over the things he's said and done. "Heaven" seems to recall a time when the afterlife was in reach, but it could just as easily be the song of someone who's finally found his way."
Track listings
'7-inch and cassette single'
# "Heaven" 4:14
# "Theme from the Pantile Journals" 4:10
'12-inch single'
# "Heaven" 4:14
# "Theme from the Pantile Journals" 4:10
# "Teach Me to Dance" 4:04
'CD single'
# "Heaven" 4:14
# "Stainsby Girls" 4:07
# "Josephine" 4:34
# "Tell Me There's a Heaven" 6:02
Personnel
'Musicians'
* Chris Rea guitar, slide guitar, Hammond organ
* Anthony Drennan acoustic guitar, dobro
* Robert Ahwai bass
* Martin Ditcham drums, percussion
'Production'
* Jon Kelly producer (all tracks)
* Chris Rea producer ("Stainsby Girls", "Josephine" and "Tell Me There's a Heaven"
* Justin Shirley-Smith engineer on "Heaven"
* Russell Shaw additional engineer on "Heaven"
'Other'
* Alan Fernley illustration
Charts
References
Category:1991 singles
Category:1991 songs
Category:Chris Rea songs
Category:East West Records singles
Category:Songs written by Chris Rea
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