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Heart of Gold (Force & Styles song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Heart of Gold'" is a song written and recorded by Force & Styles. It was first recorded and released on Force & Styles album 'All over the UK' (1996) with the vocals by Jenna, and it was released as a single in 1998 with vocals by Kelly Llorenna. It is one of the most well known hardcore songs and was used as the name of Force & Styles's greatest hits album 'Heart of Gold'. In 2002, Llorenna released a new version as her fourth solo single produced by Flip & Fill.
Force & Styles version
The original version was a happy hardcore song with vocals by Jenna Barr. It was released as a one sided 12" promo on United Dance Recordings and this is the version which appears on Force & Styles's first album 'All over the UK' and their greatest hits album 'Heart of Gold' (2000).
In 1998 the song was released as a single on Diverse records. The new versions had additional production by Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy and Tim Lever of Steelworks Productions to make the song more commercial. Force & Styles also produced a new version as well with vocals by Kelly Llorenna for the single.
Track listings
'12-inch promo (1996)'# "Heart of Gold" (feat. Jenna) 7:59
'CD single (1998)'
# "Heart of Gold" (feat. Kelly Llorenna) 4:23
# "Heart of Gold" (Rated PG Premier mix) 7:23
# "Heart of Gold '98" (feat. Kelly Llorenna) 7:45
'12-inch single 1 (1998)'
# "Heart of Gold '98" (feat. Kelly Llorenna) 7:45
# "Heart of Gold" (original mix) (feat. Jenna) 7:59
'12-inch single 2 (1998)'
# "Heart of Gold" (extended mix) (feat. Kelly Llorenna)
# "Heart of Gold" (Ruff Driverz club mix)
# "Heart of Gold" (Rated PG club mix)
Personnel
'Force & Styles '* Paul Hobbs producer
* Darren Mew producer
'Production'
* Steelworks Productions (Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever) - producers (on 1998 single version)
'Additional musicians'
* Jenna Barr vocals
* Kelly Llorenna vocals (on 1998 single version)
* Colin Brett guitar (on 1998 single version)
'Other personnel'
* Mark Yates design
Charts
Kelly Llorenna version
Llorenna re-recorded and released the song as her fourth solo single on 18 November 2002. It was produced by Flip & Fill and reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.
Track listings
'CD single'# "Heart of Gold" (radio edit) 3:03
# "Heart of Gold" (Flip & Fill remix) 6:37
# "Heart of Gold" (DJ Demand remix) 6:47
'12-inch single'
# "Heart of Gold" (Flip & Fill remix) 6:37
# "Heart of Gold" (Infextious remix) 6:46
# "Heart of Gold" (Hixxy's remix) 6:42
'12-inch promo'
# "Heart of Gold" (Flip & Fill remix) 6:37
# "Heart of Gold" (DJ Demand remix) 6:47
# "Heart of Gold" (Infextious remix) 6:46
# "Heart of Gold" (Hixxy's remix) 6:42
# "Heart of Gold" (Kenny Hayes remix) 6:40
Personnel
* Kelly Llorenna vocals'Production'
* Flip & Fill producer
* Lee Monteverde mixing
'Other personnel'
* Ignition design
Charts
References
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