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Heaven Sent (Keyshia Cole song)
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Wikipedia article
'Heaven Sent' is a song recorded by American singer Keyshia Cole. It was written by Cole, Jason Farmer, Alex Francis, and Lamont Wilson for her second studio album 'Just like You' (2007), while production was overseen by Francis and Farmer with additional credit by Ron Fair. The ballad was released as the album's fourth and final single in March 2008. "Heaven Sent" became cole's third chart topper on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and earned two Grammy Award nominations for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song. An accompanying music video was shot in Hawaii and is based on the poem "Footprints."
Background
"Heaven Sent" was written by Cole, Jason Farmer, Alex Francis, and Lamont Wilson. The lyrics of the ballad were inspired by Cole's cousin.
Chart performance
The song became Cole's third number one on the US 'Billboard' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. "Heaven Sent" remained nine consecutive weeks atop the chart. The song also peaked at number 28 on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100. 'Billboard' ranked the song fourth on its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end chart in 2008.
Music video
Oahu.
Cole consulted frequent collaborator, director Benny Boom, to film a music video for "Heaven Sent." The visuals were filmed on March 4, 2008 in Oahu, Hawaii and features Cole singing alone on a beach and in a jungle by a waterfall. Also seen are panoramic shots of a farm with horses and a barn. Cole cited the allegorical religious poem "Footprints in the Sand" as an inspiration for the clip. "Heaven Sent" premiered on March 19, 2008, on Yahoo! Music and BET's 'Access Granted'.[http://www.rap-up.com/2008/03/02/keyshia-cole-chooses-fourth-single Keyshia Cole Chooses Fourth Single] It peaked at number one on May 8, 2008 on '106 & Park'.
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 'Just like You'.
*Keyshia Cole vocals, writer
*Dru Castro recording engineer
* Torrance Esmond assistant recording engineer
*Ron Fair arranger, additional producer
*Jason Farmer producer, writer
*Alex Francis producer, writer
*Tal Herzberg engineer
*Peter Mokran mixing engineer
*Eric Weaver assistant mixing engineer
*Lamont Wilson writer
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*List of number-one R&B singles of 2008 (U.S.)
References
Category:2008 singles
Category:Keyshia Cole songs
Category:Music videos directed by Benny Boom
Category:Songs written by Keyshia Cole
Category:Contemporary R&B ballads
Category:2007 songs
Category:Geffen Records singles
Category:2000s ballads
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