Heaven (1977 Bonnie Tyler song)

"Heaven" is a song performed by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. The song was written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, who produced the song with David Mackay. It was released in July 1977 by RCA Records, as the lead single from Tyler's second studio album Natural Force (1978). The lyrics depict Tyler realising that her relationship with her partner is breaking down.

"Heaven"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
from the album Natural Force
B-side"Here's Monday"
ReleasedJuly 1977
GenreCountry
Length3:04
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bonnie Tyler singles chronology
"More Than a Lover"
(1977)
"Heaven"
(1977)
"It's a Heartache"
(1977)

The song did not repeat the success of Tyler's previous single "Lost in France" and only charted in Germany (where was a hit and spent 22 weeks on the charts) and Australia.

Tyler released another single entitled "Heaven" from her twelfth studio album All in One Voice (1998).

Critical reception

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Record Mirror gave the song a negative review, saying "[Tyler] takes it a bit slow this time and creates less impact than the previous two big hits."[1]

Charts

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 96
Germany GfK Entertainment Charts[3] 24

References

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  1. ^ Hendriks, Phil (2009). "Natural Force". In ''Natural Force'' (pp. 3–9) [CD booklet]. London: Cherry Red Records.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 316. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Deutsch Charts". Retrieved January 9, 2019.