"Heaven" is a song performed by Welsh singer

Bonnie Tyler Gaynor Sullivan (née Hopkins; born 8 June 1951), known professionally as Bonnie Tyler, is a Welsh singer who is known for her distinctive husky voice. Tyler came to prominence with the release of her 1977 album '' The World Starts Tonight'' a ...

. The song was written by

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and Steve Wolfe, who produced the song with David Mackay. It was released in July 1977 by

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, as the

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from Tyler's second studio album ''

Natural Force ''Natural Force'' is the second studio album by Welsh people, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, released in May 1978 by RCA Records. In the United States, the album was titled ''It's a Heartache''. As with her The World Starts Tonight, debut, Ronnie S ...

'' (1978). The lyrics depict Tyler realising that her relationship with her partner is breaking down. The song did not repeat the success of Tyler's previous single "

Lost in France "Lost in France" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released as a single in September 1976 by RCA Records, written by her producers and songwriters Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe. "Lost in France" was Tyler's second single and ...

" 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 ''All in One Voice'' is the twelfth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1998 by EastWest Records, following her previous album with EastWest, ''Free Spirit (Bonnie Tyler album), Free Spirit'' (1995). The album remains ...

'' (1998).

Critical reception

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'' gave the song a negative review, saying " ylertakes it a bit slow this time and creates less impact than the previous two big hits."Hendriks, Phil (2009). "Natural Force". In ''Natural Force'' (pp. 3–9)

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London: Cherry Red Records.

Charts

References

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