"Heaven Knows" is the second single by

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from his self titled debut. It was announced as the second single by

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on the sixth season finale of ''

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'', where Hicks subsequently performed the song. Arista hoped the song would revive sales of Hicks' album, after the underperformance of Hicks' first single "

Just To Feel That Way "Just to Feel That Way" is the first single from Taylor Hicks' major label debut album '' Taylor Hicks'', released by Arista Records. It was written by Lindy Robbins, Jess Cates and Emanuel Kiriakou, and produced by Matt Serletic. It was offici ...

". It hit the radio adds on May 28, 2007. By July 2008, it had sold about 11,000 copies. As of October 2007 the single had fared only slightly better than his first single, and had not increased sales of the album as hoped. The song samples

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' "

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" and

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's "

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Chart performance

References

{{authority control Taylor Hicks songs Songs written by Matt Serletic Songs written by Kara DioGuardi Songs written by Ray Charles Songs written by Cory Rooney Songs written by Smokey Robinson Songs written by Marv Tarplin Songs written by Bobby Rogers Songs written by Warren "Pete" Moore 2007 singles Song recordings produced by Matt Serletic 2006 songs Arista Records singles