Heaven (Jason Rowe album)

Heaven
Standard release album cover
Studio album by Jai (Jason Rowe)
Released	11 November 1997 (1997-11-11)
Recorded	Honey B Studios, London, UK
Genre	Sophisti-pop, rock, trip hop, soul
Length	48:48
Label	M&G (UK), RCA (USA)
Producer	Joel Bogen
Jai (Jason Rowe) chronology
Heaven (1997) Lovelife (2006)
European release album cover

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Believe"	Jason Rowe, Joel Bogen, Christopher Bemand	4:51
2.	"I Need Love"	Rowe, Bogen	4:09
3.	"Let Me In"	Rowe, Bogen	3:43
4.	"Cry Me a River"	Arthur Hamilton	3:45
5.	"Wishing the Rain Away"	Rowe, Bogen	4:47
6.	"Don't Give Me Away"	Rowe, Bogen, Rob Watson	4:46
7.	"Heaven"	Rowe, Bogen, Bemand	4:03
8.	"You Split Me"	Rowe, Bogen, Watson	2:56
9.	"Magnolia"	J. J. Cale	3:48
10.	"Something on Your Mind"	Rowe, Bogen	3:37
11.	"Open"	Rowe, Bogen	4:36
12.	"I Believe (Acoustic Reprise)"	Rowe, Bogen, Bemand	3:51

Credits

Personnel

• Jai (Jason Rowe) – lead and backing vocals
• Christopher Bemand – keyboards
• Joel Bogen – guitar, keyboards
• Andy Duncan – percussion ("Heaven")
• The Electra Strings – strings ("Don't Give Me Away" and "Wishing the Rain Away")
• Pete Giordino – Hammond organ ("Heaven")
• Preston Heyman – percussion
• Paul Hirsch – Hammond organ
• Honey – barking ("Open")
• Larry Fifield – additional backing vocals
• Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals
• Tony Ford – backing vocals
• John Miller – additional drums ("Magnolia")
• Olivia – small child ("Don't Give Me Away")
• Chuck Sabo – drums
• Jason Silver – piano and Rhodes piano ("Magnolia"); additional backing vocals
• Phil Spalding – bass

Production

• Christopher Bemand – programming
• Joel Bogen – producer, programming
• Paul Boswell – agent
• Andy Duncan – additional programming ("Heaven")
• Steve Fitzmaurice – mixing
• Dave Novik – A&R
• Dick O'Dell – management
• Chris Porter – additional production and mixing ("Heaven")
• Stylorouge – design
• Norman Watson – cover photograph
• Rob Watson – additional programming ("Don't Give Me Away" and "You Split Me")
• Tim Young – mastering (Metropolis, UK)
• Leon Zervos – mastering (Absolute Audio, USA)

Charts

A couple of months following its release, Heaven made a brief appearance on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart during the week of 31 January 1998, where it ranked at number 49. ^[10]

Single	Chart	Peak Position	Date
"Don't Give Me Away"	UK Singles Chart [11]	200	1 March 1997
"I Believe"	UK Singles Chart	148	5 May 1997
"Heaven"	UK Singles Chart	184	30 August 1997
"Wishing the Rain Away"	Tokio Hot 100 [12]	15	21 September 1997

Notes

1. White, T., ed. (23 August 1997). "Billboard Video Monitor: The Clip List". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 34. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 102. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 27 August 2011.
2. White, T., ed. (4 October 1997). "Billboard Video Monitor". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 40. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 103. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 27 August 2011.
3. White, T., ed. (7 February 1998). "Billboard Video Monitor: The Clip List". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 6. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 86. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 27 August 2011.
4. Erlewine, S. T. "Jai: Heaven – Review". Santa Clara, CA: AllMusic . Retrieved 22 August 2011.
5. Stevenson, W. (14 November 1997). Seymore, J. W. Jr (ed.). "Music Review: Heaven". Entertainment Weekly . No. 405. New York City, NY. p. 92. ISSN   1049-0434. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
6. Nichols, N. (26 February 1998). Parks, M (ed.). "Pop Music Review: A Mellow but Cool Jai". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, CA: 47. ISSN   0458-3035 . Retrieved 22 August 2011.
7. Farber, J. (2 December 1997). Hamill, P (ed.). "New LPs: Pop to Pap to Rap—Jai's Silky Soul, Dull Metallica, a Hip-Hop Sampler and More". New York Daily News . New York City, NY. OCLC   9541172.
8. Dougherty, S. (22 December 1997). Katz, J (ed.). "Pick and Pans Review: Heaven". People . 48 (25). New York City, NY: 33–34. ISSN   0093-7673 . Retrieved 22 August 2011.
9. Joyce, M. (6 February 1998). Downie, L. Jr (ed.). "JAI "Heaven" RCA". The Washington Post . Washington, DC. p. N15. ISSN   0190-8286.
10. White, T., ed. (31 January 1998). "Heatseekers Album Chart". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 5. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 34. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 21 August 2011.
11. Zywietz, T. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2011". Official Zobbel Website. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
12. White, T., ed. (11 October 1997). "Tokio Hot 100—Hits! in Tokio". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 41. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 92. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 27 August 2011.

References

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• Flick, L. (25 October 1997). White, T (ed.). "Reviews & Previews—Singles: New & Noteworthy". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 43. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 79. ISSN   0006-2510.
• Flick, L. (28 February 1998). White, T (ed.). "Reviews & Previews—Singles: Pop". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 9. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 71. ISSN   0006-2510.
• Gardner, E. (11 January 1998). Parks, M (ed.). "Cutting a Sharp Figure". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, CA: 64. ISSN   0458-3035.
• Hess, S. (16 February 1998). "Jai Finds Heaven". Rolling Stone . New York City, NY. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008.
• Hirschorn, M., ed. (November 1997). "Coverage: Kids These Days". Spin . 13 (8). Los Angeles, CA: 48. ISSN   0886-3032.
• Sexton, P. (2 August 1997). White, T (ed.). "RCA Expects Jai to Fill Market Niche with His Soulful Sound". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 31. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. pp. 1, 91. ISSN   0006-2510.
• Taylor, C. (7 March 1998). White, T (ed.). "Radio Programming—Air Waves: U.S. Proves More Receptive to Heavenly Hybrid of Soul, Club from Britain's Jai". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 10. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 70. ISSN   0006-2510.
• White, T., ed. (9 August 1997). "International: BMG's European Execs Get Up to Speed at Crete Conference". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 32. New York City, NY: Nielsen Company. p. 35. ISSN   0006-2510.

External links

• Heaven at AllMusic
• Heaven at Discogs (list of releases)