Heaven Knows (Robert Plant song)

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"Heaven Knows"
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Single by Robert Plant
from the album Now and Zen
A-side "Heaven Knows"
B-side "Walking Towards Paradise"
Released18 January 1988 (1988-01-18)
Recorded1987
Genre Rock
Length4:06
Label Es Paranza
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robert Plant singles chronology
"Too Loud"
(1986)
"Heaven Knows"
(1988)
"Tall Cool One"
(1988)

"Heaven Knows" is a rock song performed by English rock singer Robert Plant. It was the first single to be released from his 1988 album Now and Zen . It reached number 33 on the UK singles chart and number 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. It was Plant's third number-one rock song, following 1983's "Other Arms" and 1985's "Little by Little." [1] [2]

The song was written by keyboardists Phil Johnstone (who also co-produced Now and Zen) and David Barratt. [2] [3]

Plant's former Led Zeppelin bandmate Jimmy Page played the guitar solo on the song.

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