Heaven Sent (John Paul Young album)

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Heaven Sent
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1979
StudioAlbert Studios, Sydney Australia
Genre Pop
Length38:02
Label Albert Productions/EMI
Producer Harry Vanda, George Young
John Paul Young chronology
Love Is in the Air
(1978)
Heaven Sent
(1979)
The Singer
(1981)
Singles from Heaven Sent
  1. "Heaven Sent"
    Released: August 1979 (Australia only)
  2. "Love You So Bad It Hurts"
    Released: August 1979 (Europe only)
  3. "Can't Get You Out of My System"
    Released: November 1979
  4. "Hot for You Baby"
    Released: February 1980

Heaven Sent is the fifth studio album by Australian pop singer John Paul Young, released in November 1979. The album was produced by Vanda & Young. It peaked at number 95 on the Australian Kent Music Report. [1]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Harry Vanda & George Young.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Heaven Sent"3:10
2."Don't You Walk That Way"3:25
3."I Don't Wanna Lose You"4:16
4."Love You So Bad It Hurts"4:55
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Hot For You Baby"6:45
2."Can't Get You Out Of My System"4:10
3."I Ain't Ready For Love"4:18
4."Bad Side Of The City"8:13

Charts

Chart (1979/80)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [2] 95

Personnel

John Paul Young and the Allstars

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References

  1. "Heaven Sent by John Paul Young". Australian Music Database. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 346. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.