Postcards from Heaven | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 20 October 1997 (UK) | |||
Recorded | December 1996 – August 1997 | |||
Genre | Pop, easy listening, soul | |||
Length | 47:19 | |||
Label | Wildcard / Polydor | |||
Producer | Mike Peden | |||
Lighthouse Family chronology | ||||
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Singles from Postcards from Heaven | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Music Week | [2] |
NME | 5/10 [3] |
Postcards from Heaven is the second studio album by English music duo Lighthouse Family. It was released on 20 October 1997 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced three top-10 hits ("Raincloud", "High" and "Lost in Space") and two top-30 hits ("Question of Faith" and "Postcard from Heaven") in the UK, with "High" also reaching number one in Australia. [4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Raincloud" | Mike Peden | 4:33 | |
2. | "Once in a Blue Moon" |
| Peden | 3:54 |
3. | "Question of Faith" |
| Peden | 4:32 |
4. | "Let It All Change" |
| Peden | 5:14 |
5. | "Sun in the Night" |
| Peden | 5:21 |
6. | "High" |
| Peden | 5:10 |
7. | "Lost in Space" |
| Peden | 5:22 |
8. | "When I Was Younger" |
| Peden | 4:16 |
9. | "Restless" |
| Peden | 4:37 |
10. | "Postcard from Heaven" |
| Peden | 4:20 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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8. | "Lifted" |
| Mike Peden | 4:31 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "From a Desert to a Beach" |
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| 4:28 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Raincloud" (Cuca's Radio Edit) |
| Cuca | |
12. | "High" (Monster Edit) |
| Monster |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "High" (Itaal Shur's Beautiful Urban Mix) |
| Itaal Shur | 6:40 |
2. | "High" (Inner City Mix) |
| Inner City | 6:42 |
3. | "Raincloud" (Basement Boys Style 12" Mix) |
| Basement Boys | 8:05 |
4. | "Raincloud" (D'Influence Mix) |
| D'Influence | 5:26 |
5. | "Lifted" (Linslee 7" Mix) |
| Linslee | 4:01 |
6. | "Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B Mix) |
| Linslee | 4:01 |
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [22] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Germany (BVMI) [23] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [24] | Gold | 50,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [25] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Philippines | — | 200,000 [26] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [27] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [28] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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