Postcards from Heaven

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Postcards from Heaven
Postcards from Heaven (Album).jpg
Studio album by
Released20 October 1997 (UK)
RecordedDecember 1996 – August 1997
Genre Pop, easy listening, soul
Length47:19
Label Wildcard / Polydor
Producer Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family chronology
Ocean Drive
(1995/1996)
Postcards from Heaven
(1997)
Whatever Gets You Through the Day
(2001)
Singles from Postcards from Heaven
  1. "Raincloud"
    Released: 29 September 1997
  2. "High"
    Released: 29 December 1997
  3. "Lost in Space"
    Released: 13 June 1998
  4. "Question of Faith"
    Released: 5 October 1998
  5. "Postcard from Heaven"
    Released: 4 January 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Music Week Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

Track listing

Postcards from Heaven track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Raincloud" Mike Peden 4:33
2."Once in a Blue Moon"
  • Tucker
Peden3:54
3."Question of Faith"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Tim Laws
Peden4:32
4."Let It All Change"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
Peden5:14
5."Sun in the Night"
  • Tucker
  • Laws
Peden5:21
6."High"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
Peden5:10
7."Lost in Space"
  • Tucker
  • Laws
Peden5:22
8."When I Was Younger"
  • Baiyewu
Peden4:16
9."Restless"
  • Tucker
Peden4:37
10."Postcard from Heaven"
  • Tucker
Peden4:20
Postcards from Heaven – Revised edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
8."Lifted"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Brammer
Mike Peden4:31
Postcards from Heaven – Japanese edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."From a Desert to a Beach"
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Tim Kellett
  • Tucker
  • Laws
4:28
Postcards from Heaven – Brazilian edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Raincloud" (Cuca's Radio Edit)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Brammer
Cuca 
12."High" (Monster Edit)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
Monster 
Postcards from Heaven – Deluxe edition (bonus disc)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."High" (Itaal Shur's Beautiful Urban Mix)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
Itaal Shur6:40
2."High" (Inner City Mix)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
Inner City6:42
3."Raincloud" (Basement Boys Style 12" Mix)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Brammer
Basement Boys8:05
4."Raincloud" (D'Influence Mix)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Brammer
D'Influence5:26
5."Lifted" (Linslee 7" Mix)
  • Baiyewu
  • Tucker
  • Brammer
Linslee4:01
6."Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B Mix)
  • Tucker
Linslee4:01

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Postcards from Heaven
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [22] Platinum70,000^
Germany (BVMI) [23] Platinum500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [24] Gold50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [25] Platinum15,000^
Philippines200,000 [26]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [27] 2× Platinum200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [28] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [29] 4× Platinum1,200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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