Vision of You

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"Vision of You"
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Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album Runaway Horses
B-side "Leave a Light On" (Kamikazee mix)
ReleasedMay 14, 1990 (1990-05-14)
Length4:40
Label MCA, Virgin
Songwriter(s) Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley
Producer(s) Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"Runaway Horses"
(1990)		"Vision of You"
(1990)		"Live Your Life Be Free"
(1991)

"Vision of You" is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle, released as the fifth single (sixth in Japan) from her third solo album, Runaway Horses (1989). The song was released on May 14, 1990, in the United Kingdom and reached number 41. A year later, it was remixed and re-released on 12-inch vinyl with a live version of "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", but this release charted lower, at number 71.

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Critical reception

Paul Lester from Melody Maker felt that Carlisle "comes on all overblown and bombastic just when pop decided to rid itself of all fleshy excess and fussy baggage (re-house, acid, etc). Belinda's almost Beatles-esque attention towards the elaborate flourish, and a steadfast refusal to swop meandering patterns for a simplistic crash-bang-wallop, must surely be applauded." [1] In 1991, pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Now that rumours are spreading about a reunion of the Go-Go's, this re-release of an old Carlisle solo record will kill time. The slow, catchy melody will provide a moment of peace on EHR stations." [2] Peter Stanton from Record Mirror viewed the song as a "mellow number [that] is idly going nowhere." [3]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single, featuring both live footage of the song's performance and tour material shot during her Asian tour.

Track listings

  1. "Vision of You" (7-inch version)
  2. "Leave a Light On" (Kamikazee mix)
The US cassette single contains blank tape on the B-side. [7]
  1. "Vision of You" (7-inch version)
  2. "Leave a Light On" (Kamikazee mix)
  3. "I Feel Free" (12-inch extended mix)
A. "Vision of You" (Remix '91)
B. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (live)

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [11] 84
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [12] 74
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [13] 95
UK Singles (OCC) [14] 41
Chart (1991)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [14]
"Vision of You '91"		71

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United KingdomMay 14, 1990
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Virgin [15]
JapanJune 21, 1990Mini-CD [16]

Cover versions

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References

  1. ↑ Lester, Paul (May 19, 1990). "Singles". Melody Maker . Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . May 4, 1991. p. 14. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ Stanton, Peter (April 6, 1991). "Singles". Record Mirror . p. 14. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Vision of You (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records. 1990. VS 1264, 113 295-100.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ Vision of You (UK cassette single sleeve). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records. 1990. VSC1264.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Vision of You (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records. 1990. VJDP-117.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Vision of You (US cassette single sleeve). Belinda Carlisle. MCA Records. 1990. MCAC53819.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ↑ Vision of You (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records. 1990. VST 1264.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ Vision of You (UK CD single liner notes). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records. 1990. VSCDT 1264, 663 295.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ↑ Vision of You '91 (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Belinda Carlisle. Virgin Records. 1991. VSTX1264.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 02 Sep 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 34)" . Retrieved May 21, 2016– via Imgur.
  12. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1256." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 7, no. 24. June 16, 1990. p. V. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Belinda Carlisle: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  15. ↑ "New Singles". Music Week . May 12, 1990. p. 43.
  16. ↑ "ビジョンズ・オブ・ユー | ベリンダ・カーライル" [Visions of You | Belinda Carlisle] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved January 29, 2024.
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