Heaven (BeBe & CeCe Winans album)

Heaven is the third album released by brother and sister duo BeBe & CeCe Winans and their second released on Capitol Records.[1] It reached number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.

Heaven
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1988
GenreContemporary Gospel, contemporary Christian
Length50:46
LabelSparrow/Capitol
ProducerKeith Thomas
BeBe & CeCe Winans chronology
BeBe & CeCe Winans
(1987)
Heaven
(1988)
Different Lifestyles
(1991)

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heaven"Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans4:42
2."Celebrate New Life" (featuring Whitney Houston)Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans3:44
3."Lost Without You"Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans4:12
4."You"Mark Kibble, Michael Lawrence, Mervyn Warren, Benjamin Winans4:43
5."Wanna Be More"Benjamin Winans4:40
6."Hold Up the Light" (featuring Whitney Houston)Percy Bady, Benjamin Winans4:52
7."Meantime"Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans5:06
8."Don't Cry"Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans4:21
9."Trust Him"Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans4:30
10."Bridge Over Troubled Water"Paul Simon3:52
11."Heaven (Extended mix)" 6:06

Personnel

Vocals

  • BeBe Winans – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9)
  • CeCe Winans – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-4, 6, 7, 9)
  • Alvin Chea – bass vocals (1)
  • Margaret Bell – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
  • Whitney Houston – backing vocals (2), guest vocals (6)
  • Claude V. McKnight III – backing vocals (4)
  • Meryvn Warren – backing vocals (4, 9)
  • Angie Winans – backing vocals (6)
  • Debbie Winans – backing vocals (6)
  • Gino Speight – backing vocals (9)
  • Hezekiah Walker and the Love Fellowship Crusade Choir – backing vocals (10)
  • Backing vocals on all tracks arranged by BeBe Winans and Keith Thomas, except Track 9, arranged by Meryvn Warren.


Musicians

  • Keith Thomas – arrangements, synthesizers (1-9), Synclavier (1-4, 10), bass (1-4, 6, 7, 9), acoustic piano (5, 8), guitar synthesizer (6), horn arrangements (6), programming (10)
  • Brett Perry – Synclavier programming (1-10)
  • Percy Bady – synthesizers (6), arrangements (6), horn arrangements (6)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
  • Ira Siegel – guitar (2, 6)
  • Tom Hemby – guitar (5)
  • Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (5)
  • Gary Lunn – bass (8)
  • Mark Hammond – additional drum programming (1), drum machine programming (2, 6, 9), additional programming (3)
  • Paul Leim – drums (5, 7, 8)
  • Terry McMillan – percussion (5, 7)
  • Mark Douthit – saxophone (6)
  • Sam Levine – saxophone (6)
  • Gerald Albright – saxophone (9)
  • Chris McDonald – trombone (6), horn arrangements (6)
  • Mike Haynes – trumpet (6)
  • George Tidwell – trumpet (6)
  • Jeremy Lubbock – string arrangements (1-4, 6-10), conductor (1-10)
  • Ronn Huff – string arrangements (5)
  • The Nashville String Machine – strings (1-10)

Production

  • Producer – Keith Thomas
  • Executive producers – Michael Brown and Wayne Edwards
  • Production assistance – Todd Moore and Brett Perry
  • Recorded and mixed by Jeff Balding
  • Additional engineering – Billy Whittington
  • Assistant recording – Steve Bishir, Chris Bubcaz, Craig Hansen, Shawn McLean, Todd Moore, Mark Nevers, Tom Singers, Carry Summers and Kevin Twit
  • Mix assistant – Carry Summers
  • Recorded at OmniSound Studios, Digital Recorders, Gold Mine Studio and Center Stage Studios (Nashville, TN); The Castle (Franklin, TN); The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Bunny Hop Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Mixed at OmniSound Studios and Digital Recorders.
  • Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art direction – Tommy Steele
  • Design – Stan Evenson Design, Inc.
  • Photography – Victoria Pearson
  • Management – David Sonenberg

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position[2]
U.S. Billboard Top Pop Albums 95
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 10
U.S. Top Gospel Albums (Billboard) 1
U.S. Top Contemporary Christian Albums (Billboard) 3

Singles

Year Title US
R&B
[3]
1988 "Heaven" 12
1989 "Lost Without You" 8
"Celebrate New Life" (feat. Whitney Houston) 25

References

  1. BeBe & CeCe Winans - Album Discography.Allmusic
  2. BeBe & CeCe Winans - Albums and Singles Chart History.Billboard
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 631.
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