Belinda Carlisle "Heaven On Earth (Japan, Virgin Records, VJD-32030)"

Heaven on Earth is the second solo studio album by American singer Belinda Carlisle. It was released on October 5, 1987, by MCA Records. Three singles reached the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100, including the number-one single and Carlisle's signature song "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". The album has been certified triple Platinum in the United Kingdom and Platinum in many countries, including the United States.

The first single released, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", reached the number one position throughout the world. The second song released was "I Get Weak", written by Diane Warren. "I Get Weak" reached the number two spot in the U.S. and garnered a top 10 placing in Canada and the U.K. The third single, "Circle in the Sand", reached the top 10 in many countries, among them U.K. (#4), U.S. (#7) and Canada (#5). From the fourth single on, the singles released from the album varied in different territories. The Cream cover "I Feel Free" was released only in the U.S., reaching #88 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the final U.S. single from the album. In Europe, "World Without You" (another Diane Warren song) was released, where it reached the top 40. A fifth and final single in the U.K. was the ballad "Love Never Dies" which reached number #54.

Amongst the songs Carlisle recorded, but did not include on the album, are "Waiting for a Star to Fall" and "Some Hearts", which would become big hits for Boy Meets Girl and Carrie Underwood, respectively.

Track listing

1. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"  Rick Nowels/Ellen Shipley   4:05
2. "Circle in the Sand" Nowels/Shipley   4:26
3. "I Feel Free"   Jack Bruce/Pete Brown   4:49
4. "Should I Let You In?"  Charlotte Caffey/Mark Holden   4:15
5. "World Without You" Diane Warren 4:42
6. "I Get Weak" Warren 4:50
7. "We Can Change"   Nowels/C. Caffey   3:45
8. "Fool for Love" Robbie Seidman 3:57
9. "Nobody Owns Me" C. Caffey/Holden/Clyde Lieberman  3:12
10. "Love Never Dies"   C. Caffey/Tom Caffey/Nowels   5:16

Rick Nowels – production

Steve MacMillan – recording (all tracks); mixing (tracks 3, 4, 8, 10)

Robert Feist – additional engineering

Stacy Baird – additional engineering

Shelly Yakus – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5–7, 9)

Charles Judge – mixing assistance

Matthew Freeman – engineering assistance, production assistance

Joe Schiff – engineering assistance

Clark Germaine – engineering assistance

Brian Scheuble – engineering assistance

Ethan Jones – engineering assistance

Bob Vogt – engineering assistance

Rob Jacobs – engineering assistance

Marc DeSisto – engineering assistance

Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California)

Ellen Shipley – additional vocal production

Robert Feist – additional vocal production

Timothy McDaniel – production coordination

Nancy Del Los Santos – production assistance

Phillip Dixon – photography

Norman Moore – art direction, design