Heaven (DJ Sammy album)

Heaven is the second studio album by DJ Sammy. It was released on 6 August 2002.

Heaven
Studio album by DJ Sammy
Released	6 August 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Eurodance techno
Label	Pulp (Germany) Robbins (US) Data (UK)
Producer	DJ Sammy Martin Eyerer Andy Hoppe Jaxon Oliver Laib Rubens Martinèz Frank Reinert Dirk Vanderbirk Yanou
DJ Sammy chronology
DJ Sammy at Work (In the Mix) (1998) Heaven (2002) The Rise (2005)
Singles from Heaven
"Heaven" Released: 21 November 2001 "Sunlight" Released: 15 May 2002 "The Boys of Summer" Released: 18 November 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Singles

The title track and first single, "Heaven" is a cover of the Bryan Adams song of the same name, released on 21 November 2001. It was produced in a collaboration with German producer Yanou with vocals by Dutch singer Do.

The second single, "Sunlight", was released on 15 May 2002 with vocals by Loona.

The third single, "The Boys of Summer", released on 18 November 2002, also features vocals by Loona, and is a cover of the Don Henley song of the same name.

Track listing

German edition

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sunlight"	DJ Sammy	3:58
2.	"California Dreamin'"	DJ Sammy Martin Eyerer^[a] Oliver Laib^[a]	4:30
3.	"Heaven" (with Yanou featuring Do)	DJ Sammy Yanou Frank Reinert^[b]	3:54
4.	"Beautiful Smile"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:55
5.	"The Boys of Summer"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:54
6.	"El Cóndor Pasa"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:21
7.	"Paradise of Love"	DJ Sammy Jaxon^[a] Andy Hoppe^[a]	5:43
8.	"Unbreakable"	DJ Sammy Dirk Vanderbirk^[a] Rubens Martinèz^[a]	4:16
9.	"Vive el Presente"	DJ Sammy Vanderbirk^[a] Martinèz^[a]	4:09
10.	"Take Me Back to Heaven"	DJ Sammy Vanderbirk^[a] Martinèz^[a] Ron van Kroonenburg^[c]	4:24
11.	"Sunchild"	DJ Sammy Jaxon^[a] Hoppe^[a]	6:09
12.	"Sunlight (Bossa Nova Vibes)"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	3:20
13.	"Heaven (Candlelight mix)" (featuring Do)	DJ Sammy Yanou Reinert^[b]	4:02

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"The Boys of Summer" (Green Court remix)	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a] Green Court^[c]	8:09
15.	"Appalachian Fall"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	7:23

UK edition

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sunlight"	DJ Sammy	3:59
2.	"Heaven" (DJ Sammy and Yanou featuring Do)	DJ Sammy Yanou Frank Reinert^[b]	3:53
3.	"Beautiful Smile"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:55
4.	"The Boys of Summer"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:55
5.	"El Cóndor Pasa"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:21
6.	"Paradise of Love"	DJ Sammy Jaxon^[a] Andy Hoppe^[a]	4:05
7.	"Unbreakable"	DJ Sammy Dirk Vanderbirk^[a] Rubens Martinèz^[a]	4:15
8.	"Irresistible"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	5:23
9.	"Take Me Back to Heaven"	DJ Sammy Vanderbirk^[a] Martinèz^[a] Ron van Kroonenburg^[c]	4:24
10.	"Appalachian Fall"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:17
11.	"Heaven (Candlelight mix)" (featuring Do)	DJ Sammy Yanou Reinert^[b]	8:43

US edition

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"California Dreamin'"	DJ Sammy Martin Eyerer^[a] Oliver Laib^[a]	4:30
2.	"Heaven" (DJ Sammy and Yanou featuring Do)	DJ Sammy Yanou Frank Reinert^[b]	3:54
3.	"Sunlight"	DJ Sammy	3:58
4.	"The Boys of Summer"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:54
5.	"El Cóndor Pasa"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:21
6.	"Beautiful Smile"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	4:55
7.	"Unbreakable"	DJ Sammy Dirk Vanderbirk^[a] Rubens Martinèz^[a]	4:16
8.	"Paradise of Love"	DJ Sammy Jaxon^[a] Andy Hoppe^[a]	5:43
9.	"Vive el Presente"	DJ Sammy Vanderbirk^[a] Martinèz^[a]	4:09
10.	"Take Me Back to Heaven"	DJ Sammy Vanderbirk^[a] Martinèz^[a] Ron van Kroonenburg^[c]	4:24
11.	"Sunchild"	DJ Sammy Jaxon^[a] Hoppe^[a]	6:09
12.	"Sunlight (Bossa Nova Vibes)"	DJ Sammy Eyerer^[a] Laib^[a]	3:20
13.	"Heaven (Candlelight mix)" (featuring Do)	DJ Sammy Yanou Reinert^[b]	4:02

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies an assistant producer.
• ^{^[c]} signifies a remixer.
• The UK edition includes "California Dreamin'" as a hidden track appended to the end of track 11.

Personnel

Vocalists

• Loona – vocals ("Sunlight", "California Dreamin'", "Beautiful Smile", "The Boys of Summer", "Sunlight (Bossa Nova Vibes)")
• Do – vocals ( "Heaven", "Heaven (Candlelight mix)")
• Mel – vocals ("The Boys of Summer")
• Sitanshu Dasti – vocals ("El Cóndor Pasa")
• Michelle Tabu – vocals ("Unbreakable")
• DiCaprio – vocals ("Vive el Presente")
• Vanda Guzman – vocals ("Take Me Back to Heaven")
• Annabell Owusu-Ansah – backing vocals (Sunlight", "California Dreamin'", "Sunlight (Bossa Nova Vibes)")
• Phil Barnes – vocals ("Irresistible")

Charts

Chart performance for Heaven

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	64
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[4]	30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6]	24
UK Albums (OCC)[7]	14
US Billboard 200[8]	67
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[9]	1

References

1. "Heaven - DJ Sammy, Yann "Yannou" Peifer". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
2. Caramanica, Jon (31 October 2002). "Recordings: DJ Sammy, Heaven, 2 stars". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 25 November 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 85.
4. "DJ Sammy: Heaven" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
5. "Charts.nz – DJ Sammy – Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
6. "Swedishcharts.com – DJ Sammy – Heaven". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
8. "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of August 24, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
9. "Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart: Week of October 5, 2002". Billboard. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

Further reading

• Kaufman, Gil (19 August 2002). "DJ Sammy reaches 'Heaven' with a little help from Bryan Adams". MTV News. MTV. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.

External links

• Heaven at Discogs