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1988 studio album by BeBe & CeCe Winans
Heaven is the third album released by brother and sister duo BeBe & CeCe Winans and their second released on Capitol Records.[1] It was number one on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Heaven" Keith Thomas , Benjamin Winans 4:42 2. "Celebrate New Life" (featuring Whitney Houston ) Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans 3:44 3. "Lost Without You" Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans 4:12 4. "You" Mark Kibble, Michael Lawrence, Mervyn Warren , Benjamin Winans 4:43 5. "Wanna Be More" Benjamin Winans 4:40 6. "Hold Up the Light" (featuring Whitney Houston) Percy Bady , Benjamin Winans4:52 7. "Meantime" Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans 5:06 8. "Don't Cry" Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans 4:21 9. "Trust Him" Keith Thomas, Benjamin Winans 4:30 10. "Bridge Over Troubled Water " Paul Simon 3:52 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, synthesizer (1-9), bass (1-4, 6, 7, 9), Synclavier (1-4, 10), acoustic piano (5, 8), guitar synthesizer (6), horn arrangement (6), programming (10)
Brett Perry – Synclavier programming (1-10)
Percy Bady – synthesizer (6), arrangements (6), horn arrangement (6)
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)
Jimmie Lee Sloas – bass (5)
Gary Lunn – bass (8)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
Ira Siegel – guitar (2, 6)
Tom Hemby – guitar (5)
Mark Douthit – saxophone (6)
Mike Haynes – trumpet (6)
Sam Levine – saxophone (6)
Chris McDonald – trombone (6), horn arrangement (6)
George Tidwell – trumpet (6)
Gerald Albright – saxophone (9)
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.
Masteted 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
Studio albums Compilation albums
Greatest Hits
The Best of BeBe & CeCe Winans