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"Heaven Help"
Single by Lenny Kravitz
from the album Are You Gonna Go My Way
Released
  • November 10, 1993
  • January 14, 1994 (re-release)
Genre
Length3:11
LabelVirgin America
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz singles chronology
"Believe"
(1993) 		"Heaven Help"
(00000002) 		"Is There Any Love in Your Heart"
(1993)

"Heaven Help" is a single taken from American rock musician Lenny Kravitz' 1993 album Are You Gonna Go My Way.[1] The song made a brief appearance on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 92. In the United Kingdom, it became his second top-twenty hit from Are You Gonna Go My Way, peaking at number 20, and in Canada and New Zealand, the song reached the top 30. It was included on Kravitz' greatest hits album Greatest Hits.

Critical reception

Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "A gentle and intimate delight, sweet and understated, with hints of Curtis Mayfield. Given plenty of airplay, there's no reason why it shouldn't make the Top 20."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Heaven Help"
  2. "Spinning Around Over You"
  3. "B-Side Blues"
  4. "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
  5. "Freedom Train" / "Always on the Run" [Live]

CD 1

  1. "Heaven Help"
  2. "Eleutheria"
  3. "Sister" – Live
  4. "Heaven Help" – Acoustic version

CD2

  1. "Heaven Help"
  2. "Eleutheria"
  3. "Ascension"
  4. "Brother"

Japanese version

  1. "Heaven Help"
  2. "Brother"
  3. "I Build This Garden for Us"
  4. "Stand by My Woman"
  5. "Sister" – Live
  6. "Heaven Help" – Acoustic version

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 76
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4] 25
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 59
France (SNEP)[6] 41
Germany (GfK)[7] 98
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[8] 7
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 20
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 92

Cover versions

R&B singer Angie Stone recorded her version on her debut album, Black Diamond.

Filipino singer Paolo Santos covered the song with an acoustic guitar version from his 2003 album, Wave Sessions 1.

References

  1. ^ Graff, Gary (October 4, 2013). "Lenny Kravitz Wraps 'Raw' New Album, Talks 'Are You Gonna…' Reissue and 'Hunger Games'". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (August 21, 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  4. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2347." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 40. October 2, 1993. p. 13. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Heaven Help" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Heaven Help" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (9.–15. sept.)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 9, 1993. p. 20. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  9. ^ "Lenny Kravitz – Heaven Help". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Lenny Kravitz Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2018.



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