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"If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" is a ballad in which a young man fantasizes about being able to spend a day in Heaven, visiting friends and family members who have died. [2] The man begins his fantasy when he drives across a bridge near a fishing spot where he and his grandfather spent time and bonded, and the grandfather also operated a fruit ...
The song, written by Clyde Wilson (a member of 100 Proof who performed under the name of Steve Mancha) and Ronald Dunbar and produced by HDH, became a hit, peaking at No. 11 in the U.S. Billboard chart. [2] The record sold over a million copies and received a gold disc from the Recording Industry Association of America on September 15, 1971. [3]
The song was not released as a commercial CD single in the United States, but was made available as a purchasable digital download. The song reached #59 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also reached #56 on Billboard 's Hot 100 Airplay chart, and peaked at #33 on both the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.
A music video was released for "The Best Thing (That Never Happened)" on December 10, directed by Mark Staubach. [7] A behind-the-scenes video followed five days later. [8] On January 20, 2014, "Long Live the Kids" was made available for streaming. [9] On January 27, "Windows in Heaven" was made available for streaming. [10]
Touching Heaven Changing Earth is the seventh album in the live praise and worship series of contemporary worship music by Hillsong Church. The album reached No. 31 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Christian Albums Chart.
All This and Heaven Too is the third album by singer-songwriter Andrew Gold, released in 1978 on Asylum Records. [4] It includes the hit singles " Never Let Her Slip Away " (a No. 5 entry on the UK Singles Chart ) and " Thank You for Being a Friend " (a No. 25 entry on the Billboard singles chart ).
"Heaven" is a mournful, understated slow-tempo ballad with gospel and pop overtones. [10] [11] [12] It is instrumentally complete with a hymn-like simple piano.[13] [14] According to the sheet music published on the website Musicnotes.com, it is composed using time signature of common time in the key of A Major with a slow tempo of 52 beats per minute.
Released as a single in March 1987, "Let's Go to Heaven in My Car" (backed with "Too Much Sugar") was Wilson's first solo record since 1966. [3] An alternate mix of the song appeared on the Police Academy 4 soundtrack album. [3] In 2000, the song was included as a bonus track on a reissue of Wilson's first solo album, Brian Wilson (1988). [1]