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"Heaven Must Have Sent You" is a song written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland when at Motown, and first recorded by The Elgins in 1966. It was also a 1979 disco hit single by Bonnie Pointer .
The Elgins were an American vocal group on the Motown label, active from the late 1965 to 1967. Their most successful record was "Heaven Must Have Sent You", written and produced by the Holland–Dozier–Holland team, [1] which was a hit in the US in 1966, and in the UK when reissued in 1971.
Patricia Eva "Bonnie" Pointer (July 11, 1950 – June 8, 2020) was an American singer, best known for having been a member of the vocal group the Pointer Sisters.Pointer scored several moderate solo hits after leaving the Pointer Sisters in 1977, including a disco cover of the Elgins' "Heaven Must Have Sent You" which became a U.S. top 20 pop hit on September 1, 1979.
Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams recorded the song (titled, incorrectly, as "Heaven Must Have Sent You", an entirely different Motown song, on some releases) for their 1978 album, That's What Friends Are For. Stephen Bishop and Yvonne Elliman recorded "Your Precious Love" for the soundtrack of the 1980 movie, Roadie.
She subsequently signed a contract with Motown and this led to a brief, moderately successful, solo career. Her first self-titled album produced the disco song "Heaven Must Have Sent You". The album was produced by Berry Gordy and husband Jeffrey Bowen. The song became a top 20 pop hit in the US in September 1979.
Simply put: Love songs have stood the test of time through so many decades. Seriously, the ’60s and ’70s were all about soul and funk, while the ’80s ushered in pop and rock.
"Heaven Must Have Sent You" [Original Mix] ... This disc is a compilation of live performances of the Supremes' most popular songs, issued with the first 25,000 box ...
[3] [5] The song first peaked at No. 10, [6] [7] No. 18, [8] and peaked at No. 17 again in January 1979, and on No. 11 on the same chart in February 1979, reported from Jet Magazine. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In 1979, a disco cover of the Elgins' Heaven Must Have Sent You , was released as a 12 inch single and became a hit, though the album contained ...