| "Heaven Knows" | ||||
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 German single picture sleeve | ||||
| Single byDonna Summer featuringBrooklyn Dreams | ||||
| from the albumLive and More | ||||
| B-side | "Only One Man (Live)" | |||
| Released | December 9, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Disco[1] | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Songwriters | Donna Summer,Giorgio Moroder,Pete Bellotte | |||
| Producers | Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte | |||
| Donna Summer featuringBrooklyn Dreams singles chronology | ||||
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"Heaven Knows" is a song byAmerican singerDonna Summer, with guest vocals fromBrooklyn Dreams. It is a single from Summer'sLive and More album. The song became a number 4 hit for Summer on the USBillboard Hot 100[2] the week of March 17, 1979, and held there for three weeks. It also reached number 3 in Canada. It features the group Brooklyn Dreams with vocals byJoe "Bean" Esposito.
On the single version released by Summer (credited as Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams), Brooklyn Dreams singer Joe "Bean" Esposito sings second lead to Summer on the verses while Summer sings the chorus. However, on the version that appears on Brooklyn Dreams's 1979 album,Sleepless Nights, it is Esposito who sings the lead vocal on the verses with Summer singing second lead, and with Summer and the group provide backing vocals on the chorus. On the group's album, this version is credited as Brooklyn Dreams with Donna Summer.
A 12" single of Summer's version, at 6 minutes and 45 seconds, was prepared with the first verse sung by Summer solo, and the remaining verses with Summer and Esposito. It was unissued at the time but later appeared as a bonus track on a reissue ofSleepless Nights.
Cash Box said of Summers' single version that "Esposito has a deep shimmering voice while Donna reigns during soaring moments."[3]Record World said that the song is "as polished as you'd expect."[4]
Weekly charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Gold | 75,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[20] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
...[the] Chic-rivalling disco rhapsody "Heaven Knows
