Postcards from Heaven
Encyclopedia
Postcards from Heaven is the second album
released by UK
duo Lighthouse Family
in 1997 on Wildcard / Polydor Records
. The album produced three Top 10 hits ("Raincloud", "High" and "Lost in Space") and two Top 30 hits ("Question of Faith" and "Postcard from Heaven"). It reached 6 times Platinum status.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
released by UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
duo Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family
Lighthouse Family are a British musical duo that rose to prominence in the mid-1990s and remained active until the early 2000s. Vocalist Tunde Baiyewu and keyboardist Paul Tucker formed the act in 1993 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK after meeting while studying at university...
in 1997 on Wildcard / Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
. The album produced three Top 10 hits ("Raincloud", "High" and "Lost in Space") and two Top 30 hits ("Question of Faith" and "Postcard from Heaven"). It reached 6 times Platinum status.
Track listing
| # | Title | Chart comment | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Raincloud Raincloud (song) "Raincloud" is a song by the Lighthouse Family, released as the duo's first pop single for their second album Postcards from Heaven . The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released as the second in September 1997 and reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom.With "Raincloud", another song... " |
September 1997, entered chart at #6. | 4:33 |
| 2 | "Once in a Blue Moon" | 3:54 | |
| 3 | "Question of Faith Question of Faith "Question of Faith" is a song by the Lighthouse Family, released as their fourth single, from their second album Postcards from Heaven . The song was produced by Mike Peden... " |
October 1998, entered chart at #21. | 4:32 |
| 4 | "Let It All Change" | 5:14 | |
| 5 | "Sun in the Night" | 5:21 | |
| 6 | "High High (Lighthouse Family song) "High" is the second pop single written by British duo Lighthouse Family for their second album Postcards from Heaven . The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released in January 1998 and reached No... " |
January 1998, entered chart at #4. | 5:10 |
| 7 | "Lost in Space Lost in Space (Lighthouse Family song) "Lost in Space" is a song by the Lighthouse Family, released as their third pop single for their second album Postcards from Heaven . The song was produced by Mike Peden... " |
May 1998, entered chart at #6. | 5:22 |
| 8 | "When I Was Younger" | 4:16 | |
| 9 | "Restless" | 4:37 | |
| 10 | "Postcard from Heaven Postcard from Heaven "Postcard from Heaven" is a song by the Lighthouse Family, released as the duo's fifth and final single, and appearing on their second album Postcards from Heaven . The song was produced by Mike Peden. It was released in January 1999 and reached the top 30 in the UK as well as being just outside... " |
January 1999, entered chart at #24. | 4:20 |
2-disc edition
Some releases included a bonus disc with six remixes.- "High" (Itaal Shur's Beautiful Urban Mix) – 6:40
- "High" (Inner City Mix) – 6:42
- "Raincloud" (Basement Boys Style 12" Mix) – 8:05
- "Raincloud" (D'Influence Mix) – 5:26
- "Lifted" (Linslee 7" Mix) – 4:01
- "Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B Mix) – 4:01
Charts
| Country | Date | Position | Sales | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
October 1997 | 2 | 1.8 million+ | Platinum x6 |
| Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
May 1998 | 12 | -- | -- |
| Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
June 1998 | 16 | -- | -- |
| Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
June 1998 | 18 | -- | -- |
| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
June 1999 | 23 | -- | -- |
| New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
February 1998 | 24 | -- | -- |
| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
May 1998 | 25 | -- | -- |
| France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
October 1998 | 44 | -- | -- |