Heaven's Open (song)
| "Heaven's Open" | ||||
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| Single by Mike Oldfield | ||||
| from the album Heaven's Open | ||||
| Released | January 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 4:31 | |||
| Label | Virgin Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Oldfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Thom Newman | |||
| Mike Oldfield singles chronology | ||||
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"Heaven's Open" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). It was the lead single from the album of the same name. The various formats were backed by a mix of the A-side which featured a melodic guitar line not included in the album version, along with two excerpts from Amarok, Oldfield's previous album.[1]
Oldfield was credited as "Michael" on this release, while producer and long-term collaborator Tom Newman was listed as "Thom Newman". This is also from the last of Oldfield's albums with Virgin Records.
Demo version
[edit]The song that became "Heaven's Open", was originally an early version of "Man in the Rain", planned for Oldfield's Islands album, with vocals by Barry Palmer. To get a 'loose' feel to the song, Oldfield encouraged the musicians to have a few drinks; this version however was deemed as too loose and not used.[2]
Oldfield performed the vocals himself on the final version.[3]
Music video
[edit]The music video is available on the Elements – The Best of Mike Oldfield and is part cartoon and part live action. Oldfield sings, plays guitar and looks into a crystal ball. Oldfield plays a PRS Artist Custom in the video. The animated content is sourced from a film called Album by Croatian film company called Zagreb Film.
Track listing
[edit]- "Heaven's Open" – 4:31
- "Amarok" (excerpt I) – 3:09
- "Heaven's Open" (12" mix) – 4:33
- "Amarok" (excerpt V) – 2:29
References
[edit]- ^ "Singles". Amadian. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
- ^ "Rare Tracks". Ommadawn. Archived from the original on 2006-02-11. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ Mike Oldfield (2 August 2012), Two Sides Sleeve Notes, Mercury Records, retrieved 3 January 2015
