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Heaven 
Studio album by Rebecca Ferguson Released 5 December 2011 Recorded 2011 Genre Soul, Blues, Pop Length TBA Label Syco Music, Epic Producer Eg White Singles from Heaven - "Nothing's Real But Love"
Released: 20 November 2011
Heaven is the debut album by British singer-songwriter Rebecca Ferguson. The album will be released on 5 December 2011. The lead single from Heaven, "Nothing's Real But Love" will be released on November 27. Album track "Fairytale (Let Me Live My Life This Way)" was released as a digital single on November 11.[1]
Contents
Background
On 21 October 2011 Rebecca confirmed the title of her debut album, Heaven and would be released in the UK on 5 December 2011. She co-wrote the album with songwriters including Eg White, who has previously worked with Adele, Duffy and James Morrison. Talking about the album she said: "I've loved writing and recording the album throughout this year so I'm really excited for everyone to hear it! I feel like I've learnt a lot about myself going through the writing process, putting my experiences on paper and into the tracks. It's a record I'm really proud of."[2] She revealed that her split from Zayn Malik inspired her debut album. She said that the breakup, along with her previous relationships, inspired her to co-write every song on the album. In an interview with Daily Star Sunday she said: A lot of the songs are about past relationships. The theme is relationships in general, making them, breaking them, love and loss. Recording was hard. It wasn't a case of skipping to the studio and being happy. I got really emotional and sometimes I had really bad days. I poured out all my heart and soul into the album and would often cry. At the beginning they didn't know I could write so they were bringing songs in for me but I put my foot down and said if you want me to be a credible artist you have to let me write. Now I've co-written every single song on the album."[3] On 16 November Rebecca revealed that she told label boss Simon Cowell that she wanted to write her debut album. She admitted that she refused to record material written for her as she wanted to create her own songs for new LP Heaven. She is quoted by The Sun as saying: "[Syco] have been really brilliant – as soon as I put my foot down they back off completely. I just wanted songs I'd written on the album. At first I was going into sessions with writers who'd pretty much got all of the songs done already." She added: "But I told management they needed to let me write it because otherwise no-one's going to think I'm a credible artist. Then they let me just go into sessions on my own – I couldn't believe it."[4]
Singles
Album track "Fairytale (Let Me Live My Life This Way)" was released as a digital single on November 11.[1] The lead single from Heaven, "Nothing's Real But Love" will be released on 20 November 2011.
Tracklist
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Nothing's Real But Love" Rebecca Ferguson, Eg White White 2. "Glitter & Gold" 3. "Shoulder To Shoulder" 4. "Fairytale (Let Me Live My Life This Way)" 5. "Mr. Bright Eyes" 6. "Fighting Suspicions" 7. "Teach Me How To Be Loved" 8. "Run Free" 9. "Diamond To Stone" 10. "Too Good To Lose" Release history
Region Date Format Label United Kingdom 5 December 2011[5][6] Digital Download, CD Syco Music, Epic References
- ^ a b Connecting to the iTunes Store
- ^ Rebecca Ferguson names debut album 'Heaven'. Digital Spy
- ^ Rebecca Ferguson: 'Zayn Malik split inspired album'. Digital Spy
- ^ Rebecca Ferguson: 'I told Simon Cowell I was writing my album Heaven'. YouTube
- ^ Heaven: Rebecca Ferguson: Amazon.co.uk: Music
- ^ Heaven by Rebecca Ferguson. iTunes
Studio albums Heaven (2011)Featured singles "Heroes"Related articles Categories:- 2011 albums
- Debut albums
- Rebecca Ferguson albums
- "Nothing's Real But Love"
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