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Heaven in the Real World is the sixth studio album by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman released on July 5, 1994, by Sparrow Records.
It was certified gold by the end of the year, nominated for a 1995 Grammy award, and went platinum on February 7, 1997. The title song received the 1995 Gospel Music Association award for best Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year, and the album earned Pop/Contemporary Album of the Year, at the 26th GMA Dove Awards. (The title track was performed during the broadcast of the 25th GMA Dove Awards the previous year.)
Track listing
All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.
"Heaven in the Real World" – 4:50
"King of the Jungle" – 4:55
"Dancing with the Dinosaur" – 4:46
"The Mountain" (Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 4:56
"Treasure of You" (Chapman, Moore) – 4:41
"Love and Learn" – 4:09
"Burn the Ships" (Chapman, James Elliot) – 4:56
"Remember Your Chains" – 5:22
"Heartbeat of Heaven" – 5:07
"Still Listening" – 4:32
"Facts Are Facts" (Chapman, Moore) – 3:30
"Miracle of Mercy" – 2:39
"Heartbeat of Heaven" (reprise) – 0:57
Personnel
Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, backing vocals (1–5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13), acoustic guitars (1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10), dobro (2), electric guitars (10), classical guitar (12)
Phil Naish – keyboards
Dann Huff – electric guitars (1–9, 11, 13), classical guitar solo (6, 9, 13), acoustic guitar solo (8), additional electric guitars (10), slide guitar solo (11)
Dan Dugmore – dobro (4), steel guitar (6)
Leland Sklar – bass (1–9, 11, 13)
Danny O'Lannerghty – fretless bass (12)
John Robinson – drums (1–9, 11, 13)
Mark Hammond – drum programming (2), percussion (3, 4)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (9, 10, 12, 13)
Barry Green – trombone (2)
Chris McDonald – trombone (2), horn arrangements (2)
Jeff Bailey – trumpet (2)
Mike Haynes – trumpet (2)
Jeff Mac – wave sequencing (3)
David Naish – "pterodactyl" overdub (3)
Conni Ellisor – string arrangements and conductor (6, 9, 12, 13)
Carl Gorodetsky – concertmaster (6, 9, 13)
The Nashville String Machine – strings (6, 9, 13)
John Catchings – cello (12)
Anthony LaMarchina – cello (12)
Bob Mason – cello (12)
Hezekiah Walker and The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir – choir (1, 2)
Michael Gleason – backing vocals (1–5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13)
Mark Heimermann – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7)
Michael Mellett – backing vocals (3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13)
Voice-overs on "Heaven in the Real World"
James Isaac Elliot, Steve LePard, Brad Winget and Charles Colson
Children's choir on "Still Listening"
Emily Chapman, Caleb Chapman and Will Franklin Chapman
Shoutback on "Facts Are Facts"
Calvin Bottoms, Dan Brunelle, Steven Curtis Chapman, Dave Huffman, Dennis Kurtilla and Phil Naish
Production
Phil Naish – producer
Steven Curtis Chapman – producer
Peter York – executive producer
Dan Raines – executive producer
Ed Cherney – instrumental track recording engineer
Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, California) – instrumental track recording location, additional recording location
John Hendrickson – assistant engineer, additional engineer, mix assistant
Ronnie Brookshire – overdub and vocal recording engineer
Studio at Mole End (Franklin, Tennessee) – overdub and vocal recording location
The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) – additional recording location
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) – additional recording location
Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – additional recording location
Mid-Town Tone and Volume (Nashville, Tennessee) – additional recording location
North Beach Studio (Franklin, Tennessee) – additional recording location
Dan Garcia – additional engineer
Jay Healy – additional engineer
Todd Robbins – additional engineer, assistant engineer
Jeremy Smith – additional engineer
Lars Aakre – assistant engineer
Dave Dillbeck – assistant engineer
Peter Doell – assistant engineer
Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
Bill Schnee – mixing at Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, California)
Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California)
Bridgett Evans O'Lannerghty – production coordinator
Karen Philpott – creative design
East-West Design Group (Nashville, Tennessee) – design
Gerhart Yurkovic – cover photography
E.J. Carr – additional photos
John Guider – stock photos
Robert Glover – stock photos
Skip O'Rourke – stock photos
Johnny Villanueva – hair and make-up
Jeffrey Tay – stylist