It Must Be Heaven (song)
| "It Must be Heaven" | ||||
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| Song | ||||
| B-side | "It Must Be Heaven (Part 2)" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Label | Ensign 12ENY 515 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | L. Tunney/C. Young/R. Gavin | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Eyers | |||
| singles chronology | ||||
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"It Must Be Heaven" was a 1984 single for the UK r&b dance group Mercy, Mercy. It became a chart hit for them that year.
Background
[edit]Mercy, Mercy was a group that Colin Young formed with Luke Tunney.[1][2]
The single "It Must Be Heaven" bw "It Must Be Heaven" PT II was released on Ensign/Island ENY 515, and in 12" format on 12ENY 515.[3]
Reception
[edit]The single was reviewed by Marvin B Macclefish in the 17 November 1984 issue of Record Mirror. His review was hardly complementary and he called it a Conveyor belt, convictionless, meandering jiggly thumper. He finished off with "With Floy Joy around, why bother?".[4]
According to James Hamilton in his Odds 'N Bods column, records by Brass Construction, Mercy Mercy and Fonda Rae were burning out before the finished copies hit the shops. He also said that tracks by Switch and Rose Royce were seemingly unaffected by the wait. He put it down to saturation on London's soul radio.[5]
Airplay
[edit]According to the 29 September, 1984 issue of Music Week, "It Must Be Heaven" was one of the "climbers" on Radio London.[6]
The song was being played at ERT 2 in Thessaloniki, Greece. According to the 17 December 1984 issue of Euro Tip Sheet DJ / producer, Lefty Kongalides had it as a hot add.[7] It was also at no. 7 on the play list. [8] In the 7 January 1985 issue of Euro Tip Sheet, it was at no. 4 on Kongalides' Hot disco/dance playlist.[9]
The 14 January, 1985 issue of Euro Tip Sheet showed that Jo Lueders of Radio Xanadu in Germany was playing the record.[10]
It was shown in the 17 February issue of Euro Tip Sheet that Harald Rehmann at RTL Luxembourg had "It Must Be Heaven" as the record of the week.[11]
Chart
[edit]The record debuted at no. 81 in the Record Mirror Disco chart on the week of 13 October 1984.[12] On the week of 10 November, it had moved up from 50 to 41.[13] The following week it had moved down to no. 55.[14]
The record made its debut at no. 48 in the Music Week Disco and Dance Top Singles chart on the week of 17 November.[15] The following week it was at no. 39.[16] It then dropped down to no. 48 on the week of 1 December which was its last week in the chart.[17][18]
Summary
[edit]| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK, Disco (Record Mirror) [19][20][21] |
41 |
| UK, Disco and Dance Top Singles (Music Week) [22][23][24][25] |
39 |
References
[edit]- ^ Music Metason - ArtistInfo, Colin Young
- ^ Collins complete UK hit singles 1952-2006, By Graham Betts · 2006 - ISBN:9780007200771, 0007200773 - Page 545 MERCY MERCY
- ^ Music Week, November 3, 1984 - Page 28 NEW SINGLES, MERCY, MERCY IT MUST BE HEAVEN
- ^ Record Mirror, November 17, 1984 - Page 16 Singles reviewed by MARVIN B MACCLEFISH
- ^ Record Mirror, November 17, 1984 - Page 33 D-i-s-c-o-s JAMES HAMILTON mans the decks, ODDS 'N BODS
- ^ Music Week, September 29, 1984 - Page 30 Edited by BARRY LAZELL, RADIO London, CLIMBERS
- ^ Euro Tip Sheet, No 38/39 Week of December 17th 1984 - Page 20 CORRESPONDENTS SOUTHERN EUROPE, GREECE, ER 2 - Thessaloniki - Lefty Kongalides- dj/prod, Hot adds: Mercy Mercy- It Must Be Heaven
- ^ Euro Tip Sheet, No 38/39 Week of December 17th 1984 - Page 20 CORRESPONDENTS SOUTHERN EUROPE, GREECE, ER 2 - Thessaloniki - Lefty Kongalides- dj/prod, Disco/Dance, 7 Mercy Mercy - It Must Be Heaven
- ^ Euro Tip Sheet, Volume 2 - No 1 - Week of January 7th 1985 - Page 11 CORRESPONDENT REPORTS, GREECE, ERT 2 - Thessaloniki - Lefty Kongalides- dj/producer, 4. Mercy Mercy - It Must Be Heaven
- ^ '"Euro Tip Sheet, Volume 2 - No 2 Week of January 14th 1985 - Page 10 CORRESPONDENT REPORTS, GERMANY, XANADU - Jo Lueders: Mercy Mercy - It Must Be Heaven
- ^ Euro Tip Sheet, Volume 2 - No 7 - Week OF February 18th 1985 - Page 9 CORRESPONDENT REPORTS, RTL - Luxembourg - Harald Rehmann- musik redaktion, Record of the week: Mercy Mercy- It Must Be Heaven
- ^ Record Mirror, October 13, 1984 - Page 31 Record Mirror Disco, 81 _ IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promo
- ^ Record Mirror, November 19, 1984 - Page 29 Record Mirror Disco, 41 50 IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promo
- ^ Record Mirror, November 17, 1984 - Page 31 Record Mirror Disco, 50 41 IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promo
- ^ Music Week, November 17, 1984 - Page 14 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, THIS WEEK 48, NEW, IT MUST BE HEAVEN
- ^ Music Week, 24 November 1984 - Page 44 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, This Week 39, LAST WEEK 48, WEEKS ON CHART 2, IT MUST BE HEAVEN
- ^ Music Week, December 1, 1984 - Page 35 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, This Week 47, LAST WEEK 39, WEEKS ON CHART 3
- ^ Music Week, December 8, 1984 - Page 35 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES
- ^ Record Mirror, October 13, 1984 - Page 31 Record Mirror Disco, 81 _ IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promo
- ^ Record Mirror, November 19, 1984 - Page 29 Record Mirror Disco, 41 50 IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promo
- ^ Record Mirror, November 17, 1984 - Page 31 Record Mirror Disco, 50 41 IT MUST BE HEAVEN, Mercy, Mercy, Ensign 12in-promo
- ^ Music Week, November 17, 1984 - Page 14 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, THIS WEEK 48, NEW, IT MUST BE HEAVEN
- ^ Music Week, 24 November 1984 - Page 44 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, This Week 39, LAST WEEK 48, WEEKS ON CHART 2, IT MUST BE HEAVEN
- ^ Music Week, December 1, 1984 - Page 35 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES, This Week 47, LAST WEEK 39, WEEKS ON CHART 3
- ^ Music Week, December 8, 1984 - Page 35 MUSIC WEEK DISCO and dance TOP SINGLES
External links=
[edit]- Discogs - Mercy, Mercy – It Must Be Heaven
- dertaubedj channel, Jul 4, 2012 - Mercy Mercy - It Must Be Heaven Original 12 inch Version 1984