A Private Heaven

A Private Heaven
Studio album by
Released21 September 1984 (1984-09-21)[1]
Recorded1983–1984
StudioThe Sound Factory (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length39:54
LabelEMI America
ProducerGreg Mathieson
Sheena Easton chronology
Best Kept Secret
(1983)
A Private Heaven
(1984)
Todo Me Recuerda a Ti
(1984)
Singles from A Private Heaven
  1. "Strut"
    Released: August 1984 (US)
  2. "Hungry Eyes"
    Released: September 1984 (Japan)
  3. "Back in the City"
    Released: October 1984 (UK)[3]
  4. "Sugar Walls"
    Released: December 1984 (US)
  5. "Swear"
    Released: March 1985 (US)

A Private Heaven is the fifth studio album by Scottish pop singer Sheena Easton, released on 21 September 1984 by EMI America Records. The album featured two US Top 10 hit singles: the lead single "Strut" and the controversial "Sugar Walls". "Swear", a third single, peaked at No. 80.

The album is Easton's most successful studio album in the United States to date, peaking at No. 15 on the US Billboard 200 and selling over one million copies, earning a gold and platinum certification from the RIAA. In Canada, the album also went platinum. The tour that year featured Bruce Hornsby on keyboards in the live band.

  1. ^ "Changes for Sheena" (PDF). Billboard. 22 September 1984. p. 55. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (4 May 2020). "The Number Ones: Sheena Easton's "Morning Train (Nine to Five)". Stereogum. Retrieved 19 July 2023. On her 1984 album A Private Heaven, Easton jumped into funky '80s dance-pop.
  3. ^ "Music week" (PDF). p. 50.