Heaven (Jason Rowe album)

Heaven
Standard release album cover
Studio album by
Jai (Jason Rowe)
Released11 November 1997 (1997-11-11)
RecordedHoney B Studios, London, UK
GenreSophisti-pop, rock, trip hop, soul
Length48:48
LabelM&G (UK), RCA (USA)
ProducerJoel Bogen
Jai (Jason Rowe) chronology
Heaven
(1997) 		Lovelife
(2006)
European release album cover
Singles from Heaven
  1. "Don't Give Me Away"
    Released: 17 February 1997
  2. "I Believe"
    Released: 5 May 1997
  3. "Heaven"
    Released: 11 August 1997
  4. "Wishing the Rain Away"
    Released: 8 September 1997 (Japan)

Heaven is the debut album of British neo soul singer Jason Rowe, performing under the name Jai. The album was released on 11 November 1997. While well-reviewed, it would be Rowe's only album for nearly ten years, with Rowe later releasing his second album, Lovelife, under his full name in February 2007.

The album includes covers of the Arthur Hamilton standard "Cry Me a River", as well as "Magnolia", an early song of J. J. Cale's. "I Believe", which was a moderate hit in the United States, was included in a special song collection compact disc sold around the same time by fashion retailer Banana Republic. A music video directed by Paul Boyd for "I Believe" aired successively on The Box,[1] VH1,[2] and MuchMusic[3] from August 1997 through February 1998.

There are two versions of the album, the alternate having been released in Europe. The cover art is virtually the same for both; in the European release, Jai's face is positioned at the center and occupies the entire frame, and his name and the album's title appear in the lower-left corner with the title both reduced in size and superimposed over his name. More significantly, alternate takes of the songs "Heaven" and "Wishing the Rain Away" appear on these different versions.

  1. ^ White, T., ed. (23 August 1997). "Billboard Video Monitor: The Clip List". Billboard. 109 (34). New York City, NY: Nielsen Company: 102. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ White, T., ed. (4 October 1997). "Billboard Video Monitor". Billboard. 109 (40). New York City, NY: Nielsen Company: 103. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. ^ White, T., ed. (7 February 1998). "Billboard Video Monitor: The Clip List". Billboard. 110 (6). New York City, NY: Nielsen Company: 86. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 27 August 2011.