Postcards from Heaven

Postcards from Heaven is the second studio album by English music duo Lighthouse Family. It was released on 20 October 1997 on Wildcard / Polydor Records. The album produced three top-10 hits ("Raincloud", "High" and "Lost in Space") and two top-30 hits ("Question of Faith" and "Postcard from Heaven") in the UK, with "High" also reaching number one in Australia.^[4]

Postcards from Heaven
Studio album by Lighthouse Family
Released	20 October 1997 (UK)
Recorded	December 1996 – August 1997
Genre	Pop, easy listening, soul
Length	47:19
Label	Wildcard / Polydor
Producer	Mike Peden
Lighthouse Family chronology
Ocean Drive (1995/1996) Postcards from Heaven (1997) Whatever Gets You Through the Day (2001)
Singles from Postcards from Heaven
"Raincloud" Released: 29 September 1997 "High" Released: 29 December 1997 "Lost in Space" Released: 13 June 1998 "Question of Faith" Released: 5 October 1998 "Postcard from Heaven" Released: 4 January 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Music Week	[2]
NME	5/10[3]

Track listing

Postcards from Heaven track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Raincloud"	Tunde Baiyewu Paul Tucker Martin Brammer	Mike Peden	4:33
2.	"Once in a Blue Moon"	Tucker	Peden	3:54
3.	"Question of Faith"	Baiyewu Tucker Tim Laws	Peden	4:32
4.	"Let It All Change"	Baiyewu Tucker	Peden	5:14
5.	"Sun in the Night"	Tucker Laws	Peden	5:21
6.	"High"	Baiyewu Tucker	Peden	5:10
7.	"Lost in Space"	Tucker Laws	Peden	5:22
8.	"When I Was Younger"	Baiyewu	Peden	4:16
9.	"Restless"	Tucker	Peden	4:37
10.	"Postcard from Heaven"	Tucker	Peden	4:20

Postcards from Heaven – Revised edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
8.	"Lifted"	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer	Mike Peden	4:31

Postcards from Heaven – Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"From a Desert to a Beach"	Baiyewu Tucker Tim Kellett	Tucker Laws	4:28

Postcards from Heaven – Brazilian edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Raincloud" (Cuca's Radio Edit)	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer	Cuca
12.	"High" (Monster Edit)	Baiyewu Tucker	Monster

Postcards from Heaven – Deluxe edition (bonus disc)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"High" (Itaal Shur's Beautiful Urban Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker	Itaal Shur	6:40
2.	"High" (Inner City Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker	Inner City	6:42
3.	"Raincloud" (Basement Boys Style 12" Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer	Basement Boys	8:05
4.	"Raincloud" (D'Influence Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer	D'Influence	5:26
5.	"Lifted" (Linslee 7" Mix)	Baiyewu Tucker Brammer	Linslee	4:01
6.	"Ocean Drive" (Linslee R&B Mix)	Tucker	Linslee	4:01

Personnel

• Tunde Baiyewu – vocals
• Craig Ross, Graham Kearns, Phil Hudson – guitar
• Jack Daley – bass
• Peter Gordeno – organ, Rhodes piano
• Paul Tucker – keyboards
• Pete Wingfield – piano
• Ben Hillier, Rupert Brown – drums
• Danny Cummings, Luís Jardim – percussion
• Phil Todd – flute, brass
• Lain Gray, Lawrence Johnson, Mint Juleps, Tee Green – backing vocals
• The London Session Orchestra – strings
• Nick Ingman – string arrangements

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Postcards from Heaven Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 18 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 19 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 46 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 16 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 44 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 6 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 23 Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 9 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 32 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 12 UK Albums (OCC)[16] 2

Year-end charts 1997 year-end chart performance for Postcards from Heaven Chart (1997) Position UK Albums (OCC)[17] 14 1998 year-end chart performance for Postcards from Heaven Chart (1998) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 33 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 60 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 11 UK Albums (OCC)[21] 11

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Postcards from Heaven

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]	Platinum	70,000^
Germany (BVMI)[23]	Platinum	500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[24]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25]	Platinum	15,000^
Philippines	—	200,000[26]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[29]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Postcards from Heaven at AllMusic
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20. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
21. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
23. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lighthouse Family; 'Postcards from Heaven')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
24. "Dutch album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Postcards from Heaven" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 18 September 2019. Enter Postcards from Heaven in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1998 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
25. "New Zealand album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Postcards from Heaven". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
26. Gonzales, David (17 April 1999). "Filipino Labels Expand Marketing". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 16. p. 77. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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28. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Postcards from Heaven')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
29. "British album certifications – Lighthouse Family – Whatever Gets You Through the Day". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 September 2019.