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Heaven Must Have Sent You" is a song written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland when at Motown, and first recorded by The Elgins in 1966. It was also a 1979 disco hit single by Bonnie Pointer. Contents 1 The Elgins 1.1 Chart history 2 Bonnie Pointer 2.1 Chart history 2.1.1 Weekly charts 2.1.2 Year-end charts 3 References The Elgins The version by the Elgins, released on the Motown subsidiary V.I.P. Records label in 1966, reached #9 on the Billboard R&B chart and #50 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Popular on the Northern soul scene in the UK, it was reissued in by Tamla Motown in 1971, and reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2][3] The Elgins' backing vocals augmented by The Andantes. Chart history Chart (1966) Peak position UK (OCC) 3 US Billboard Hot 100[4] 50 US Billboard R&B 9 US Cash Box Top 100 65 Bonnie Pointer "Heaven Must Have Sent You" Heaven Must Have Sent You - Bonnie Pointer.jpg Single by Bonnie Pointer B-side "Heaven Must Have Sent You" (LP Version) Released June 1979[5] Format Vinyl, 12" Genre Disco Length 5:12 3:22 (7" version) Label Motown Songwriter(s) Holland–Dozier–Holland Producer(s) Jeffrey Bowen Berry Gordy "Heaven Must Have Sent You" was one of two remakes of Motown hits recorded by Bonnie Pointer for her 1978 self-titled solo debut album which was released by Motown: Pointer would state: ""I wanted to cut that tune and the other old Motown tune: 'When I'm Gone', simply because I've always dug them."[6] Pointer has stated that she suggested to Berry Gordy that he have her remake "Heaven Must Have Sent You" as a disco track after Pointer had heard the Village People hit "Y.M.C.A." and realized that "Heaven Must Have Sent You" would work well with an arrangement similar to that of "Y.M.C.A".[7] Set to a 12/8 shuffle beat, Pointer's disco version of "Heaven Must Have Sent You" features violins in the background throughout the track: the ringing of rhythmic tubular bells is heard during the into, giving way to a funky bass guitar heard as a refrain throughout the song. The bass guitar part can be heard three times between the verses, and the bells are heard again in the instrumental interlude played mid-song. During
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