“Heaven” was released as a single on April 9, 1985, while Adams was touring the U.S. and Canadian charts in the summer of 1985 - as did the album.” Excellent decision! The song became the album's flagship single, reaching the top of the U.S. "But at the last minute Bryan added ‘Heaven’ to the track list. “I’m not sure who changed Bryan’s mind,” Vallance said. With the movie quickly forgotten, Adams could do what he liked with the song – but Vallance remembered his colleague thinking it was a poor fit for Reckless, the album Adams was working on at the time. Once we did get the track, they wanted me to play some more fills that they could possibly use, and I’m pretty sure one of those fills ended up on the fade near the end of the song.” "After I came up with my approach, we got the song fairly quickly, if I remember correctly. Using Clearmountain’s kit meant Smith “didn’t have to do anything as far as setup or tuning, just sit down and play," the drummer says. Bryan and Bob wanted the big toms fills and wide beat that I had used on Journey songs like ‘Open Arms’ and ‘Faithfully.’” “I had developed some ballad chops playing with Journey, and I was able to easily adapt my concept. “By the time I got there, the band knew the song, and I took some time to listen to the track, learn the form and then we started to record,” he explains. Regardless of how things were going for anyone else, Smith found the session smooth and simple.
HEAVEN BY BRYAN ADAMS VIDEO PLUS
I was excited to play on one of his songs, plus I wanted to experience the Power Station and work with his producer, Bob Clearmountain.”
HEAVEN BY BRYAN ADAMS VIDEO MOVIE
Bryan asked me if I’d come down to the Power Station studio to record a song with him that he was working on for a movie soundtrack. “We were on the 1983 tour and it was a day off. “I was in my hotel room in New York City, and I got a call from Bryan,” Smith says. Responding quickly, Adams placed a call to Smith. Drummer Mickey Curry earlier told Adams that he was already booked for a Hall & Oates recording at the time. Because Adams' session ran overtime, Curry “had no choice but to walk out,” Vallance said. The track was recorded at the Power Station in New York in June 1983, “but the session didn’t go smoothly,” Vallance added.
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