Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)

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"Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)"
Single by Shenandoah
from the album In the Vicinity of the Heart
B-side "Cabin Fever"[1]
Released August 5, 1995
Format CD single
Genre Country
Length 3:09
Label Liberty
Writer(s) Dennis Linde
Producer(s) Don Cook
Shenandoah singles chronology
"Darned If I Don't (Danged If I Do)"
(1995)		 "Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)"
(1995)		 "Always Have, Always Will"
(1996)

"Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" is a song written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by the American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1991 album Unstoppable.[2] It was released in August 1995 by American country music group Shenandoah as the third single from the album In the Vicinity of the Heart. Their version of the song reached number 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Content

The song is an up-tempo in which the narrator is excited about returning home from work to see his lover.

Critical reception

Jim Ridley of New Country described the song negatively, saying that it sounded similar to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".[3] An uncredited review in the Indianapolis Star was more favorable, calling the song "a clever merger of spiritual and country".[4]


Chart performance

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[5] 20
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 24

References

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External links

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  2. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/unstoppable-mw0000262708
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  5. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 2785." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 23, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Shenandoah – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Shenandoah.
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