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Heaven Knows ( Donna Summer song ) - Wikipedia Heaven Knows ( Donna Summer song ) Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> `` Heaven Knows '' <Td_colspan="2"> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Donna Summer <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Live and More B - side `` Only One Man ( Live ) '' Released December 9 , 1978 Format 7 '' single Recorded 1978 Genre Disco , pop , R&B Length 3 : 54 Label Casablanca Songwriter ( s ) Donna Summer , Giorgio Moroder , Pete Bellotte Producer ( s ) Giorgio Moroder , Pete Bellotte <Th_colspan="2"> Donna Summer singles chronology <Td_colspan="2"> `` MacArthur Park '' ( 1978 ) `` Heaven Knows '' ( 1978 ) `` Hot Stuff '' ( 1979 ) <Td_colspan="2"> `` MacArthur Park '' ( 1978 ) `` Heaven Knows '' ( 1978 ) `` Hot Stuff '' ( 1979 ) `` Heaven Knows '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Donna Summer , with guest vocals from Brooklyn Dreams released at the height of her fame during the 1970s disco era . It is adapted from the Live and More album where it is a part of the Mac Arthur Park Suite . It became a number 4 hit for Summer in the US in early 1979 . The song features singing by the group Brooklyn Dreams with lead vocals by Joe `` Bean '' Esposito . On the single version released by Summer ( credited as Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams ) , singer Joe `` Bean '' Esposito sings second lead to Summer , while Summer and the group provide backing vocals . However , on the version that appears on Brooklyn Dreams 's 1979 album , Sleepless Nights , it is Esposito who sings the lead vocal with Summer singing second lead , with Summer and the group provide backing vocals . On the group 's album , this version is credited as Brooklyn Dreams with Donna Summer . A 12 '' single version , at 6 : 45 , was released , the first verse sung by Summer solo , the remainder with Summer and Esposito . Contents ( hide ) 1 Chart performance 1.1 Weekly charts 1.2 Year - end charts 2 Cover versions and appearances in other media 3 References 4 External links Chart performance ( edit ) Weekly charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 US R&B 10 US Cash Box Top 100 Canadian RPM New Zealand 14 Australia 15 UK 34 Year - end charts ( edit ) Chart ( 1979 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 39 US Cash Box Top 100 38 Canada 43 Cover versions and appearances in other media ( edit ) In 1980 the song was performed by Pink Lady on their variety show Pink Lady and Jeff . Nell Carter and guest star Ray Parker , Jr. sang a duet of the song in a 1984 episode of Gimme a Break . In November 2000 , Ann Curless from the girl group Exposé released a version on Waako Records . In 2003 , the song was covered by Faith Evans in the film , The Fighting Temptations . In 2013 , following Summer 's death , Nadia Ali released a downtempo acoustic cover as a tribute . References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` Donna Summer - Chart history '' . Billboard . Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13 . Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1978 / Top 100 Songs of 1978 '' . Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13 . Jump up ^ `` Archived copy '' . Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 04 . Retrieved 2016 - 04 - 12 . Jump up ^ `` RPM - Library and Archives Canada RPM - Bibliothèque et Archives Canada '' . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 13 . External links ( edit ) Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Donna Summer <Td_colspan="2"> Discography ( Albums ) ( Singles ) Awards Cover versions Studio albums Lady of the Night ( 1974 ) Love to Love You Baby ( 1975 ) A Love Trilogy ( 1976 ) Four Seasons of Love ( 1976 ) I Remember Yesterday ( 1977 ) Once Upon A Time ( 1977 ) Bad Girls ( 1979 ) The Wanderer ( 1980 ) I 'm a Rainbow ( 1981 / 1996 ) Donna Summer ( 1982 ) She Works Hard for the Money ( 1983 ) Cats Without Claws ( 1984 ) All Systems Go ( 1987 ) Another Place and Time ( 1989 ) Mistaken Identity ( 1991 ) Christmas Spirit ( 1994 ) Crayons ( 2008 ) Live albums Live and More ( 1978 ) Live & More Encore ( 1999 ) Notable compilations On the Radio : Greatest Hits Volumes I & II ( 1979 ) The Summer Collection : Greatest Hits ( 1985 ) The Dance Collection : A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles ( 1987 ) The Donna Summer Anthology ( 1993 ) Endless Summer ( 1994 ) The Ultimate Collection ( 2003 ) The Journey : The Very Best of Donna Summer ( 2003 ) Gold ( 2005 ) Donna ( 2014 ) Hits , Singles and More ( 2015 ) The Ultimate Collection ( 2016 ) U.S. Top 10 Hit singles `` Love to Love You Baby '' `` I Feel Love '' `` Last Dance '' `` MacArthur Park '' `` Heaven Knows '' `` Hot Stuff '' `` Bad Girls '' `` Dim All the Lights '' `` No More Tears ( Enough Is Enough ) '' `` On the Radio '' `` The Wanderer '' `` Love Is in Control ( Finger on the Trigger ) '' `` She Works Hard for the Money '' `` This Time I Know It 's for Real '' Concert tours Once Upon a Time Tour Bad Girls Tour The Wanderer Tour Hard for the Money Tour Silver Girl Tour All Systems Go Tour Mid Summer Nights Dream Tour Live & More Encore Tour Greatest Hits Tour Crayons Tour Related topics Brooklyn Dreams Pete Bellotte Joe `` Bean '' Esposito Giorgio Moroder Bruce Sudano Neil Bogart Paul Jabara Sunshine Theme From The Deep ( Down Deep Inside ) <Td_colspan="2"> Book : Donna Summer This 1970s single -- related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heaven_Knows_(Donna_Summer_song)&oldid=757615758 '' Categories : Donna Summer songs 1978 singles Songs written by Pete Bellotte Songs written by Giorgio Moroder Songs written by Donna Summer Casablanca Records singles Song recordings produced by Giorgio Moroder Song recordings produced by Pete Bellotte 1970s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 31 December 2016 , at 18 : 18 . About Wikipedia