<P> `` Heaven Is a Place on Earth '' is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle , featured on her second studio album , Heaven on Earth ( 1987 ) . Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley , the power ballad was released as the album 's lead single in September 1987 , and it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 5 , 1987 , becoming Carlisle 's only US chart - topper . A month later it hit number one in the United Kingdom , where it held the top spot of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks . </P>
<P> `` Heaven Is a Place on Earth '' is a song by American singer Belinda Carlisle , featured on her second studio album , Heaven on Earth ( 1987 ) . Written by Rick Nowels and Ellen Shipley , the power ballad was released as the album 's lead single in September 1987 , and it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on December 5 , 1987 , becoming Carlisle 's only US chart - topper . A month later it hit number one in the United Kingdom , where it held the top spot of the UK Singles Chart for two weeks . </P>
who wrote heaven is a place on earth
who wrote heaven is a place on earth
Rick Nowels Ellen Shipley
Rick Nowels Ellen Shipley