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Heaven Seemed So Near

The Stanley Brothers

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  • 1959
  • 2:13
  • 120 BPM · A major

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  1. Released on King Records, also I Got You (I Feel Good) (James Brown & The Famous Flames), I Got the Feelin’ (James Brown) and It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World (James Brown)

  2. Recorded at King Studios, also Night Train (James Brown), I’ll Go Crazy (James Brown & The Famous Flames) and Please, Please, Please (James Brown & The Famous Flames)

  3. Written by Carter Stanley, also The Fields Have Turned Brown, The White Dove and The Drunkard's Hell

  4. Part of The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys, also How Mountain Girls Can Love, She’s More to Be Pitied and Your Selfish Heart

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Credits

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Written by
Albert Elliott and Carter Stanley
Performed by
Albert Elliott, Bill Napier, Carter Stanley, Ralph Mayo and Ralph Stanley
Part of
The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys
Recorded at
King Studios
Released on
King Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Albert Elliott

    Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Albert Elliott

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  2. 2MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Bill Napier

    Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Bill Napier

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Carter Stanley

    Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Carter Stanley

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Ralph Mayo

    Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Ralph Mayo

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Ralph Stanley

    Heaven Seemed So Near was performed by Ralph Stanley

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was written by Albert Elliott

    Heaven Seemed So Near was written by Albert Elliott

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was written by Carter Stanley

    Heaven Seemed So Near was written by Carter Stanley

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near is part of the release The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys

    Heaven Seemed So Near is part of the release The Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was recorded at King Studios

    Heaven Seemed So Near was recorded at King Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz King Records is the label of the song Heaven Seemed So Near

    King Records is the label of the song Heaven Seemed So Near

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Heaven Seemed So Near was released on 1959

    Heaven Seemed So Near was released on 1959

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026