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Heart of Gold (Force and Styles song)

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Released
  
25 July 1998

Recorded
  
1996

Length
  
4:23

Format
  
CD, 12" vinyl

Genre
  
Happy hardcore, House

Label
  
Diverse

"Heart of Gold" is a song written and recorded by Force & Styles. It was first recorded and released in on Force & Styles album All over the UK (1996) with the vocals by Jenna, and it was released as a single in 1998 with vocals by Kelly Llorenna. It is one of the most well known hardcore songs and was used as the name of Force & Styles's greatest hits album Heart of Gold. In 2002, Llorenna released a new version as her fourth solo single produced by Flip & Fill.

Contents

Force & Styles version

The original version was a happy hardcore song with vocals by Jenna Barr. It was released as a one sided 12" promo on United Dance Recordings and this is the version which appears on Force & Styles's first album All over the UK and their greatest hits album Heart of Gold (2000).

In 1998 the song was released as a single on Diverse records. The new versions had additional production by Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy and Tim Lever of Steelworks Productions to make the song more commercial. Force & Styles also produced a new version as well with vocals by Kelly Llorenna for the single.

Track listing

12-inch promo (1996)
  1. "Heart of Gold" (feat. Jenna) – 7:59
CD Single (1998)
  1. "Heart of Gold" (feat. Kelly Llorenna) – 4:23
  2. "Heart of Gold" (Rated PG Premier mix) – 7:23
  3. "Heart of Gold '98" (feat. Kelly Llorenna) – 7:45
12" Single 1 (1998)
  1. "Heart of Gold '98" (feat. Kelly Llorenna) – 7:45
  2. "Heart of Gold" (original mix) (feat. Jenna) – 7:59
12" Single 2 (1998)
  1. "Heart of Gold" (extended mix) (feat. Kelly Llorenna)
  2. "Heart of Gold" (Ruff Driverz club mix)
  3. "Heart of Gold" (Rated PG club mix)

Personnel

Force & Styles
  • Paul Hobbs – producer
  • Darren Mew – producer
    • Production
  • Steelworks Productions (Eliot Kennedy, Mike Percy, Tim Lever) - producers (on 1998 single version)
    • Additional musicians
  • Jenna Barr – vocals
  • Kelly Llorenna – vocals (on 1998 single version)
  • Colin Brett – guitar (on 1998 single version)
    • Other personnel
  • Mark Yates – design

    • Kelly Llorenna version

    In 2002, Kelly Llorenna re-recorded and released the song as her fourth solo single. It was a commercial trance song produced by Flip & Fill.

    Track listing

    CD single
    1. "Heart of Gold" (radio edit) – 3:03
    2. "Heart of Gold" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:37
    3. "Heart of Gold" (DJ Demand remix) – 6:47
    12-inch single
    1. "Heart of Gold" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:37
    2. "Heart of Gold" (Infextious remix) – 6:46
    3. "Heart of Gold" (Hixxy's remix) – 6:42
    12-inch promo
    1. "Heart of Gold" (Flip & Fill remix) – 6:37
    2. "Heart of Gold" (DJ Demand remix) – 6:47
    3. "Heart of Gold" (Infextious remix) – 6:46
    4. "Heart of Gold" (Hixxy's remix) – 6:42
    5. "Heart of Gold" (Kenny Hayes remix) – 6:40

    Personnel

  • Kelly Llorenna – vocals
    • Production
  • Flip & Fill – producer
  • Lee Monteverde – mixing
    • Other personnel
  • Ignition – design

    • References

    Heart of Gold (Force & Styles song) Wikipedia
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