Heaven's Bright Sun

Heaven's Bright Sun is a live progressive rock album by Iona, released in 1997.

Heaven's Bright Sun
Live album by Iona
Released	January 1997
Recorded	Various locations in England, December 1996
Genre	Progressive rock, Celtic rock, Christian rock
Length	111:21
Label	ForeFront Records Open Sky Records re-release 2005
Producer	Dave Bainbridge
Iona chronology
Treasures (1996) Heaven's Bright Sun (1997) Woven Cord (1999)

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Recordings were made under engineer Nigel Palmer by the B-I-H mobile 'Live' in England during December 1996, at the Irish Centre, Leeds, the Q Club, Birmingham, and The Amulet, Shepton Mallet.

Personnel

• Joanne Hogg - vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboards, shaker
• Dave Bainbridge - guitars, keyboards
• Phil Barker - bass guitar
• Terl Bryant - drums, percussion
• Troy Donockley - Uillean pipes, low whistles, tin whistle, guitars, e-bow slide guitar, keyboards, cittern, vocals
• Mike Haughton - saxophone, flute, tin whistle, vocals, tambourine

Track listing

• Disc 1 - total time 48:39

1. "Turning Tide" – 2:23
2. "Treasure" – 4:56
3. "Flight of the Wild Goose" – 5:42
4. "Today" – 3:29
5. "Irish Day" – 6:11
6. "Luke" – 3:45
7. "Inside My Heart" – 6:51
8. "Trilogy" – 8:47
9. "I Will Give My Love an Apple" – 6:35

• Disc 2 - Total Time 62:42

1. The Island – 5:55
2. Iona – 6:39
3. Columcille – 4:14
4. Heaven's Bright Sun – 7:54
5. Chi-Rho – 5:04
6. Bi-Se I Mo Shuil Part 2 – 4:48
7. Kells Theme – 6:28
8. Reels – 7:34
9. When I Survey – 14:06

Release details

• 1997, UK, Alliance Records ALD 092, release date January 1997, CD
• 1997, UK, Alliance Records ALC 092, release date January 1997, cassette
• 1997, USA, Forefront Records FFD-5178, release date January 1997, CD
• 2005, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP7CD, release date 13 June 2005, CD