No 1 in Heaven

Nº 1 in Heaven is the eighth studio album by American rock band Sparks. Recorded with Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder, the album marked a change of musical direction for the group. It is the band's only album on Elektra, the fourth label that the band was signed to in the US. "The Number One Song in Heaven" became the group's first hit since "Looks, Looks, Looks" in 1975, reaching No. 14 in the UK and No. 5 on the Irish Singles Chart. All singles (except "La Dolce Vita") were released on picture disc/colored vinyl, with exclusive remixes. The single, "Tryouts for the Human Race" (released after the album), fared even better in theUK and reached the top ten in July of that year. The album was released in March 1979 by Virgin Records (with initial copies on colored vinyl) and later licensed to ElekTra Records in the U.S. It was released on vinyl with a 12" extended mix of "Beat the Clock" for the album version.