The Story
| Release Date | 27/03/2026 |
| Format | LP Colour/ LP Black/ CD |
| Label | Groenland |
| Catalogue Number | LPGRON314T/ LPGRON314/ CDGRON314 |
Fifteen years after Personal Jesus , Nina Hagen returns to her great passion for gospel music with HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN . Together with producer Warner Poland, her band, and friends like Nana Mouskouri and Gitte Hænning , she reinterprets classics – from Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Kitty Wells.
The album combines Southern Gospel, Americana, Reggae and Punk: From the powerful reworking of " Somebody Pray from “for Me” to the Americana version of “Never Grow Old” and a German version of “ Everybody Wanna Go to Heaven“ .
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN is a vibrant, genre-open gospel-rock-pop album, full of playfulness, spirituality and unmistakable Nina Hagen personality.
Tracklist:
1. Everybody´s Gonne Have a Wonderful Time Up Here
2. Nina Hagen& Nana Mouskouri - Never Grow Old
3. Walk With Me Jesus
4. Trouble Of The World
5. Somebody Prayed For Me
6. Needed Time
7. Hand it Over
8. Let´s Be Happy
9. Nina Hagen 6 Gitte Haenning - There´s A Highway To Heaven
10. Everything´s Gonna Be Alright
11. Dust On The Bible
12. Dry Bones
13. Alle Wollen in Den Himmel
14. Gospel Ship
Description
| Release Date | 27/03/2026 |
| Format | LP Colour/ LP Black/ CD |
| Label | Groenland |
| Catalogue Number | LPGRON314T/ LPGRON314/ CDGRON314 |
Fifteen years after Personal Jesus , Nina Hagen returns to her great passion for gospel music with HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN . Together with producer Warner Poland, her band, and friends like Nana Mouskouri and Gitte Hænning , she reinterprets classics – from Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Kitty Wells.
The album combines Southern Gospel, Americana, Reggae and Punk: From the powerful reworking of " Somebody Pray from “for Me” to the Americana version of “Never Grow Old” and a German version of “ Everybody Wanna Go to Heaven“ .
HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN is a vibrant, genre-open gospel-rock-pop album, full of playfulness, spirituality and unmistakable Nina Hagen personality.
Tracklist:
1. Everybody´s Gonne Have a Wonderful Time Up Here
2. Nina Hagen& Nana Mouskouri - Never Grow Old
3. Walk With Me Jesus
4. Trouble Of The World
5. Somebody Prayed For Me
6. Needed Time
7. Hand it Over
8. Let´s Be Happy
9. Nina Hagen 6 Gitte Haenning - There´s A Highway To Heaven
10. Everything´s Gonna Be Alright
11. Dust On The Bible
12. Dry Bones
13. Alle Wollen in Den Himmel
14. Gospel Ship
