Heaven in the Real World

All songs written by Steven Curtis Chapman, except where noted.

1. "Heaven in the Real World" – 4:50
2. "King of the Jungle" – 4:55
3. "Dancing with the Dinosaur" – 4:46
4. "The Mountain" (Chapman, Geoff Moore) – 4:56
5. "Treasure of You" (Chapman, Moore) – 4:41
6. "Love and Learn" – 4:09
7. "Burn the Ships" (Chapman, James Elliot) – 4:56
8. "Remember Your Chains" – 5:22
9. "Heartbeat of Heaven" – 5:07
10. "Still Listening" – 4:32
11. "Facts Are Facts" (Chapman, Moore) – 3:30
12. "Miracle of Mercy" – 2:39
13. "Heartbeat of Heaven" (reprise) – 0:57

• Steven Curtis Chapman – lead vocals, backing vocals (1-5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13), acoustic guitars (1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10), dobro (2), electric guitars (10), classical guitar (12)
• Phil Naish – keyboards
• Dann Huff – electric guitars (1-9, 11, 13), classical guitar solo (6, 9, 13), acoustic guitar solo (8), additional electric guitars (10), slide guitar solo (11)
• Dan Dugmore – dobro (4), steel guitar (6)
• Leland Sklar – bass (1–9, 11, 13)
• Danny O'Lannerghty – fretless bass (12)
• John Robinson – drums (1–9, 11, 13)
• Mark Hammond – drum programming (2), percussion (3, 4)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (9, 10, 12, 13)
• Barry Green – trombone (2)
• Chris McDonald – trombone (2), horn arrangements (2)
• Jeff Bailey – trumpet (2)
• Mike Haynes – trumpet (2)
• Jeff Mac – wave sequencing (3)
• David Naish – "pterodactyl" overdub (3)
• Conni Ellisor – string arrangements and conductor (6, 9, 12, 13)
• Carl Gorodetsky – concertmaster (6, 9, 13)
• The Nashville String Machine – strings (6, 9, 13)
• John Catchings – cello (12)
• Anthony LaMarchina – cello (12)
• Bob Mason – cello (12)
• Hezekiah Walker and The Love Fellowship Crusade Choir – choir (1, 2)
• Michael Gleason – backing vocals (1–5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13)
• Mark Heimermann – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7)
• Michael Mellett – backing vocals (3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 13)

Voice-overs on "Heaven in the Real World"

• James Isaac Elliot, Steve LePard, Brad Winget and Charles Colson

Children's choir on "Still Listening"

• Emily Chapman, Caleb Chapman and Will Franklin Chapman

Shoutback on "Facts Are Facts"

• Calvin Bottoms, Dan Brunelle, Steven Curtis Chapman, Dave Huffman, Dennis Kurtilla and Phil Naish

• Phil Naish – producer
• Steven Curtis Chapman – producer
• Peter York – executive producer
• Dan Raines – executive producer
• Ed Cherney – instrumental track recording engineer
• Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, California) – instrumental track recording location, additional recording location
• John Hendrickson – assistant engineer, additional engineer, mix assistant
• Ronnie Brookshire – overdub and vocal recording engineer
• Studio at Mole End (Franklin, Tennessee) – overdub and vocal recording location
• The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) – additional recording location
• Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California) – additional recording location
• Quad Studios (Nashville, Tennessee) – additional recording location
• Mid-Town Tone and Volume (Nashville, Tennessee) – additional recording location
• North Beach Studio (Franklin, Tennessee) – additional recording location
• Dan Garcia – additional engineer
• Jay Healy – additional engineer
• Todd Robbins – additional engineer, assistant engineer
• Jeremy Smith – additional engineer
• Lars Aakre – assistant engineer
• Dave Dillbeck – assistant engineer
• Peter Doell – assistant engineer
• Koji Egawa – assistant engineer
• Bill Schnee – mixing at Schnee Studio (North Hollywood, California)
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Los Angeles, California)
• Bridgett Evans O'Lannerghty – production coordinator
• Karen Philpott – creative design
• East-West Design Group (Nashville, Tennessee) – design
• Gerhart Yurkovic – cover photography
• E.J. Carr – additional photos
• John Guider – stock photos
• Robert Glover – stock photos
• Skip O'Rourke – stock photos
• Johnny Villanueva – hair and make-up
• Jeffrey Tay – stylist