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Paradise
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1980
Recorded1980
GenreSoul, funk
LabelCapitol
ProducerPeabo Bryson, Johnny Pate
Peabo Bryson chronology
We're the Best of Friends
(1979)
Paradise
(1980)
Live & More
(1980)

Paradise is the fifth album by soul vocalist Peabo Bryson.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Released in Spring 1980, this album would chart on the R&B album charts at number thirteen.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Peabo Bryson; except where indicated.

  1. "Love Has No Shame" - 5:57
  2. "Minute By Minute" (Lester Abrams, Michael McDonald) - 3:20
  3. "I Love The Way You Love" - 5:10
  4. "Paradise" - 5:35
  5. "Love in Every Season" - 6:25
  6. "When Will I Learn" - 4:14
  7. "I Believe in You" - 6:30
  8. "Life Is a Child" - 5:30

Personnel

  • Peabo Bryson – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, percussion; horn, rhythm and string arrangements
  • Vance Taylor – Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • James Boling, Jr. – synthesizers, trumpet
  • Terry Dukes – synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Richard Horton – guitars
  • Dwight Watkins – bass, backing vocals
  • Andre Robinson – drums, timpani
  • Chuck Bryson – percussion, backing vocals
  • Cissy Alexander – handclaps
  • Sheri Byers – handclaps
  • Louise Foster – handclaps
  • Larry McIntosh – handclaps
  • Linda Patz – handclaps
  • Ron Dover – tenor saxophone, sax solo (3, 5)
  • Dan Dillard – trombone, trumpet solo (2)
  • Thad Johnson – trumpet, trumpet solo (7)
  • Gayle Levant – harp
  • Johnny Pate – horn and string arrangements, conductor
  • Gerard Vinci – concertmaster

Production

  • Producers – Peabo Bryson and Johnny Pate
  • Executive Producer – Cecil Hale
  • Recorded and Mixed by Rik Pekkonen at Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA).
  • Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction and Photography – Daniela Morera
  • Design – Aerographics

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 79
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 13

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B
1980 "Minute By Minute" 12
"I Love The Way You Love" 39

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Ron. Peabo Bryson: Paradise > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Peabo Bryson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  3. ^ "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-29.