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"Paradise Tonight"
Single by Charly McClain with Mickey Gilley
from the album Paradise
B-side"Four Seasons of Love"
ReleasedJune 1983
GenreCountry
Length3:02
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Bill Kenner
Mark Wright
Producer(s)Chucko Productions
Charly McClain singles chronology
"Fly into Love"
(1983)
"Paradise Tonight"
(1983)
"Sentimental Ol' You"
(1983)
Mickey Gilley singles chronology
"Fool for Your Love"
(1983)
"Paradise Tonight"
(1983)
"Your Love Shines Through"
(1983)

"Paradise Tonight" is a song written by Bill Kenner and Mark Wright, and recorded by American country music artists Charly McClain and Mickey Gilley. It was released in June 1983 as the second single from McClain's album Paradise. The song was the most successful of three releases by McClain and Gilley as a duo. The single went to number one for one week and stayed a total of thirteen weeks on the top 40 country chart.[1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 21

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 221.
  2. ^ "Charly McClain Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.