Paradise (Peabo Bryson album)

Paradise
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 13, 1980
Studio
  • Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, California)
GenreSoul, R&B
Length42:39
LabelCapitol
Producer
Peabo Bryson chronology
We're the Best of Friends
(1979)
Paradise
(1980)
Live & More
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[1]

Paradise is a studio album by soul vocalist Peabo Bryson, released in 1980.[2] The album charted 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 vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion
  • Vance TaylorFender Rhodes, synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Jim Boling, Jr. – synthesizers, trumpet
  • Terry Dukes – synthesizers, backing vocals
  • Richard Horton – guitars
  • Dwight W. Watkins – bass, backing vocals
  • Andre Robinson – drums, timpani
  • Chuck Bryson – percussion, backing vocals
  • Ron Dover – tenor saxophone, sax solo (3, 5)
  • Dan Dillard – trombone, trumpet solo (2)
  • Thaddeus Johnson – trumpet, trumpet solo (7)
  • Gayle Levant – harp

Handclaps

  • Cissy Alexander, Sheri Byers, Louise Foster, Larry McIntosh and Linda Patz

Arrangements

  • Peabo Bryson – horn, rhythm and vocal arrangements
  • Johnny Pate – horn arrangements, string arrangements and conductor
  • Gerard Vinci – concertmaster

Production

  • Cecil Hale – executive producer
  • Peabo Bryson – producer
  • Johnny Pate – producer
  • Rik Pekkonen – recording, mixing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Daniela Morera – art direction, photography
  • Aerographics – design
  • David Franklin & Associates – management
  • Alvenia Bridges – management
  • Philip F. Ransom – management

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 79
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 13

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
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. ^ Hollins, Dennis (May 16, 1980). "Records: Soul". Gusto. The Buffalo News. p. 30.
  3. ^ a b "Peabo Bryson US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Peabo Bryson US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 29, 2011.