Paradise (Change song)

"Paradise"
Single by Change
from the album Miracles
Released 1981
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded Recorded at Fonoprint Studios, Bologna, Italy.
All vocals recorded and mixed at Media Sound Studios, New York City.
Mastered at Sterling Sound Inc., New York City
Genre Dance-pop, Boogie
Length 5:14
3:57 (Short Version)
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Davide Romani, Mauro Malavasi, Tanyayette Willoughby
Producer Jacques Fred Petrus, Mauro Malavasi
Change singles chronology
"The Glow of Love"
(1980)		 "Paradise"
(1981)		 "Hold Tight"
(1981)

"Paradise" is a 1981 single by Change from the LP entiltled, "Miracles". The single's vocals were done by James Robinson and Deborah Cooper. Along with the songs, "Hold Tight" and "Heaven of My Life", became a number-one single on the dance chart for five weeks.[1] "Paradise" crossed over to the soul chart, peaking at number seven,[2] and also reached number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Track listing

7" Single
  1. "Paradise" - 3:57
  2. "Your Move" - 4:23
12" Single
  1. "Paradise" - 5:14
  2. "Your Move" - 4:23

Chart positions

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 80
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] 7

References

  1. ^ Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004
  3. ^ a b c "Change US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3870/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
Preceded by
"Lay All Your Love on Me" / "Super Trouper"/ "On and On and On" by ABBA		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
with "Hold Tight" and "Heaven of My Life"
May 9, 1981 - June 6, 1981		 Succeeded by
"Try It Out"/"Hold Tight" by Gino Soccio