Paradise (Grover Washington Jr. album)

Paradise
Studio album by Grover Washington Jr.
Released 1979
Recorded 1979
Studio Alpha International Recording Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Jazz
Length 40:58
Label Elektra
Producer Grover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Reed Seed
(1978)Reed Seed1978
Paradise
(1979)
Skylarkin'
(1980)Skylarkin'1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Paradise is an album by jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. Released in 1979, this was Washington's first album on Elektra Records.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Grover Washington Jr.; except where indicated

  1. "Paradise" (John Blake) 7:55
  2. "Icey" (Millard Vinson) 3:48
  3. "The Answer in Your Eyes" (Washington, Richard Steacker) 8:24
  4. "Asia's Theme" (James Simmons) 5:03
  5. "Shana" 5:06
  6. "Tell Me About It Now" 5:27
  7. "Feel It Comin'" (Richard Steacker) 5:15

Personnel

Technical

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[3] 24
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3] 15
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3] 2

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
R&B
1979 "Tell Me All About it" 57

References

  1. Yanow, Scott. Grover Washington Jr.: Paradise > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 203. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. 1 2 3 "Grover Washington Jr. US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
  4. "Grover Washington Jr. US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
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