Paradise (Peabo Bryson album)

Paradise
Studio album by Peabo Bryson
Released	1980
Genre	Soul, R&B
Label	Capitol
Producer	Peabo Bryson, Johnny Pate
Peabo Bryson chronology
We're the Best of Friends (1979) Paradise (1980) Live & More (1980)

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Paradise is a studio album by soul vocalist Peabo Bryson, released in 1980. 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 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
• 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
• 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	79
Billboard Top Soul Albums	13

Singles

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

External links

• Peabo Bryson-Paradise at Discogs