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. "Love Has No Shame" - 5:57 "Minute by Minute" (Lester Abrams, Michael McDonald) - 3:20 "I Love The Way You Love" - 5:10 "Paradise" - 5:35 "Love in Every Season" - 6:25 "When Will I Learn" - 4:14 "I Believe in You" - 6:30 "Life Is a Child" - 5:30
Personnel Peabo Bryson – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion Vance Taylor – Fender 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
Music 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) Peakposition Billboard Pop Albums79 Billboard Top Soul Albums13
Singles Year Single Chart positions USR&B1980 "Minute By Minute" 12 "I Love The Way You Love" 39
References
External links Peabo Bryson-Paradise at Discogs