Paradise (Grover Washington Jr. album)

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

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) Paradise (1979) Skylarkin' (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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

• Grover Washington Jr. – soprano, alto, tenor, & baritone saxophones, flute
• James "Sid" Simmons – acoustic & electric piano
• Tyrone Brown – acoustic & electric bass
• Richard Lee Steacker – acoustic & electric guitar
• Millard "Pete" Vinson – drums
• Leonard "Doc" Gibbs – percussion
• John Blake Jr. – violin

Technical

• Fred Galletti - engineer
• Johnny Lee, Ron Coro - art direction

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

External links

• Grover Washington Jr. – Paradise at Discogs

References

1. Yanow, Scott. Grover Washington Jr.: Paradise > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
2. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 203. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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.