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.
Released1979
Recorded1979
StudioAlpha International Recording Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreJazz
Length40:58
LabelElektra
ProducerGrover Washington Jr.
Grover Washington Jr. chronology
Reed Seed
(1978)		 Paradise
(1979)		 Skylarkin'
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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
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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.
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