Just Another Day in Paradise
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Released1982
RecordedJanuary–November 1981
Studio
- Pyramid "Eye" Recording Studio (Lookout Mountain, Georgia)
- Southern Tracks Recording Studio (Atlanta, Georgia)
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | January–November 1981 | |||
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| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Length | 40:52 | |||
| Label | Kat Family/Epic | |||
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Just Another Day in Paradise is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Bertie Higgins, released in 1982.
Singles from the album include the title track, the Top 10 single "Key Largo" and "Casablanca", both tributes to the 1942 film of the same name.
"Casablanca" was covered by Japanese singer Hiromi Go in the same year and reached No. 2 on the Japanese chart. Higgins' original version and album also achieved commercial success, and was the second best-selling album of 1982 by a Western artist in Japan's official hit parade, Oricon.[2]
All songs written by Bertie Higgins, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Just Another Day in Paradise" | Higgins, Sonny Limbo, Columbia Jones | 3:56 |
| 2. | "Casablanca" | Higgins, Limbo, John Healy | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Candledancer" | 3:48 | |
| 4. | "Key Largo" | Higgins, Limbo | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Port O' Call (Savannah '55)" | 3:26 | |
| 6. | "White Line Fever" | Higgins, Limbo | 3:59 |
| 7. | "The Heart Is the Hunter" | 3:27 | |
| 8. | "She's Gone to Live on the Mountain" | 3:26 | |
| 9. | "Down at the Blue Moon" | 3:57 | |
| 10. | "The Tropics" | Higgins, Limbo | 7:00 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Bertie Higgins – vocals, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, finger cymbals (4)
- John Healy – keyboards, grand piano, backing vocals
- Steve Nathan – keyboards, grand piano, organ
- Ken Bell – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Shelton Irwin – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
- Barry Richmond – electric guitars
- Jeff Pinkham – acoustic guitars, mandolin
- Norman Blake – additional mandolin
- Gary Baker – bass
- Arch Pearson – bass
- Owen Hale – drums
- Bill Marshall – drums
- Mickey Buckins – congas, percussion
- Edward Higgins – congas, percussion
- Ed Leamon – saxophones
- Scott MacLellan – flute, backing vocals
- Linda Penny Baker – oboe
- Gloria Higgins-Burke – backing vocals
- Doug Johnson – backing vocals
- Mann & Phyllis Loiacono – backing vocals
- Lu Moss – backing vocals
- David Powell – backing vocals
- Suzi Smith – backing vocals
- Mike Sullivan – backing vocals
- Cheryl Wilson – backing vocals
The Atlanta Strings
- Wayne Mosley – string arrangements and conductor
- Nan Maddox and Dona Vellek Klein – cello
- Robert Jones and Marion Kent – viola
- Lorentz Ottzen, Benjamin Picone, Patricio Salvatierra, Bradley Stewart and Frank Walton – violin
Production
- Sonny Limbo – producer, additional engineer
- Scott MacLellan – producer, additional engineer
- Doug Johnson – engineer
- Jim Stabile – additional engineer
- M.C. Ratner – mastering at CBS Studios Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Bertie Higgins – cover concept
- Mike McCarty – cover concept, cover artwork, design
- Rick Mullins – set design
- Joe Kahl – photography
- Dawn Carr – hand lettering
- Kat Family Management – management
- TTI Management – management
- Columbia Jones – management
