Paradise (Billy Lawrence album)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Paradise | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 24, 1997 | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop soul | |||
| Length | 51:10 | |||
| Label | EastWest | |||
| Producer | Merlin Bobb (exec.), Billy Lawrence (exec.), Poke & Tone (exec.), Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Dave Atkinson, Organized Noize, Rashad Smith | |||
| Billy Lawrence chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Paradise | ||||
| ||||
Paradise is the second studio album from American R&B artist Billy Lawrence, released June 24, 1997 on East West Records. The album features an appearance from rapper MC Lyte on the first single "Come On", which previously appeared in the soundtrack to the film Set It Off the year before. Also appearing on the album was the then-unknown Van Hunt who played the Wurlitzer on the album's title track.[1] Paradise also marked the debut of the controversial rap group dead prez who were credited as sticman & M-1 on the song "Footsteps".
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
The album reached the fifty-seventh spot on the R&B Albums chart.[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Allamby | 0:50 |
| 2. | "Come On" | Allamby, Lawrence | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Hooked on You" | Allamby, Atkinson, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Paradise" | Etheridge, Lawrence, Organized Noize | 4:27 |
| 5. | "Crazy Love" | Allamby, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Whirlpool of Love" | Allamby, Atkinson, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier | 3:58 |
| 7. | "So into You" | Allamby, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier, Riley | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Heaven" | Allamby | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Tell Me Why" | Allamby, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Give It to Me" | Allamby, Lawrence | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Chances Are" | Allamby, Chambers, Lawrence | 4:18 |
| 12. | "Footsteps Poem" | Allamby, Lawrence, Smith | 2:00 |
| 13. | "Footsteps" | Alford, Allamby, Gavin, Lawrence, Smith | 6:47 |
| 14. | "Up & Down (cassette bonus track)" | Greene, Lawrence | 4:04 |
Chart history
Album
| Chart (1997)[3] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. R&B Albums | 57 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | ||
| 1997 | "Come On" | 44 | 18 | 19 | 14 |