Just Another Day in Paradise

Just Another Day in Paradise is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Bertie Higgins, released in 1982.

For the Phil Vassar song, see Just Another Day in Paradise (song).

Just Another Day in Paradise
Studio album by
Bertie Higgins
Released1982
RecordedPyramid "Eye" Recording Studio, Lookout Mountain, Georgia; and Southern Tracks Recording Studio, Atlanta, Georgia; January–November 1981
GenreSoft rock
Length40:52
LabelKat Family/Epic
ProducerSonny Limbo &
Scott MacLellan
Bertie Higgins chronology
Just Another Day in Paradise
(1982)		 Pirates and Poets
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album spawned the Top 10 single "Key Largo" as well as the title track which was released as a follow up. The single "Just Another Day in Paradise" was not as big a hit as "Key Largo" but received much airplay and also hit the Country charts as well.

In Asia, the other international hit "Casablanca" was generated from the album. The song was recorded by Japanese singer Hiromi Go in the same year, and its cover version reached No. 2 on the Japanese chart, finally selling more than 500,000 copies. Likewise, this album that featured the original version of "Casablanca" achieved commercial success, and finally it became the second best-selling album of 1982 by a Western artist on that country's official hit parade, Oricon.[2]

Track listing
  1. "Just Another Day in Paradise" (Bertie Higgins, C. Jones, Sonny Limbo) – 3:56
  2. "Casablanca" (John Healy, Higgins, Limbo) – 4:34
  3. "Candledancer" (Higgins) – 3:48
  4. "Key Largo" (Higgins, Limbo) – 3:20
  5. "Port O' Call (Savannah '55)" (Higgins) – 3:26
  6. "White Line Fever" (Higgins, Limbo) – 3:59
  7. "The Heart Is the Hunter" (Higgins) – 3:27
  8. "She's Gone to Live on the Mountain" (Higgins) – 3:26
  9. "Down at the Blue Moon" (Higgins) – 3:57
  10. "The Tropics" (Higgins) – 7:00

Personnel
  • Bertie Higgins: Main Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Cymbals, Percussion
  • Gloria Higgins-Burke, Doug Johnson, Mann & Phyllis Loiacono, Lu Moss, Dave Powell, Suzi Smith, Mike Sullivan, Cheryl Wilson: Vocal Backing
  • Ken Bell, Shelton Irwin, Barry Richmond: Acoustic & Electric Guitars
  • Jeff Pinkham: Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin
  • Norman Blake: Mandolin
  • John Healy: Keyboards & Piano
  • Steve Nathan: Keyboards, Piano, Organ
  • Ed Leamon: Sax
  • Gary Baker, Arch Pearson: Bass
  • Owen Hale, Bill Marshall: Drums
  • Mickey Buckins, Edward Higgins: Congas & Percussion

Charts

Album
Year Country Chart Position
1982 Australia[3] Kent Music Report 32
1982 Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 4
1982 United States Billboard 200 38

Singles
YearCountryChartsSinglePosition
1982North AmericaBillboard Hot 100"Key Largo"8
1982North AmericaBillboard AC"Key Largo"1
1982North AmericaBillboard Country"Key Largo"50
1982AustraliaKent Music Report"Key Largo"2
1982North AmericaBillboard Hot 100"Just Another Day in Paradise"46
1982North AmericaBillboard AC"Just Another Day in Paradise"10
1982North AmericaBillboard Country"Just Another Day in Paradise"90
1982JapanOricon Weekly"Casablanca"13

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Japanese Oricon Year-End International Albums Chart of 1982". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 138. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.



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