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Just Another Day in Paradise

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Just Another Day in Paradise
Studio album by
Released1982
RecordedJanuary–November 1981
Studio
  • Pyramid "Eye" Recording Studio (Lookout Mountain, Georgia)
  • Southern Tracks Recording Studio (Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreSoft rock
Length40:52
LabelKat Family/Epic
Producer
Bertie Higgins chronology
Just Another Day in Paradise
(1982)
Pirates and Poets
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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]

Track listing

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All songs written by Bertie Higgins, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Just Another Day in Paradise"Higgins, Sonny Limbo, Columbia Jones3:56
2."Casablanca"Higgins, Limbo, John Healy4:34
3."Candledancer" 3:48
4."Key Largo"Higgins, Limbo3:20
5."Port O' Call (Savannah '55)" 3:26
6."White Line Fever"Higgins, Limbo3:59
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, Limbo7:00

Personnel

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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 Buckinscongas, 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

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  • 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

Charts

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Album

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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

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Year Country Chart Single Position
1982 United States Billboard Hot 100 "Key Largo" 8
1982 United States Billboard AC "Key Largo" 1
1982 United States Billboard Country "Key Largo" 50
1982 Australia Kent Music Report "Key Largo" 2
1982 United States Billboard Hot 100 "Just Another Day in Paradise" 46
1982 United States Billboard AC "Just Another Day in Paradise" 10
1982 United States Billboard Country "Just Another Day in Paradise" 90
1982 Japan Oricon Weekly "Casablanca" 13

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[4] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bertie Higgins - Just Another Day in Paradise". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  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.
  4. ^ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1983". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 December 2021.