A Pauper in Paradise | ||||
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Released | 1977 | |||
Studio | AIR Recording Studios, London, England EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 40:53 | |||
Label | A&M | |||
Producer | Gino Vannelli Joe Vannelli | |||
Gino Vannelli chronology | ||||
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A Pauper in Paradise is the fifth studio album by Italian-Canadian singer Gino Vannelli, released in 1977. It was notable for including contributions by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on the second side, [3] including a fifteen-minute title track symphony that took Gino five months to write, [4] and which led A&M to offer a warning to Gino to expand his appeal or face rapid declines in album sales that since Powerful People had been a steady 300,000 albums per release. [5]
All tracks are written by Gino Vannelli
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mardi Gras" | 3:28 |
2. | "Valleys of Valhalla" | 4:23 |
3. | "The Surest Things Can Change" | 4:36 |
4. | "One Night with You" | 4:19 |
5. | "A Song and Dance" | 3:40 |
Total length: | 20:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black and Blue" | 4:23 |
2. | "A Pauper in Paradise: 1st Movement [lower-alpha 1] " | 4:46 |
3. | "A Pauper in Paradise: 2nd Movement [lower-alpha 1] " | 2:39 |
4. | "A Pauper in Paradise: 3rd Movement [lower-alpha 1] " | 4:22 |
5. | "A Pauper in Paradise: 4th Movement [lower-alpha 1] " | 4:20 |
Total length: | 20:27 |
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Canada (RPM Magazine) [6] | 29 |
US Billboard 200 [7] | 33 |
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