Asian Paradise

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"Asian Paradise"
Single by Sharon O'Neill
from the album Sharon O'Neill
ReleasedApril 1980
Genre Pop
Length4:10
Label CBS Records
Songwriter(s) Sharon O'Neill
Producer(s) Jay Lewis
Sharon O'Neill singles chronology
"Don't Let Love Go"
(1980)
"Asian Paradise"
(1980)
"How Do You Talk to Boys"
(1980)

"Asian Paradise" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in April 1980 as the third single from her second studio album, Sharon O'Neill (1980)

Contents

Track listing

New Zealand 7" (BA 461975)

Australian 7" (BA 222776)

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report [1] 76
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [2] 24

When the Cat's Away version

"Asian Paradise"
Single by When the Cat's Away
from the album Live in Paradise
ReleasedSeptember 2001
Genre Pop
Label Capitol Records, EMI Music
Songwriter(s) Sharon O'Neill
When the Cat's Away singles chronology
"Free Ride"
(1990)
"Asian Paradise"
(2001)

In 2001, New Zealand female vocal group When the Cat's Away recorded a version of "Asian Paradise", featuring Sharon O'Neill. The song peaked debuted and peaked at number 16 in September 2001, surpassing the song's original peak in 1980.

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 16

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References

  1. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  2. "Sharon O'Neill – Asian Paradise". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY & SHARON O'NEILL – Asian Paradise". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 March 2017.