Dark Days in Paradise

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Dark Days in Paradise
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Studio album by
Released2 June 1997 (1997-06-02)
Genre
Length67:28
Label Virgin
Producer Chris Tsangarides, Andy Bradfield and Gary Moore
Gary Moore chronology
Blues for Greeny
(1995)
Dark Days in Paradise
(1997)
A Different Beat
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Dark Days in Paradise is the eleventh solo studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1997.

Contents

Much like his earlier album Still Got the Blues , Dark Days in Paradise represented a stark change in musical direction for Moore, eschewing the electric blues style of his preceding albums in favour of a more contemporary sound. [2]

Track listing

Dark Days In Paradise
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."One Good Reason"Moore3:02
2."Cold Wind Blows"Moore5:26
3."I Have Found My Love in You"Moore4:53
4."One Fine Day"Moore4:58
5."Like Angels"Moore7:32
6."What Are We Here For?"Moore5:44
7."Always There For You"Moore4:33
8."Afraid of Tomorrow"Moore6:42
9."Where Did We Go Wrong?"Moore6:36
10."Business as Usual"

including 1:00 of silence

followed by 3:27 hidden track "Dark Days In Paradise"
Moore18:02
2003 Virgin Re-Release
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Business as Usual"Moore13:36
11."Dark Days In Paradise" (hidden track)Moore3:33
12."Burning In Our Hearts"Moore6:03
13."There Must Be a Way"Moore4:05

The 2003 remaster did away with the one-minute pause and adds an index for the title track, but it's still not mentioned on the packaging or in the lyrics, which means the actual bonus tracks (which originally appeared on the CD single "One Good Reason" VSCDT 1632) are given as track 11 and 12 respectively on the printed tracklist.

The remaster misses several more b-sides that were released on CD singles in 1997:

No.TitleWriter(s)From releaseLength
1."Beasts of Burden (instrumental)" (Produced by Chris Tsangarides)MooreOne Good Reason CD-single VSCDT 16326:37
2."All the Way from Africa" (Produced by Chris Brown)MooreI Have Found My Love in You CD-single VSCDT 16409:57
3."My Foolish Pride" (Produced by Chris Brown)MooreI Have Found My Love in You CD-single VSCDT 16405:02
4."Always There for You (New Version)" (Produced by Gary Moore & Professor Stretch)MooreAlways There For You CD-single VSCDT 16744:19
5."Rhythm of Our Lives (Stretch Mix)"Gary Moore & Adrian Shortman (Professor Stretch)Always There For You CD-single VSCDT 16746:07
6."Rhythm of Our Lives (Gary's Mix)"Gary Moore & Adrian ShortmanAlways There For You CD-single VSCDT 16744:50

There was also a promo edit of "I Have Found My Love in You", which runs almost two minutes shorter than the LP version. [3]

Personnel

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