Just Another Day in Paradise | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | Pyramid "Eye" Recording Studio, Lookout Mountain, Georgia; and Southern Tracks Recording Studio, Atlanta, Georgia; January–November 1981 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 40:52 | |||
Label | Kat Family/Epic | |||
Producer | Sonny Limbo & Scott MacLellan | |||
Bertie Higgins chronology | ||||
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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 recorded 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]
Year | Country | Chart | Position |
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1982 | Australia [3] | Kent Music Report | 32 |
1982 | Japan | Oricon Weekly Albums Chart | 4 |
1982 | United States | Billboard 200 | 38 |
Year | Country | Chart | Single | Position |
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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 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [4] | Gold | 10,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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