Paradise (Bob Sinclar album)

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Paradise
Paradise albumcover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1998 (1998)
Genre French house
Length60:09
Label Yellow Productions
Producer Bob Sinclar, Q-T Fingers, Lee A. Genesis, Tommy Musto
Bob Sinclar chronology
Paradise
(1998)
Champs Elysées
(2000)
Singles from Paradise
  1. "My Only Love"
    Released: 1998
  2. "The Ghetto"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Ultimate Funk"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Paradise is the debut studio album by French house DJ Bob Sinclar. It was released via Yellow Productions in 1998. [2] The same year, "Gym Tonic" was remade into "Gym and Tonic" by the British production duo Spacedust, and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:25
2."Get into the Music" (by Q-T Fingers)5:19
3."Disco 2000 Selector"5:22
4."My Only Love" (featuring Lee A. Genesis)4:37
5."Paradise Interlude"0:40
6."The Ghetto" (featuring Karl the Voice)6:32
7."New York City Music"6:19
8."Ultimate Funk"5:33
9."Move Your Body"4:09
10."Souvenir"2:24
11."Vision of Paradise"6:25
12."Mo Underground People"5:08
13."Gym Tonic" (Thomas Bangalter Mix)6:11
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Rock Solid"6:14
15."Lonely in L.A."8:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP) [4] 27
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [5] 48
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 88

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