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- ↑ "Paradise: Britain's gospel funk pioneers of the 1980s now on CD". 15 August 2010.
Tony Cummings gives the historic lowdown on British R&B, funk and reggae gospel band PARADISE: "London's Paradise weren't the first gospel act to integrate funk into their sound (such a credit should be given to such US gospel pioneers as Andrae Crouch and Rance Allen). But Paradise were the first in Britain and in the early 1980s demonstrated that gospel was moving on from the quartet sound and the choir call-and-response fervour of old. Now with the release of a lovingly selected compilation, a new generation of believers can enjoy the groundbreaking music of London's early gospel funksters."
- ↑ Steve Alexander Smith British Black Gospel "Writing material was easy. We would just show up at the rehearsals with a neat idea, give guys their parts and try to arrange the basic format. It would always morph somewhat over the following weeks, but we usually arrived at a consensus for the final deal. If a casting vote was required the main writer got the shout."
- 1 2 "PARADISE songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 26 November 2023.
