Paradise (Pirates of the Mississippi song)

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"Paradise"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Paradise
B-side "Bad Weather"
ReleasedDecember 9, 1995
Genre Country
Length2:46
Label BNA
Songwriter(s) Bob McDill, Roger Murrah
Producer(s) James Stroud, John Anderson
John Anderson singles chronology
"Mississippi Moon"
(1995)
"Paradise"
(1995)
"Long Hard Lesson Learned"
(1996)

"Paradise" is a song written by Bob McDill and Roger Murrah. It was originally recorded by the band Pirates of the Mississippi for their 1995 album Paradise , released on Giant Records. It was later recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. His version served as the title track from the album, Paradise , and was released in December 1995 as the album's first single. The song reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1]

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Content

"Paradise" is a song about rural life, comparing the narrator's life to a "paradise". A review of Pirates of the Mississippi's version of the song published in Billboard considered the lyrics simplistic but praised the lead vocals. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1995–1996)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 26
Canadian RPM Country Tracks [4] 21

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 23.
  2. "Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. May 6, 1995. p. 57.
  3. "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Results: RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada . 17 July 2013.