Paradise in Me

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Released20 August 1996 (1996-08-20)
Recorded1995
Studio
Genre
Length53:42
Label
Producer Jean Blaute
K's Choice chronology
The Great Subconscious Club
(1994)
Paradise in Me
(1996)
Cocoon Crash
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Paradise in Me is the second studio album by Belgian band K's Choice. It was released in 1995 by Double T Music. In the United States, it was released on 20 August 1996 by 550 Music.

Contents

The album reached #121 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. [2] Six singles were released from the album: "A Sound that Only You Can Hear," "Mr. Freeze," "Not an Addict," "Wait," "Dad," and "Iron Flower." [3] "Not an Addict" reached #5 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart. [4]

Track listing

All songs were written by Gert and Sam (as Sarah) Bettens.

No.TitleLength
1."Not an Addict"4:49
2."A Sound That Only You Can Hear"4:13
3."White Kite Fauna"4:59
4."Mr Freeze"4:27
5."Song For Catherine"3:03
6."To This Day"4:13
7."Iron Flower"4:34
8."Wait"5:07
9."Paradise in Me"2:05
10."My Record Company"3:42
11."Only Dreaming"3:53
12."Dad"3:04
13."Old Woman"1:55
14."Something's Wrong"3:43
Total length:53:47

Notes

Credits and personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1996–97)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] 10
French Albums (SNEP) [8] 25
US Billboard 200 [9] 121

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [10] Gold25,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [11] Platinum100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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