Paradise (Billy Lawrence album)

Paradise

Studio album by Billy Lawrence

Released

June 24, 1997

Genre

R&B, Hip hop soul

Length

51:10

Label

EastWest

Producer

Merlin Bobb (exec.), Billy Lawrence (exec.), Poke & Tone (exec.), Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Dave Atkinson, Organized Noize, Rashad Smith

Billy Lawrence chronology

Singles from Paradise
One Might Say (1994)	Paradise (1997)	Too Many Times (1999)
"Come On" Released: March 25, 1997

Paradise is the second studio album from American R&B artist Billy Lawrence, released June 24, 1997 on East West Records. The album features an appearance from rapper MC Lyte on the first single "Come On". Also appearing on the album was the then-unknown Van Hunt who played the Wurlitzer on the album's title track. ^[1] Paradise also marked the debut of the controversial rap group dead prez who were credited as sticman & M-1 on the song "Footsteps".

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

The album reached the fifty-seventh spot on the R&B Albums chart.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Allamby	0:50
2.	"Come On"	Allamby, Lawrence	4:08
3.	"Hooked on You"	Allamby, Atkinson, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier	3:47
4.	"Paradise"	Etheridge, Lawrence, Organized Noize	4:27
5.	"Crazy Love"	Allamby, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier	4:10
6.	"Whirlpool of Love"	Allamby, Atkinson, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier	3:58
7.	"So into You"	Allamby, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier, Riley	4:08
8.	"Heaven"	Allamby	4:22
9.	"Tell Me Why"	Allamby, Barnes, Lawrence, Olivier	3:40
10.	"Give It to Me"	Allamby, Lawrence	4:35
11.	"Chances Are"	Allamby, Chambers, Lawrence	4:18
12.	"Footsteps Poem"	Allamby, Lawrence, Smith	2:00
13.	"Footsteps"	Alford, Allamby, Gavin, Lawrence, Smith	6:47
14.	"Up & Down (added on later pressings)"	Greene, Lawrence	4:04

Chart history

Album

Chart (1997)^[3]	Peak position
U.S. R&B Albums	57

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions^[4]
Year	Single	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	U.S. Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	U.S. Rhythmic Top 40
1997	"Come On"	44	18	19	14

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.^[5]

art direction – Kiku
assistant engineering – Rawle Gittens, Storm Jefferson, Kenny Stallworth, Mike Wilson
assistant mixing – Ricco Lumpkins
bass – Preston Crump
design – Kiku
drum programming – Organized Noize, Poke & Tone, Rashad Smith
engineering – Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Blake Eiseman, Brian Miller, Lou Ortiz, Chris Theis, Bernasky Wall, John Wydrycs
executive production – Merlin Bobb, Billy Lawrence, Poke & Tone
guitar – Tomi Martin
keyboard programming – Darrell "Delite" Allamby
keyboards – Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Dave Atkinson, Timothy Christian Riley
mixing – Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Carl Nappa, Lou Ortiz, Neil Pogue, Richard Travali
multi-instruments – Darrell "Delite" Allamby
production – Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Dave Atkinson, Billy Lawrence, Organized Noize
programming – Darrell "Delite" Allamby
sampling – Rawle Gittens
vocal production – Darrell "Delite" Allamby, Billy Lawrence
wurlitzer – Van Hunt

Notes

↑ ""Paradise" Album Credits". Billy Lawrence. artistdirect.com. Retrieved 8/12/2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "allmusic ((( Paradise > Overview )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
1 2 "allmusic ((( Paradise > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
↑ "allmusic ((( Paradise > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-03.
↑ "allmusic ((( Paradise > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

External links

Paradise at AllMusic
Paradise at Discogs

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