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Sonically, Just Another Day in Paradise is standard-issue soft rock, featuring light, catchy melodies, cooing backing vocals, and lush arrangements that can blend into the background. What makes it distinctive is Bertie Higgins' bizarre obsession with '40s movies and Humphrey Bogart in particular. No less than two songs, "Key Largo" and "Casablanca," mention Bogie films by name, while the entire album is driven by a romantic fantasy of adventure and old-fashioned love affairs. Higgins' melodic skills might not be exceptional, but they are pleasant enough to make his cinematic obsessions engaging, particularly on the hit single "Key Largo," which has an exceptionally smooth chorus: "We had it all/Just like Bogie and Bacall." It doesn't really matter that the only thing Bogart and Higgins have in common is that they've both seen Casablanca, because Higgins' affection makes Just Another Day in Paradise an enjoyable soft rock artifact. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Just Another Day in Paradise Sonny Limbo, Bertie Higgins, C. Jones Bertie Higgins (3:56)
Casablanca (Lyrics) John Healy, Sonny Limbo, Bertie Higgins Bertie Higgins (4:34)
Candledancer Bertie Higgins Bertie Higgins (3:48)
Key Largo (Lyrics) Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo Bertie Higgins (3:20)
Port O' Call Bertie Higgins Bertie Higgins (3:26)
White Line Fever Merle Haggard Bertie Higgins (3:59)
Heart Is the Hunter Bertie Higgins Bertie Higgins (3:27)
She's Gone to Live on the Mountain Bertie Higgins Bertie Higgins (3:26)
Down at the Blue Moon Bertie Higgins Bertie Higgins (3:57)
Tropics Bertie Higgins Bertie Higgins (7:00)

Credits

Gary Baker (Bass), Frank Walton (Violin), Lorentz Ottezen (Violin), John Healy (Piano), Mickey Buckins (Conga), Bertie Higgins (Vocals), Doug Johnson (Vocals (Background)), Barry Richmond (Guitar (Electric)), Ed Leamon (Saxophone), Edward Higgins (Conga), Edward Higgins (Percussion), Scott Maclellan (Producer), Dave Powell (Vocals (Background)), Sonny Limbo (Producer), Wayne Mosley (String Arrangements), Suzi Smith (Vocals (Background)), Bertie Higgins (Vocals (Background)), Bertie Higgins (Cymbals), Jim Stabile (Engineer), Arch Pearson (Guitar (Bass)), Marion Kent (Viola), Mike Sullivan (Vocals (Background)), Bill Marshall (Drums), Cheryl Wilson (Vocals (Background)), Dona Vellek (Cello), Ken Bell (Guitar), John Healy (Vocals (Background)), Owen Hale (Drums), Ken Bell (Guitar (Acoustic)), Bertie Higgins (Finger Cymbals), Arch Pearson (Bass), Jeff Pinkham (Guitar), Mickey Buckins (Percussion), Bertie Higgins (Guitar), MC Rather (Mastering), Wayne Mosley (Strings), Robert "Rumba" Jones (Viola), Lu Moss (Vocals (Background)), Scott Maclellan (Vocals (Background)), Benjamin Picone (Violin), Gloria Higgins Burke (Vocals (Background)), Scott Maclellan (Engineer), Jeff Pinkham (Guitar (Acoustic)), Shelton Irwin (Guitar (Electric)), Shelton Irwin (Guitar), Mike McCarty (Cover Design), Sonny Limbo (Engineer), Gary Baker (Guitar (Bass)), Jeff Pinkham (Mandolin), Mann Loiacono (Vocals (Background)), Nancy Maddox (Cello), Linda Pennebaker (Oboe), Bertie Higgins (Guitar (Acoustic)), Scott Maclellan (Flute), Doug Johnson (Engineer), Steve Nathan (Organ), Shelton Irwin (Guitar (Acoustic)), Phyllis Loiacono (Vocals (Background)), Norman Blake (Mandolin), Mike Jones (Vocals (Background)), Steve Nathan (Piano), Bradley Stewart (Violin), Ken Bell (Guitar (Electric)), John Healy (Keyboards), Joe Kahl (Photography), Bertie Higgins (Cover Design), Patricio Salvatierro (Violin), Steve Nathan (Keyboards)
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For the Phil Vassar song, see Just Another Day in Paradise (song).
Just Another Day in Paradise
Studio album by Bertie Higgins
Released 1982
Recorded Pyramid "Eye" Recording Studio, Lookout Mountain, GA, and Southern Tracks Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA, Jan-Nov 1981
Genre Soft Rock
Length 40:52
Label Sony Records
Producer Sonny Limbo &
Scott MacLellan
Professional reviews
Bertie Higgins chronology
- Just Another Day in Paradise
(1982)		 Pirates & Poets
(1983)

Just Another Day in Paradise is a 1982 album by American singer-songwriter Bertie Higgins.

The album spawned the Top 10 single "Key Largo" as well as the title track which was released as a follow up. The single "Just Another Day in Paradise" was not as big a hit as "Key Largo" but received much airplay and also hit the Country charts as well.

In Asia, the other international hit "Casablanca" was generated from the album. The song was recorded by Japanese singer Hiromi Go in same year, and its cover version reached #2 on the Japanese chart, finally selling more than 500,000 copies. Likewise, this album that featured the original version of "Casablanca" achieved commercial success, and finally it became the second best-selling album of 1982 by a Western artist on that country's official hit parade, Oricon.[1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Just Another Day in Paradise" (Bertie Higgins, C. Jones, Sonny Limbo) – 3:56
  2. "Casablanca" (John Healy, Higgins, Limbo) – 4:34
  3. "Candledancer" (Higgins) – 3:48
  4. "Key Largo" (Higgins, Limbo) – 3:20
  5. "Port O' Call (Savannah '55)" (Higgins) – 3:26
  6. "White Line Fever" (Merle Haggard) – 3:59
  7. "The Heart Is the Hunter" (Higgins) – 3:27
  8. "She's Gone to Live on the Mountain" (Higgins) – 3:26
  9. "Down at the Blue Moon" (Higgins) – 3:57
  10. "The Tropics" (Higgins) – 7:00

Charts

Album

Year Country Chart Position
1982 Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart 4
1982 United States The Billboard 200 38

Singles

Year Country Charts Single Position
1982 North America Billboard Hot 100 "Key Largo" 8
1982 North America Billboard AC "Key Largo" 1
1982 North America Billboard Country "Key Largo" 50
1982 Australia Kent Music Report "Key Largo" 2
1982 North America Billboard Hot 100 "Just Another Day in Paradise" 46
1982 North America Billboard AC "Just Another Day in Paradise" 10
1982 North America Billboard Country "Just Another Day in Paradise" 90
1982 Japan Oricon Weekly "Casablanca" 13

References

  1. ^ Japanese Oricon Year-End International Albums Chart of 1982
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