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Back To Paradise | ||||||||||||
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| Recording Artist: | 38 Special |
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| Writers: | Jim Vallance Bryan Adams Pat (Giraldo) Benatar |
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| Date Written: | January-April 1987 | ||||||||||||
| Albums: | Soundtrack: Revenge of the Nerds II (1987) Flashback: Best of 38 Special (1987) Anthology (2001) Very Best of the A&M Years 1977-1988 (2003) |
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| Charts: | #4 - Billboard Album Rock Tracks Chart / 1987 (11 weeks on the chart) #41 - Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart / 1987 (11 weeks on the chart) |
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Don Barnes: vocal, rhythm guitar, lead guitar Jim Vallance: bass, drums, keyboards Backing vocals: Marc LaFrance, Paul Janz |
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Produced by Jim Vallance and Don Barnes. Recorded and mixed May 1987 by Brian Foraker at Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver, Canada. |
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Well, that's not completely accurate ... I started writing the song with Pat Benatar in Los Angeles in January 1987, and I finished it with Bryan Adams in Vancouver a few weeks later. I'd originally gone to L.A. to write with Pat for her upcoming album, but she'd just had a baby and she was preoccupied. So I spent most of the day in Pat's home studio with her husband, guitarist Neil Giraldo. Neil and I didn't get much done -- he was distracted by some vintage audio gear he'd recently purchased -- but after a few hours with Neil, Pat took a break from the baby and came to the studio to say hello. That's when things started taking shape. In less than half-an-hour Pat and I sketched out most of a new song (chords, melody, a few lyrics, but no title). Very productive! |
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| As mentioned above, I took the partly-completed song back to Vancouver and finished it with
Bryan. A few months later, on May 14, Don Barnes and I went into Little Mountain Sound with engineer Brian Foraker (Jefferson Starship, etc) and recorded a track. Although the track is credited to "38 Special" the entire recording is just me and Don. I programmed the bass, drums and keyboards and Don played guitar and sang the lead vocal. Vancouver session singers Marc LaFrance and Paul Janz provided backing vocals. I later heard that the other "38 Special" members weren't particularly pleased about being excluded, but as Don explained, it wasn't a happy period in the band's history. Don's relationship with long-time friend and band-mate Jeff Carlisi had become strained, and shortly after the release of "Back To Paradise", Don left the band to pursue a solo career. Fortunately, by 1991 all was forgiven and the original line-up was back together once again. |
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| Lyrics: | Grab your
coat honey grab your hat This train is leavin' and it ain't comin' back Don't need a ticket can't you understand You're on your way to the promised land It's overdue, but now the time is right, yeah It's up to you, to make it real, so take me Take me back to paradise, ooh Take me back to paradise, ooh Old Saint Peter at the pearly gate, Sayin' "Hurry up boy or you're gonna be late" Take your mind off your worries for a moment or two You gotta rock to the rhythm, it ain't hard to do Cause what you see, I know you're gonna like, yeah It's up to you, to make it real, so take me Take me back to paradise Take me back to paradise (paradise) oh yeah Ooh, and when it's outta reach It's just another beach in another town. So get your feet back on the ground You worked all your life You ain't satisfied with a thing you've found When will you realize it'll come around? Pack your bags baby, get your things You'll never know what tomorrow brings Mind yourself and watch what you say Before you know, you'll be on your way It's overdue, but now the time is right, yeah It's up to you, to make it real, so take me Take me back to paradise, paradise, uh huh Take me back to paradise, ooh Won't you take me back to paradise |
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