Paradise Bird

Paradise Bird is a studio album by Amii Stewart released in September 1979. The album yielded two European single releases, "Jealousy" (#58 UK, #4 Italy, #5 Switzerland) and double A-side "The Letter" / "Paradise Bird" (#39 UK 1980). The album was not as successful in the USA.

Paradise Bird
Studio album by Amii Stewart
Released	September 1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	R&B, Pop music, Disco
Label	Hansa Records/ Ariola Records
Producer	Barry Leng
Amii Stewart chronology
Knock On Wood (1979) Paradise Bird (1979) Images (1981)

The original Paradise Bird album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc.

Track listing

Side A:

1. "The Letter" (Wayne Carson Thompson) - 6:58
2. "Paradise Bird" (Leng, May, Morris) - 6:35
3. "He's a Burglar" (Jerry Ragovoy) - 4:50

Side B:

1. "Jealousy" (Leng, May, Morris) - 6:36
2. "Right Place, Wrong Time" (Leng, May, Morris) - 5:07
3. "Step Into the Love Line" (Leng, May) - 5:23
4. "Paradise Found" (Leng, May, Morris) - 2:26

Personnel

• Amii Stewart - vocals
• Gerry Morris - bass
• Adrian Sheppard - drums
• Alan Murphy, Barry Leng - guitar
• Pete Arnesen - keyboards
• Ken Freeman - synthesizer, brass arrangements
• Ron Asprey - saxophone
• Glyn Thomas - percussion
• Jimmy Chambers, Charles Augins, Amii Stewart, Barry Leng - background vocals
• Ian Hughes - string arrangements

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Charts

Chart (1979)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	89

Production

• Barry Leng - producer

References

1. Amii Stewart- Paradise Bird @Discogs.com (see "more images" for complete musician listing) Accessed 2-13-2010.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 294. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.