Paradise is the debut album by Detroit-based house music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 duo Inner City, released in 1989. The album was a great success in the UK and in US clubs, and was one of the first house-music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 albums to cross over to the mainstream charts, particularly in Europe. Group member Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Saunderson is an American electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Belleville, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins...

 (along with Juan Atkins

Juan Atkins

Juan Atkins is an American musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson...

, who produced one track) is renowned as one of the originators the Detroit techno

Detroit techno

Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in the 1980s. Detroit, Michigan has been cited as the birthplace of techno music. Prominent Detroit Techno artists include Juan Atkins, Derrick May, and Kevin Saunderson...

 sound. Lead vocals on Paradise were performed by the group's other member, Paris Grey

Paris Grey

Paris Grey is an American singer, most known for her work with the Detroit-based techno-music producer Kevin Saunderson, as Inner City...

.

The album was retitled Big Fun for its US release, and the ballad

Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...

 "Power of Passion" was replaced with "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" when that song became popular in the U.S. The original U.S. pressing, however, contains the former.

A top-three success in the UK, Paradise spun off four top-twenty singles (three of which hit the UK top ten). The first four singles released from the album topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 chart. A remix

Remix

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 album featuring songs from Paradise was released in the UK later in 1989.

Paradise/Big Fun

1. "Inner City Theme" (K. Saunderson) — 2:50
2. "Paradise" (K. Saunderson, A. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 4:05
3. "Ain't Nobody Better" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 4:01
4. "Power of Passion" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 5:00
5. "Big Fun" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey, J. Pennington, A. Forrest) — 3:25
6. "Do You Love What You Feel" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 5:01
7. "Good Life" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey, R. Holmon) — 4:05
8. "Set Your Body Free" (K. Saunderson, A. Saunderson, C. Damier) — 4:01
9. "And I Do" (J. Atkins, P. Grey) — 4:09
10. "Secrets of the Mind" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 4:55

Big Fun (second pressing)

1. "Inner City Theme" (K. Saunderson) — 2:50
2. "Paradise" (K. Saunderson, A. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 4:05
3. "Ain't Nobody Better" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 4:01
4. "Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'" (R. Lucas, J. Mtume) — 4:15
5. "Big Fun" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey, J. Pennington, A. Forrest) — 3:25
6. "Do You Love What You Feel" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 5:01
7. "Good Life" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey, R. Holmon) — 4:04
8. "Set Your Body Free" (K. Saunderson, A. Saunderson, C. Damier) — 4:01
9. "And I Do" (J. Atkins, P. Grey) — 4:09
10. "Secrets of the Mind" (K. Saunderson, P. Grey) — 4:55

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	3
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	162

Singles

• 1988 "Big Fun", #8 UK, #1 U.S. Dance
• 1988 "Good Life", #4 UK, #73 U.S., #1 U.S. Dance
• 1989 "Ain't Nobody Better", #10 UK, #1 U.S. Dance
• 1989 "Do You Love What You Feel", #16 UK, #1 U.S. Dance
• 1989 "Whatcha Gonna Do with My Lovin'", #12 UK, U.S. #76, #8 U.S. Dance