A Pauper in Paradise is the fifth studio album by Italian-Canadian singer Gino Vannelli, released in 1977. It was notable for including contributions by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on the second side, including a fifteen-minute title track symphony that took Gino five months to write, and which led A&M to offer a warning to Gino to expand his appeal or face rapid declines in album sales that since Powerful People had been a steady 300,000 albums per release.
Track listing
Detailed personnel Art Direction – Fabio Nicoli, Roland Young (3) Backing Vocals – Jay Stone, Joanie Bartels Backing Vocals, Design, Artwork – Joanne Jayde Drums – Casey Scheuerell Engineer – John Kurlander (tracks: 7 to 10), Norm Kinney Engineer [Assistent] – Steve Prestage Engineer [Re-mix] – Jon Kelly Keyboards – Chris Rhyne Leader – Barry Griffiths (tracks: 7 to 10) Lyrics By, Music By – Gino Vannelli Mastered By – Bernie Grundman Orchestra – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: 7 to 10) Orchestrated By, Conductor – Don Sebesky (tracks: 7 to 10) Percussion – Dido* (tracks: 6), John J. Mandel Photography By – Beth Kelly Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards – Joe Vannelli Saxophone – Dick Morrissey Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Bass], Piano, Backing Vocals – Bill Meyers Vocals [Choir] – The John McCarthy Choir (tracks: 7 to 10) Vocals, Producer, Arranged By – Gino Vannelli
Technical personnel Jon Kelly – Remixing Norm Kinney – Engineer John Kurlander – Engineer Steve Prestage – Assistant Engineer Fabio Nicoli – Art Direction Roland Young – Art Direction
Musicians Gino Vannelli – lead vocals Joe Vannelli – Fender Rhodes, piano, programming, synthesizer, synthesizer arrangements, synthesizer string arrangement, backing vocals Bill Meyers – piano, synthesizer, synthesizer bass, backing vocals Nyboma Mwan Dido – bongos, congas Jay Graydon – guitar Casey Scheuerell – drums John J. Mandel – percussion, timbales Chris Rhyne – keyboards, synthesizer bass Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – orchestra on "Black and Blue" and "A Pauper in Paradise"
Technical personnel Jon Kelly – Remixing Norm Kinney – Engineer John Kurlander – Engineer Steve Prestage – Assistant Engineer Fabio Nicoli – Art Direction Roland Young – Art Direction
Charts Chart (1977)PeakpositionCanada (RPM Magazine)29
Notes
References