Paradise (1931 song)
{{Short description|1931 popular music song}}
"Paradise" is a 1931 song with music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Gordon Clifford. It was first sung by Pola Negri in RKO Pictures' 1932 film A Woman Commands,{{cite web|title=A Woman Commands (1932): Soundtracks|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023704/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=IMDb}} and has since been heard in many other films, including a memorable performance by Gloria Grahame (dubbed by Kaye Lorraine), in the 1949 Nicholas Ray film A Woman's Secret.
The song was recorded by many artists in 1932 and there were popular versions by Guy Lombardo, Leo Reisman, Bing Crosby (recorded on March 15, 1932){{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1a.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=April 23, 2017}} and Russ Columbo.{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/566 566]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/566}}
Other recordings
- Dorothy Lamour (1939){{cite web|title=THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT|url=http://www.78discography.com/BB10000.htm|website=78discography.com|accessdate=April 23, 2017}}
- Frank Sinatra (1945){{cite web|title=jazzdiscography.com|url=http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/columbia1.php|website=jazzdiscography.com|accessdate=April 23, 2017}}
- Helen Forrest (1950)
- Eddie Fisher (1952){{cite web|title=45cat.com|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/5470010|website=45cat.com|accessdate=April 23, 2017}}
- Bing Crosby re-recorded the song for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography
- Sylvia Syms (1954)
- Patti Page (1955){{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-golden-celebration-mw0000594242|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=April 23, 2017}}
- Jerry Vale (1958) - for his I Remember Russ album{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jerry-Vale-I-Remember-Russ/master/552299|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=April 23, 2017}}
- Nat King Cole (1958) - for his album The Very Thought of You
- Vic Damone
- Sammy Turner (1960)Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}
- Lena Horne (1962) - for her album Lena on the Blue Side
- Ann-Margret for her 1963 album Bachelors' Paradise
- Frank Ifield (1965){{cite web|title=45cat.com|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/db7655|website=45cat.com|accessdate=April 23, 2017}}
- Dinah Shore - for her 1976 album For the Good Times{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dinah-Shore-Dinah/release/2943780|website=Discogs.com|date=1976 |accessdate=April 23, 2017}}