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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
All tracks are written by Gino Vannelli
Side A
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Mardi Gras"
3:28
2.
"Valleys of Valhalla"
4:23
3.
"The Surest Things Can Change"
4:36
4.
"One Night with You"
4:19
5.
"A Song and Dance"
3:40
Total length:
20:26
Side B
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Black and Blue"
4:23
2.
"A Pauper in Paradise: 1st Movement"
4:46
3.
"A Pauper in Paradise: 2nd Movement"
2:39
4.
"A Pauper in Paradise: 3rd Movement"
4:22
5.
"A Pauper in Paradise: 4th Movement"
4:20
Total length:
20:27
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
DeCurtis, Anthony; George-Warren, Holly and Henke, James; The Rolling Stone Album Guide – Completely New Reviews: Every Essential Album, Every Essential Artist, p. 733 ISBN0679737294
