Sonically, Just Another Day in Paradise is standard-issue soft rock, featuring light, catchy melodies, cooing backing vocals, and lush arrangements that can blend into the background.
What makes it distinctive is Bertie Higgins' bizarre obsession with '40s movies and Humphrey Bogart in particular.
No less than two songs, "Key Largo" and "Casablanca," mention Bogie films by name, while the entire album is driven by a romantic fantasy of adventure and old-fashioned love affairs.
Higgins' melodic skills might not be exceptional, but they are pleasant enough to make his cinematic obsessions engaging, particularly on the hit single "Key Largo," which has an exceptionally smooth chorus: "We had it all/Just like Bogie and Bacall." It doesn't really matter that the only thing Bogart and Higgins have in common is that they've both seen Casablanca, because Higgins' affection makes Just Another Day in Paradise an enjoyable soft rock artifact.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Another Day In ParadiseBertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo | Bertie Higgins | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | CasablancaBertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo | Bertie Higgins | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | CandledancerBertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo | Bertie Higgins | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Key LargoBertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo | Bertie Higgins | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Port O CallBertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo | Bertie Higgins | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | White Line FeverBertie Higgins | Bertie Higgins | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | The Heart is the HunterBertie Higgins | Bertie Higgins | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | She's Gone To Live On the MountainBertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo | Bertie Higgins | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Down At the Blue MoonBertie Higgins | Bertie Higgins | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 10 | The TropicsBertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo | Bertie Higgins | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| 40 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 265 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Strings | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Gary Baker | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 3 | Ken Bell | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 4 | Norman Blake | Mandolin |
| 5 | Mickey Buckins | Congas, Percussion |
| 6 | Gloria Higgins Burke | Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Dawn Carr | Hand Lettering |
| 8 | Owen Hale | Drums |
| 9 | John Healy | Keyboards, Piano, Piano (Grand), Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Bertie Higgins | Composer, Cover Art Concept, Cover Design, Cymbals, Finger Cymbals, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Edward Higgins | Congas, Percussion |
| 12 | Shelton Irwin | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 13 | Doug Johnson | Engineer, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Columbia Jones | Direction |
| 15 | Mike Jones | Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Robert "Rumba" Jones | Viola |
| 17 | Joe Kahl | Photography |
| 18 | Marion Kent | Viola |
| 19 | Ed Leamon | Saxophone |
| 20 | Sonny Limbo | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 21 | Manny Loiacono | Vocals (Background) |
| 22 | Phyllis Loiacono | Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Scott Maclellan | Engineer, Flute, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Nancy Maddox | Cello |
| 25 | Bill Marshall | Drums |
| 26 | MC Rather | Mastering |
| 27 | Mike McCarty | Cover Art Concept, Cover Design |
| 28 | Wayne Mosley | Arranger, Conductor, String Arrangements, Strings |
| 29 | Lu Moss | Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Rick Mullins | Set Design |
| 31 | Steve Nathan | Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Piano (Grand) |
| 32 | Lorentz Ottezen | Violin |
| 33 | Arch Pearson | Bass, Guitar (Bass) |
| 34 | Linda Pennebaker | Oboe |
| 35 | Benjamin Picone | Violin |
| 36 | Jeff Pinkham | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin |
| 37 | Dave Powell | Vocals (Background) |
| 38 | David Powell | Vocals (Background) |
| 39 | Barry Richmond | Guitar (Electric) |
| 40 | Patricio Salvartierro | Violin |
| 41 | Patricio Salvatierro | Violin |
| 42 | Suzi Smith | Vocals (Background) |
| 43 | Jim Stabile | Engineer |
| 44 | Bradley Stewart | Violin |
| 45 | Mike Sullivan | Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Dona Vellek | Cello |
| 47 | Frank Walton | Violin |
| 48 | Cheryl Wilson | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |