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Just Another Day In Paradise
''Just Another Day in Paradise'' is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Bertie Higgins, released in 1982. Singles from the album include the title track, the Top 10 single "Key Largo (song), Key Largo" and "Casablanca", both tributes to Casablanca (film), the 1942 film of the same name. "Casablanca" was recorded by Japanese singer Hiromi Go in the same year and reached No. 2 on the Japanese chart. Higgins' original version and album also achieved commercial success, and was the second best-selling album of 1982 by a Western artist in Japan's official hit parade, Oricon. Track listing #"Just Another Day in Paradise" (Bertie Higgins, C. Jones, Sonny Limbo) – 3:56 #"Casablanca" (John Healy, Higgins, Limbo) – 4:34 #"Candledancer" (Higgins) – 3:48 #"Key Largo (song), Key Largo" (Higgins, Limbo) – 3:20 #"Port O' Call (Savannah '55)" (Higgins) – 3:26 #"White Line Fever" (Higgins, Limbo) – 3:59 #"The Heart Is the Hunter" (Higgins) – 3:27 #"She's Gone to Live on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie Higgins
Elbert Joseph "Bertie" Higgins (born December 8, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter. In 1982, Higgins had a top 40 album with '' Just Another Day in Paradise''. It spawned the hit song "Key Largo", which referenced the Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall film of the same name and reached No. 8 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart and No. 50 on the ''Billboard'' Country chart. Early career Higgins was born in Tarpon Springs, Florida, United States, and is of Portuguese, Irish and German descent. He once supported himself as a sponge diver, and began his career in show business at the age of twelve as a ventriloquist. He won prizes in local talent contests and became a favorite at school assemblies around Tampa Bay, Florida. Higgins has stated that he is related to German poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Higgins' first band played proms, homecoming dances, and sock hops. After graduating Tarpon Springs High School, Higgins en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |