''Just Another Day in Paradise'' is the debut album by American singer-songwriter

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, released in 1982. Singles from the album include the title track, the Top 10 single "

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" and "Casablanca", both tributes to the 1942 film of the same name. "Casablanca" was recorded by Japanese singer

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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,

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Track listing

#"Just Another Day in Paradise" (

, C. Jones, Sonny Limbo) – 3:56 #"Casablanca" (John Healy, Higgins, Limbo) – 4:34 #"Candledancer" (Higgins) – 3:48 #"

" (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 the Mountain" (Higgins) – 3:26 #"Down at the Blue Moon" (Higgins) – 3:57 #"The Tropics" (Higgins) – 7:00

Personnel

*Bertie Higgins: Main Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars,

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s, Percussion *Gloria Higgins-Burke, Doug Johnson, Mann & Phyllis Loiacono, Lu Moss, Dave Powell, Suzi Smith, Mike Sullivan, Cheryl Wilson: Vocal Backing *Ken Bell, Shelton Irwin, Barry Richmond: Acoustic & Electric Guitars *Jeff Pinkham: Acoustic & Electric Guitars,

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* Norman Blake: Mandolin *John Healy: Keyboards & Piano *

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: Keyboards, Piano, Organ *Ed Leamon: Sax *Gary Baker, Arch Pearson: Bass *Owen Hale, Bill Marshall: Drums *Mickey Buckins, Edward Higgins:

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