''Polka in Paradise'' is an album by

Jimmy Sturr James W. Sturr Jr. is an American polka musician, trumpeter, clarinetist, saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Te ...

and His Orchestra, released through

Rounder Records Rounder Records is an independent record label founded in 1970 in Somerville, Massachusetts by Marian Leighton Levy, Ken Irwin, and Bill Nowlin. Focused on American roots music, Rounder's catalogue of more than 3000 titles includes records by Al ...

on July 11, 2006. In 2007, the album won Sturr the

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

for

Best Polka Album The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality polka albums. Honors in several categories are ...

Track listing

# "Put a Light in the Window" (Jacobson, Roberts) – 3:18 # "Monopol" – 3:20 # "Polka in Paradise" (Bloom, Wing) – 2:49 # "Wake Me Up Early in the Morning" (Lord) – 2:07 # "Give Me a Kiss (Daj Mi Buzi)" (Biglietta, Mechem, Seibert) – 2:46 # "Dance with Me" (Marcarski) – 2:20 # "Roll Out the Barrel One More Time" (Dini, Pick, Wing) – 2:08 # "Zostalem Sam (Left Alone)" (Wojnarowski) – 3:08 # "Accordions on Fire" – 2:01 # "Miss Molly" (Walker) – 3:25 # "Sweet Memories of Yesterday" (Martin, Trimper) – 3:34 # "Ruby O'Reilly" (Wing) – 2:33 # "Diamond Ring" (Henry) – 2:50

Personnel

* Ray Barno Orchestra – Clarinet, Sax (Baritone) * Phil Benenati – Cover Design *

Mark Capps Mark Capps (December 14, 1968 – January 5, 2023) was an American sound engineer and music producer from Nashville, Tennessee. He shared the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album in 2005, 2006, and 2007 for engineering albums by Jimmy Sturr & ...

– engineer * Dennis Coyman – drums * Ray DeBrown – arranger * Nick Devito – Clarinet, Sax (Alto) * Joe Donofrio – producer, mixing * Gennarose – vocals * Kenny Harbus – Trumpet * R. Henry – composer * Allen Henson – vocals (background), Group Member * Ken Irwin – producer, mixing * Kenny Jacobson – composer * The Jordanaires – vocals (background) * Johnny Karas – Sax (Tenor), Vocals * Terry Kitchen – Liner Notes * Dave Kowalski – assistant engineer * Kevin Krauth – Trumpet * Bobby Lord – composer * Joe Magnuszewski – Clarinet, Sax (Alto) * Phil Martin – composer * Dr. Toby Mountain – Mastering * Louis Dean Nunley – vocals (background), Group Member * Eric Parks – Trumpet * Rich Pavasaris – bass, bass (Electric) * Al Piatkowski – Accordion * Tom Pick – composer, producer, engineer, mixing * Mickey Raphael – Harmonica, Guest Appearance * Rhoda Roberts – composer * Nancy Seibert – composer * Keith Slattery – piano *

– vocals, mixing * Steve "Rocky" Swiader – Accordion * Frank Urbanovitch – Fiddle, Vocals *

Bobby Vinton Stanley Robert "Bobby" Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is a American former singer and occasional actor, who also hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid trib ...

– vocals, Guest Appearance * Cindy Walker – composer * Henry Will – arranger * Lance Wing – composer * Uno Bloom – composer * Curtis Young – vocals (background), Group Member

References

2006 albums Jimmy Sturr albums Grammy Award for Best Polka Album Rounder Records albums {{2000s-album-stub

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