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Synthesizer, Synthesizer , Piano, Backing Vocals – Bill Meyers
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Orchestrated By, Conductor – Don
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Vocals – The John McCarthy Choir (tracks: 7 to 10)
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530:Producer, Arranged By, Keyboards – Joe Vannelli
524:Percussion – Dido* (tracks: 6), John J. Mandel
487:Backing Vocals, Design, Artwork – Joanne Jayde
481:Art Direction – Fabio Nicoli, Roland Young (3)
287:had been a steady 300,000 albums per release.
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542:Vocals, Producer, Arranged By – Gino Vannelli
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296:All tracks are written by Gino Vannelli
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430:"A Pauper in Paradise: 2nd Movement"
419:"A Pauper in Paradise: 1st Movement"
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640:Steve Prestage – Assistant Engineer
561:Steve Prestage – Assistant Engineer
512:Lyrics By, Music By – Gino Vannelli
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643:Fabio Nicoli – Art Direction
619:Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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564:Fabio Nicoli – Art Direction
278:Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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577:Gino Vannelli – lead vocals
527:Photography By – Beth Kelly
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60:AIR Recording Studios,
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950:The Gist of the Gemini
634:Norm Kinney – Engineer
555:Norm Kinney – Engineer
140:The Gist of the Gemini
67:EMI Abbey Road Studios
499:Engineer – Jon Kelly
332:"Valleys of Valhalla"
1055:Gino Vannelli albums
1003:Living Inside Myself
957:A Pauper in Paradise
774:A Pauper in Paradise
631:Jon Kelly – Remixing
606:Jay Graydon – guitar
552:Jon Kelly – Remixing
354:"One Night with You"
269:A Pauper in Paradise
173:Professional ratings
149:A Pauper in Paradise
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1010:Hurts to Be in Love
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37:Studio album
1060:1977 albums
1017:Wild Horses
971:Nightwalker
1049:Categories
978:Black Cars
929:Crazy Life
850:2016-07-31
761:0679737294
724:References
129:chronology
873:Billboard
866:Billboard
784:Saskatoon
755:, p. 733
684:Billboard
663:position
572:Musicians
505:Leader –
64:, England
669:Canada (
192:AllMusic
115:Producer
80:Pop rock
49:Released
39: by
988:Singles
162:(1978)
153:(1977)
144:(1976)
108:A&M
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651:Charts
602:congas
598:bongos
400:Length
387:Side B
313:Length
300:Side A
232:(1992)
186:Rating
183:Source
86:Length
62:London
57:Studio
868:200)"
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661:Peak
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397:Title
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103:Label
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757:ISBN
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