Paradise in Me is the second studio album by Belgian band K's Choice. It was released in 1995 by Double T Music. In the United States, it was released on 20 August 1996 by 550 Music.

Paradise in Me
Studio album by
Released29 September 1995 (Belgium)[1]
20 August 1996 (US)
Recorded1995
Studio
Genre
Length53:42
Label
ProducerJean Blaute
K's Choice chronology
The Great Subconscious Club
(1994)
Paradise in Me
(1995)
Cocoon Crash
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The album reached #121 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.[3] Six singles were released from the album: "A Sound that Only You Can Hear," "Mr. Freeze," "Not an Addict," "Wait," "Dad," and "Iron Flower."[4] "Not an Addict" reached #5 on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart.[5]

Track listing

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All songs were written by Gert and Sam (as Sarah) Bettens.

No.TitleLength
1."Not an Addict"4:49
2."A Sound That Only You Can Hear"4:13
3."White Kite Fauna"4:59
4."Mr Freeze"4:27
5."Song For Catherine"3:03
6."To This Day"4:13
7."Iron Flower"4:34
8."Wait"5:07
9."Paradise in Me"2:05
10."My Record Company"3:42
11."Only Dreaming"3:53
12."Dad"3:04
13."Old Woman"1:55
14."Something's Wrong"3:43
Total length:53:47

Notes

Credits and personnel

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  • Sam Bettens[a] - Vocals, songwriter, composer
  • Gert Bettens - Guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, songwriter, composer, drawing
  • Jean Blaute - Bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, producer
  • Alain Van Zeveren - Arranger
  • David Haas - Voices
  • Kevin Mulligan - Pedal steel guitar
  • Vincent Pierins - Bass guitar
  • Evert Verhees - Bass guitar
  • Erik Verheyden - Bass guitar
  • Bart Van Der Zeeuw - Percussion, backing vocals, drums
  • Werner Pensaert - Engineer
  • Tony Platt - Engineer
  • Uwe Teichart - Editing, mastering
  • Marc Braspenning - Photography
  • Jurgen Rogiers - Photography

Charts

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Chart (1996–97) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 13
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 10
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 25
US Billboard 200[10] 121

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[11] Gold 25,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[12] Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Credited as Sarah Bettens

References

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  1. ^ "K's-Choice-Paradise-In-Me". ultratop.be.
  2. ^ "Allmusic review".
  3. ^ "K's Choice Album & Song Chart History". Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  4. ^ "K's Choice Discography". Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  5. ^ "K's Choice Album & Song Chart History". Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – K's Choice – Paradise in Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – K's Choice – Paradise in Me" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – K's Choice – Paradise in Me" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – K's Choice – Paradise in Me". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  10. ^ "K's Choice Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1995". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Dutch album certifications – K's Choice – Paradise in Me" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 14 February 2020. Enter Paradise in Me in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1995 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
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