Almost Paradise

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Name = Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose


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Artist = Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
Album = Footloose (soundtrack)
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B-side = "Strike Zone" (by Loverboy)
Released = 1984
Format = 7" (45 rpm)
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Genre = Adult contemporary, Pop
Length = 3:46
Label = Columbia Records
Writer = Eric Carmen
Producer = Keith Olsen
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"Almost Paradise...Love Theme From Footloose" is the title of a duet by singers Mike Reno and Ann Wilson, written by pop music singer-songwriter Eric Carmen.

Reno is best known as the lead singer of the rock band Loverboy, while Wilson (along with her sister Nancy) are the vocalists for the band Heart. Both bands achieved a significant amount of success in the 1980s, and Reno and Ann Wilson were approached to record a duet for the 1984 film "Footloose". Officially listed as the "Love Theme from "Footloose" on the film's soundtrack, "Almost Paradise" was one of three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart found on the soundtrack, where it peaked at #7 and spent 13 weeks in the Top 40. [Whitburn, Joel (1996). "The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits", 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)] The other hits from this soundtrack include "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams, both of which went to #1 on the pop chart. [Bronson, Fred (2003). "The Billboard Book of #1 Hits", 5th Edition (Billboard Publications)] "Almost Paradise" was also a hit on the adult contemporary chart in the United States, where it spent one week at #1. [Hyatt, Wesley (1999). "The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits" (Billboard Publications)] Both singers resumed their respective roles within their bands following this one-off recording.

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* [http://www.discogs.com/release/1176184 Single release info at discogs.com]