Paradise (1931 song)

"Paradise" is a 1931 song with music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Gordon Clifford. It was first sung by Pola Negri in RKO Pictures' 1932 film A Woman Commands,^[1] and has since been heard in many other films, including a memorable performance by Gloria Grahame (dubbed by Kaye Lorraine), in the 1949 Nicholas Ray film A Woman's Secret.

The song was recorded by many artists in 1932 and there were popular versions by Guy Lombardo, Leo Reisman, Bing Crosby (recorded on March 15, 1932)^[2] and Russ Columbo.^[3]

Other recordings

• Dorothy Lamour (1939)^[4]
• Frank Sinatra (1945)^[5]
• Helen Forrest (1950)
• Eddie Fisher (1952)^[6]
• Bing Crosby re-recorded the song for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography
• Sylvia Syms (1954)
• Patti Page (1955)^[7]
• Jerry Vale (1958) - for his I Remember Russ album^[8]
• Nat King Cole (1958) - for his album The Very Thought of You
• Vic Damone
• Sammy Turner (1960)^[9]
• Lena Horne (1962) - for her album Lena on the Blue Side
• Ann-Margret for her 1963 album Bachelors' Paradise
• Frank Ifield (1965)^[10]
• Dinah Shore - for her 1976 album For the Good Times^[11]