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Return to Paradise

Sam Sparro Audio CD
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Sam Sparro's new album 'Return To Paradise' is out now.

"a strikingly accomplished sophomore album" 4/5 Digital Spy

SAM SPARRO | ‘RETURN TO PARADISE’ | OUT 11 JUNE 2012

It’s easy to list the achievements of musician Sam Sparro.

His platinum break-out hit Black & Gold, charted top 20 in 14 countries and earned him a Grammy ... Read more in Amazon's Sam Sparro Store

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  • Audio CD (18 Jun 2012)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin Music
  • ASIN: B007P4OTMO
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 50,667 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

1. Paradise People
2. Happiness
3. Let the Love In
4. Yellow Orange Rays
5. Hearts Like Us
6. I Wish I Never Met You
7. Shades of Grey
8. We Could Fly
9. Closer
10. The Shallow End
11. Return to Paradise

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Second studio album from Australian singer songwriter who rose to fame with his hit single "Black and Gold". Influenced by the sounds of late 70s and early 80s New York Garage disco/funk, the album is a play on nostalgia and "paradise garage" - a genre derived from the hedonistic discotheque scene in New York in the late 70s that began in a parking lot giving rise to the term "garage", famous for its unique and eclectic style of discso and dance music.

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DISC 11. PARADISE PEOPLE2. HAPPINESS3. LET THE LOVE IN4. YELLOW ORANGE RAYS5. HEARTS LIKE US6. I WISH I NEVER MET YOU7. SHADES OF GREY8. WE COULD FLY9. CLOSER10. THE SHALLOW END11. RETURN TO PARADISE

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! Well worth the wait. 24 Jun 2012
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A lot of people seem to have forgotten about Sam Sparrow since 2008. There's not been a lot of buzz or promotion for this album. A pity as it is uniformly excellent. There may not be a stand out 'Black and Gold' number here but it is something better - a whole satisfying album of warm feelgood songs. There's a nice early eighties R & B feel to some of the tracks and plenty to smile and dance to. Quality shines through on every number and there are no fillers. Highly recommended.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Second Coming of SS 18 Jun 2012
By Ki
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
SO the guy who had that #2 hit single "Black And Gold" way back in 2008 is back with his second album, "Return to Paradise", but is this a tropical island or a windswept weekend somewhere less desirable?

As the electronic buzz grows on opener "Paradise People" before Sparro's irrestiable vocals kick in confirming "we are the paradise people/we are the moon and the stars" Sparro's intent is clear - a lot has happened in those four years since Sam Sparro released his debut (top 5 hit) self-titled album. This sound is fresh, funky and filthy. The good vibes continue on track 2 and lead single "Happiness" with a ridiculously uplifting piano and bassline combo. If this doesn't get you dancing around your living room in 2012 nothing will. Uplifting pop continues on the next track, sure-fire future hit "Let The Love In" with its almost pan-pipe sound demanding us to "let the love in, let the love out, tonight!" Even if you're a pessimist you're catered for here with album preceeding single "I Wish I Never Met You" - a Michael Jackson-style funked up message to a lover Sparro clearly wishes he had never met. The track, like most the album, oozes class.

For those longing the subtle pop bliss that featured on the 2008 debut you won't be lost here. "Hearts Like Us" and "Shades Of Grey" showcase Sam's phenomenal vocal talents with "Hearts Like Us" especially a more electro-type track plus there's a horse neighing in the opening few seconds if you thought things couldn't get any better. The final four tracks of the album lift things back up again. "We Could Fly" is a six-and-a-half minute disco stomper with its sweeping strings, followed hot on the heels of bass-heavy "Closer". "The Shallow End" is a gloriously insane disco track clocking in at another five minutes plus. The album finishes on the darker title track which again showcase fabulous vocal talents and claims that "(posing as humans those) androids have ruined the forest, the seas and the sky". Genius!

My only negative points of the album are remaining track "Yellow Orange Rays" which should have been fantastic but gets swallowed up by the other tracks. Also while 2010 track "Pink Cloud" unsurprisingly doesn't make the cut here it was a decent catwalk house track which would have made a nice bonus feature/hidden track not too dissimilar to "Still Hungry" on the 2008 album. Still these are small gripes and YOR may well be a grower, it just feels like the weakest of the bunch on here.

In a nutshell - recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gettin better! 16 April 2013
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A second great album by Sam Sparro, i think its way better than the first one, the production is good, you can really enjoy the album, a little jem, different from a lot of commercial CDs you hear that all sound the same, i believe its a must buy for any music lover, specially the retro-electronic mix lovers.
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