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Return to Paradise
Pop · 2012 · 12 tracks · 51m

Return to Paradise

Sam Sparro

A love letter to early 90s house and 70s disco. Warm analog synths meet gospel-inflected falsetto for a sophisticated, neon-lit dance floor experience.

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It's like if Jamiroquai and Daft Punk threw a sunset party at a 90s house club.

A sophisticated blend of dancefloor euphoria and late-night soulful reflection.

Return to Paradise · vs · Sam Sparro
Soulful+1.6σ

Soulful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 51m
01
Paradise People
4:00
02
Happiness
3:05
03
Let the Love In
3:45
04
Yellow Orange Rays
3:25
05
Hearts Like Us
4:09
06
I Wish I Never Met You
4:17
07
Shades of Grey
4:09
08
We Could Fly
6:20
09
Closer
4:11
10
The Shallow End
5:18
11
Return to Paradise
4:25
12
Are You Alright
3:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosion of euphoric piano chords and gospel-tinged backing vocals at the peak of Happiness.
The transition into the extended, atmospheric groove of We Could Fly that stretches into a six-minute odyssey.
The way the bassline locks into a tight, syncopated pocket during the bridge of Paradise People.
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