{{Short description|1980 single by Sharon O'Neill}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox song | name = Asian Paradise | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = Sharon O'Neill | album = Sharon O'Neill | released = April 1980 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop | length = 4:10 | label = CBS Records | writer = Sharon O'Neill | producer = Jay Lewis | prev_title = Don't Let Love Go | prev_year = 1980 | next_title = How Do You Talk to Boys | next_year = 1980 }}
"'''Asian Paradise'''" is a song by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. The song was released in April 1980 as the third single from her second studio album, ''Sharon O'Neill'' (1980)
== Track listing == '''New Zealand 7"''' (BA 461975) *Side A "Asian Paradise" – 4:10 *Side B "Ready to Love" – 2:27
'''Australian 7"''' (BA 222776) *Side A "Asian Paradise" – 4:10 *Side B "Awkward City"
== Personnel == Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Sharon O'Neill''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Sharon O'Neill|others=Sharon O'Neill|year=1980|location=New Zealand|type=album sleeve|publisher=CBS Records|id=SBP 237350}}</ref>
* Sharon O'Neill – lead and backing vocals, piano * Clinton Brown – bass * Ross Burge – drums * Jay Lewis – backing vocals, production * Dennis Mason – percussion * Wayne Mason – electric piano * Steve Robinson – acoustic guitar
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !Chart (1980) !Peak<br/>position |- !scope="row"| Australian Kent Music Report<ref>{{cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|76 |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|24|artist=Sharon O'Neill|song=Asian Paradise|accessdate=11 March 2017|rowheader=true|refname=newzealand}} |- |}
==When the Cat's Away version== {{Infobox song | name = Asian Paradise | cover = | alt = | type = single | artist = When the Cat's Away | album = Live in Paradise | released = September 2001 | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Pop | length = | label = Capitol Records, EMI Music | writer = Sharon O'Neill | producer = | prev_title = Free Ride | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = | next_year = }}
In 2001, New Zealand female vocal group When the Cat's Away recorded a version of "Asian Paradise". The song peaked debuted and peaked at number 16 in September 2001, surpassing the song's original peak in 1980. When performing the song on their live tours in 2001 and 2002, they were joined on stage by Sharon O'Neill at the start of the second chorus.
===Charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !Chart (2001) !Peak<br/>position |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|16|artist=WHEN THE CAT'S AWAY & SHARON O'NEILL |song=Asian Paradise|accessdate=11 March 2017|rowheader=true|refname=newzealand2}} |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Sharon O'Neill}}
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Category:1979 songs Category:1980 singles Category:2001 singles Category:Sharon O'Neill songs Category:Songs written by Sharon O'Neill Category:Capitol Records singles
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