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John Prine

Paradise

1971 · via John Prine

John Prine wrote “Paradise” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1971. Also recorded by Lynn Anderson (released 1975), The Seldom Scene (released 1973) and Johnny Cash (released 1982), among 77 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

John Prine – Paradise
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Prine wrote it and cut it first, and the song kept traveling: the Everly Brothers, Lynn Anderson, and then Johnny Cash all took a turn. Hear Prine's, then hear what Cash does with somebody else's words.

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Credited writer: John Prine.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1971.

Other recordings on file · first release year

77 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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John Prine wrote "Paradise" and recorded it first. Which of these artists picked the song up and put out a version of his own years later?Johnny Cash
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