Almost Paradise (song)

"Almost Paradise... Love Theme from Footloose"
Single by Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
from the album Footloose: Original Soundtrack of the Paramount Motion Picture
B-side"Strike Zone" (by Loverboy)
ReleasedMarch 1984[1]
Recorded1983
GenreSoft rock[2][3]
Length3:46
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Keith Olsen

"Almost Paradise... Love Theme from Footloose" is the title of a duet sung by Mike Reno of Loverboy and Ann Wilson of Heart. It is one of several major hits written by singer Eric Carmen with lyricist Dean Pitchford, another being "Make Me Lose Control".

Because both of their respective bands were successful during the 1980s, Reno and Wilson were approached to record a duet for the film Footloose.

  1. ^ "Ann Wilson singles".
  2. ^ "200 Greatest Soft Rock Songs". entertainment.expertscolumn.com.
  3. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Best of Love: 16 Great Soft Rock Hits". AllMusic.