Lost in Paradise is the 4th album by German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 band X-Perience

X-Perience

X-Perience is a eurodance band from Berlin, Germany. Their music style varies between synthpop, trance and ethnopop. The band members are Manja Wagner , Matthias Uhle and Alexander Kaiser . Singer Claudia Uhle, Matthias' sister, left the band in 2007 and was replaced by Manja.-History:X-Perience...

. It was released after a break of six years since their latest album Journey of Life

Journey of Life

The album Journey of Life by German band X-Perience was released on November 20, 2000, in Germany. After the second album, Take Me Home , X-Perience left their former record label WEA/Warner Music and signed at Polydor/Universal...

. After touring and promoting the last album, Polydor/Universal released the promotional single "It's a Sin

It's a Sin

"It's a Sin" is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1987.-Background and writing:...

", a cover of the Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

 song (2003). The band took some time off and Claudia released a solo-album under the name Angelzoom in 2005.

The album includes ten new tracks and three remakes of their greatest hits, "A Neverending Dream

A Neverending Dream

"A Neverending Dream" is a 1996 Eurodance song by X-Perience from their album Magic Fields. It charted in Germany and Switzerland and was the band's biggest hit.- Track listings :Single# "A Neverending Dream" – 3:28...

", "Circles of Love" and "Magic Fields". "Return to Paradise" was the first single, released in October 2006. The second single was "Personal Heaven", a duet with Midge Ure

Midge Ure

James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...

. With the last single "I Feel Like You", singer Claudia Uhle decided to leave the band.

The album entered the German Album Charts on No. 78.

Track listing

1. "I Feel Safe" – 3:55
2. "Return to Paradise" – 3:36
3. "Personal Heaven" Duet with Midge Ure
   Midge Ure
   James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...
   
    [Album Version] – 4:01
4. "Let Me Show You" – 3:47
5. "I Feel Like You" [Album Version] – 3:30
6. "Dream of Love" – 3:34
7. "Million Miles" – 4:09
8. "Poison Kiss" – 3:48
9. "Heart of Mine" – 3:34
10. "Deeper Than Deep" – 3:55

Bonustracks

11. "Circles of Love" Alvarez Album Edit – 3:42
12. "A Neverending Dream
    A Neverending Dream
    "A Neverending Dream" is a 1996 Eurodance song by X-Perience from their album Magic Fields. It charted in Germany and Switzerland and was the band's biggest hit.- Track listings :Single# "A Neverending Dream" – 3:28...
    
    " Alvarez Album Edit – 3:37
13. "Magic Fields" Alvarez Album Edit – 3:38

Album credits

Writers

• Track 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13: Written & composed by Matthias Uhle and Alex Kaiser
• Track 2: Written & composed by Matthias Uhle, Alex Kaiser, Hardy Krech, Mark Nissen
• Track 3: Written & composed by Midge Ure
  Midge Ure
  James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...
  
   and Glenn Gregory
  Glenn Gregory
  Glenn Gregory is an English musician. A founding member of Heaven 17, he was partly responsible for hit records such as "Temptation"....
  
  
• Track 9: Written & composed by Torben Nielsson and D-Insomniac

Production

• Track 1, 2, 3, 6 produced and mixed by Elephant Music
• Track 4, 5, 7, 10 produced and mixed by Hayo Lewerentz & Graham Laybourne at Triggertrax and Boogiepark Studios
• Track 8 produced and mixed by Koerba for K16 Music at K16 Studio
• Track 9 produced and mixed by Elephant Music in cooperation with Tone-Kind
• Track 11, 12, 13 produced and mixed by José Alvarez Brill for www.pleasurepark-studios.com

Personnel

• Vocals: Claudia Uhle
• Track 3: Vocals by Claudia Uhle and Midge Ure
  Midge Ure
  James "Midge" Ure, OBE is a Scottish guitarist, singer, keyboard player, and songwriter...
  
  
• Track 1, 3, 9: Guitars by Mark Nissen
• Track 10: Guitars by Graham Laybourne
• Track 11, 12, 13: Additional keyboard/production by Henning Verlage
• Track 13: Additional guitar by José Alvarez Brill

B-sides, rarities & outtakes

B-sides

• "Fireworks" – released as b-side on single "Personal Heaven"
• "Step Into the Light" – released as b-side on single "I Feel Like You"
• "Lay Down Your Guns" – outtake of album Journey Of Life
  Journey of Life
  The album Journey of Life by German band X-Perience was released on November 20, 2000, in Germany. After the second album, Take Me Home , X-Perience left their former record label WEA/Warner Music and signed at Polydor/Universal...
  
  , recorded 1999, released as b-side on single "I Feel Like You"

Rarities & outtakes

There exists a plenty of demo and alternate versions of the album tracks. Many songs were re-written and/or re-written during the three years of creating the album. Some of these versions were released on x-perience.de. For a limited time, the songs

• "Deeper Than Deep (Alternative Mix with Piano Interlude)"
• "Let Me Show You (Alternate Demo Mix)"
• "Million Miles (Digital Dream Demo Mix)"
• "Million Miles (K16 Dream Dance Mix)"
• "Poison Kiss (Demo Version)"

were free downloads.

"Dream to Me" is the name of a demo version of I Feel Like You.

The song Joining Together is based on the same melody as Million Miles. Joining Together was limited released as Image-song for Böllhoff, a provider of fastening, assembly and systems technology.

Dragonfly is an unreleased song which was only played live during concerts 2003–2005.

In 2003, there were plans to include cover-versions of It's A Sin

It's a Sin

"It's a Sin" is a song recorded by Pet Shop Boys which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in 1987.-Background and writing:...

(originally by Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

) and Moonlight Shadow

Moonlight Shadow

"Moonlight Shadow" is a pop song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 and included in the album Crises of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had joined Mike Oldfield in 1980...

(originally by Mike Oldfield

Mike Oldfield

Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature...

 and Maggie Reilly

Maggie Reilly

Maggie Reilly is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield...

) because they already played these songs live but this was scrapped.