Lost in Paradise (X-Perience album) explained

Lost in Paradise
Type:	Studio
Artist:	X-Perience
Cover:	Lost in Paradise (X-Perience).jpg
Released:	10 November 2006
Recorded:	2003–2006
Genre:	Synthpop Eurodance, Dance-pop
Label:	Major Records/PIAS
Producer:	Elephant Music, Hayo Lewerentz/Graham Laybourne, Koerba, José Alvarez-Brill
Prev Title:	Journey of Life
Prev Year:	2000
Next Title:	555
Next Year:	2020

Lost in Paradise is the 4th album by German band X-Perience. The album includes ten new tracks and three remakes of their greatest hits, "A Neverending Dream", "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. With the last single "I Feel Like You", singer Claudia Uhle decided to leave the band.

Lost in Paradise was released after a break of six years since their previous album, Journey of Life. After touring and promoting the last album, Polydor/Universal released the promotional single "It's a Sin", a cover of the Pet Shop Boys song (2003). The band took some time off and Claudia released a solo-album under the name Angelzoom in 2005.

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 [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" 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 and Glenn Gregory
• 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
• 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, recorded 1999, released as b-side on single "I Feel Like You"

Rarities & outtakes

There exist plenty of demo and alternate versions of the album tracks. Many songs were edited 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, these songs were free downloads:

• "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)"

"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. This song was finally released in a new version on their sixth album We Travel The World in 2023.

In 2003, there were plans to include cover-versions of It's A Sin (originally by Pet Shop Boys) and Moonlight Shadow (originally by Mike Oldfield and Maggie Reilly) because they already played these songs live but this was scrapped.