( If Paradise Is ) Half as Nice - Wikipedia ( If Paradise Is ) Half as Nice This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2014 ) `` ( If Paradise Is ) Half as Nice '' is a popular 1969 single by Amen Corner. Originally written by the Italian singer - songwriter Lucio Battisti for La Ragazza 77, alias Ambra Borelli, in 1968 as `` Il paradiso della vita '' ( `` The paradise of the life '' ), and later in 1969 for Patty Pravo as `` Il Paradiso '' ( `` The paradise '' ), it was translated into English by Jack Fishman. When it was offered to The Tremeloes as a potential single, they rejected it. It was recorded by Amen Corner as their debut single for their new record label, Immediate Records, and was produced by Shel Talmy. The most successful of the band 's six hit singles, it reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 1969, and number 34 when it was reissued in 1976. There are two differing versions of the song by Amen Corner ; one with orchestra and a prominent horn through the middle eight, and one version without either. However, the basic track and vocals appear the same in both. In 1978, Northern Irish pop rock band Rosetta Stone recorded the song and released it as a single. In 1987, Bucks Fizz member Cheryl Baker recorded the song and released it as a single. References ^ Jump up to : `` Amen Corner - ( If Paradise Is ) Half As Nice ( Vinyl ) at Discogs ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 229. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 22. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Rosetta Stone ( 2 ) - ( If Paradise Is ) Half As Nice ( Vinyl ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Cheryl Baker - If Paradise Is Half As Nice ( Vinyl ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017 - 03 - 04. Preceded by `` Blackberry Way '' by The Move UK number one single 12 February 1969 ( two weeks ) Succeeded by `` Where Do You Go To ( My Lovely ) '' by Peter Sarstedt Lucio Battisti Albums Lucio Battisti ( 1969 ) Lucio Battisti Vol. 2 ( 1970 ) Emozioni ( 1970 ) Amore e non amore ( 1971 ) Lucio Battisti Vol. 4 ( 1971 ) Umanamente uomo : il sogno ( 1972 ) Il mio canto libero ( 1972 ) Il nostro caro angelo ( 1973 ) Anima latina ( 1974 ) Lucio Battisti, la batteria, il contrabbasso, eccetera ( 1976 ) Io tu noi tutti ( 1977 ) Images ( 1977 ) Una donna per amico ( 1978 ) Una giornata uggiosa ( 1980 ) E già ( 1982 ) Don Giovanni ( 1986 ) L'apparenza ( 1988 ) La sposa occidentale ( 1990 ) Cosa succederà alla ragazza ( 1992 ) Hegel ( 1994 ) Songs Per una lira ( 1966 ) Dolce di giorno ( 1966 ) 29 settembre ( 1967 ) Prigioniero del mondo ( 1968 ) Balla Linda ( 1968 ) La mia canzone per Maria ( 1968 ) Io vivrò ( senza te ) ( 1968 ) Il paradiso ( 1968 ) Un'avventura ( 1969 ) Non è Francesca ( 1969 ) Dieci ragazze ( 1969 ) Acqua azzurra, acqua chiara ( 1969 ) Mi ritorni in mente ( 1969 ) 7 e 40 ( 1969 ) Questo folle sentimento ( 1969 ) Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco ( 1970 ) Il tempo di morire ( 1970 ) Anna ( 1970 ) Emozioni ( 1970 ) La spada nel cuore ( 1970 ) Insieme ( 1970 ) Io e te da soli ( 1970 ) Pensieri e parole ( 1971 ) Dio mio no ( 1971 ) Le tre verità ( 1971 ) Supermarket ( 1971 ) La canzone del sole ( 1971 ) Anche per te ( 1971 ) La folle corsa ( 1971 ) Vendo casa ( 1971 ) Eppur mi son scordato di te ( 1971 ) Amor mio ( 1971 ) Amore caro amore bello ( 1971 ) La mente torna ( 1971 ) Elena no ( 1972 ) I giardini di marzo ( 1972 ) E penso a te ( 1972 ) Comunque bella ( 1972 ) Il mio canto libero ( 1972 ) Confusione ( 1972 ) Io vorrei... non vorrei... ma se vuoi ( 1972 ) La collina dei ciliegi ( 1973 ) Il nostro caro angelo ( 1973 ) Ancora tu ( 1976 ) Dove arriva quel cespuglio ( 1976 ) Amarsi un po ' ( 1977 ) Sì, viaggiare ( 1977 ) Prendila così ( 1978 ) Una donna per amico ( 1978 ) Nessun dolore ( 1978 ) Una giornata uggiosa ( 1980 ) Con il nastro rosa ( 1980 ) This 1960s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=(If_Paradise_Is)_Half_as_Nice&oldid=807029747 '' Categories : 1969 singles UK Singles Chart number - one singles Song recordings produced by Shel Talmy 1968 songs Lucio Battisti songs Patty Pravo songs 1960s single stubs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from May 2012 Use British English from May 2012 Articles needing additional references from March 2014 All articles needing additional references All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2014 All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2017, at 13 : 15. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote if paradise is half as nice
Answer: Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti