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Appearance
| Secret Island | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 24, 1992 | |||
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| Length | 46:49 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Bobby Lyle | |||
| Bobby Lyle chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
Secret Island is a studio album by jazz keyboardist Bobby Lyle, released in September 1992 on Atlantic Records.[2] The album peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Secret Island" | Bobby Lyle | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Spirit Song (Come Together)" | Bobby Lyle | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Sandance" | Bobby Lyle | 5:31 |
| 4. | "Paradise Cove" | Bobby Lyle | 5:10 |
| 5. | "Rain Forest" | Bobby Lyle | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Jamming" | Bob Marley | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Flight to Rio" | Bobby Lyle | 5:09 |
| 8. | "Heart of a Woman" | Bobby Lyle | 6:07 |
| 9. | "St. Thomas" | Sonny Rollins | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Rain Forest" (Reprise) | Bobby Lyle | 2:37 |
Personnel
[edit]- Bobby Lyle – keyboards (1–4, 6–9), acoustic piano (5, 10), synthesizers (5, 10)
- Joe Wolfe – synthesizer programming (2)
- Ricardo Silveira – guitars (1, 7)
- Dwight Sills – guitars (2, 3)
- Darrell Crooks – guitars (3, 8)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (4, 6)
- John Patitucci – bass (1, 7)
- Larry Kimpel – bass (2–4, 6, 8)
- Gerald Albright – bass fills (2)
- Michael Baker – drums (1–3, 7, 8)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (4, 6), timbales (6)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 9)
- Stanley Benders – percussion (2–4, 6, 7)
- James Perkins – saxophone (1, 3, 8), tenor saxophone (2)
- Kirk Whalum – soprano saxophone (2), saxophone (6)
- Tanya Boyd – vocals (2, 6)
- Alexandra Brown – vocals (2, 6)
- Tony Novell – vocals (2, 6)
- Tony Warren – vocals (2, 6)
Production
[edit]- Bobby Lyle – producer, arrangements
- Mike Aarvold – recording
- Danny Leake – recording, mixing
- Michael C. Ross – recording
- Noel Hazen – assistant engineer
- Frankie Jones – assistant engineer
- Paul Scriver – assistant engineer
- Chris Zerbe – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Melanie Nissen – art direction
- Lynn Kowalewski – design
- Darren Keith – photography
- David K – wardrobe stylist
- Douglas Gibson – wardrobe stylist
- Billian Entertainment – management
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bobby Lyle - Secret Island". Allmusic. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ↑ Bobby Lyle - Secret Island. Atlantic Records. September 24, 1992.
- ↑ "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. January 30, 1993. p. 37. Retrieved August 13, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.