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Secret Island
1992 studio album by Bobby Lyle

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Secret Island is a studio album by jazz keyboardist Bobby Lyle, released in September 1992 on Atlantic Records. The album peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
01Track listing
| 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 |
02Personnel
- 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)
03Production
- 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
Sources and credits
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