Bermuda Nights Explained

Bermuda Nights
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Gerald Albright
Cover:	Gerald_Albright - Bermuda Nights.jpg
Released:	1988
Studio:	Silverlake Studios (Los Angeles, California) Aire L.A. Studios (Glendale, California)
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	47:05
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Gerald Albright
Prev Title:	Just Between Us
Prev Year:	1987
Next Title:	Dream Come True
Next Year:	1990

Bermuda Nights is the second album by Gerald Albright, released in 1988 on Atlantic Records.^[1] The album reached No. 12 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[2]

Accolades

Albright earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best R&B Instrumental Performance for his performance on the album.^[3]

Critical reception

Cashbox described Bermuda Nights as "satiny, contemporary pop fusion".^[4]

Track listing

1	"When You Say You Love Me"	Gerald Albright, Donnell Spencer Jr.	05:04
2	"In the Mood"	Babyface, Daryl Simmons	05:50
3	"Bermuda Nights"	Albright	05:50
4	"The Hook"	Albright, Chuckii Booker	05:35
5	"Feeling Inside"	Bobby Lyle	06:35
6	"Still in Love"	Albright	05:20
7	"Truth"	Albright	05:00
8	"Too Cool"	Albright	05:25

Personnel

• Gerald Albright – alto saxophone (1-4, 6, 7), tenor saxophone (1, 5, 8), backing vocals (1, 6), bass guitar (2-8), keyboards (3), drum programming (3, 6, 7), synthesizers (4), flute (4, 8), tambourine (5), bass programming (7)
• Chuckii Booker – synthesizers (1-4, 6-8), backing vocals (1), keyboards (6, 7), drum programming (6)
• Donnell Spencer Jr. – synthesizers (1), drum programming (1), lead vocals (1), backing vocals (1)
• Rodney Franklin – acoustic piano (2), Rhodes piano (2)
• Bobby Lyle – acoustic piano (5, 8), synthesizers (5)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 7)
• Sam Sims – bass guitar (1)
• Harvey Mason – drums (2)
• Tony Lewis – drums (5, 8)
• Ray Brown – flugelhorn (2), trumpet (7)
• Mark Philpart – backing vocals (2)

Production

• Merlin Bobb – executive producer
• Sylvia Rhone – executive producer
• Gerald Albright – producer
• Craig Burbidge – recording, mixing
• Rob Seifert – associate engineer
• Jackie Forsting – assistant engineer
• John Guggenheim – assistant engineer
• Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
• Black Dot – A&R direction, management
• Serapis Productions – administrative production
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Anthony Ranieri – design
• Jeff Katz – photography
• Glynis Albright – wardrobe, styling
• Ron Graves – hair stylist
• Tara Posey – make-up
• Raymond A. Shields II – management

Notes and References

1. Gerald Albright - Bermuda Nights. 1988. Atlantic Records.
2. Web site: Gerald Albright Chart History (Contemporary Jazz Albums) . . July 14, 2023.
3. Web site: Gerald Albright . July 14, 2023 . The Recording Academy.
4. Jazz Reviews. November 11, 1988. . 14. en.