Bobby Lyle "Ivory Dreams" (1989) -Jazz Fusion / Smooth Jazz-

Label : Atlantic Recording Corporation

 Side One

01 - Ivory Dreams (Bobby Lyle)
02 - Save It For A Rainy Day (Roger Guth & Jay Oliver)
03 - Been So Long (Anita Baker)
04 - Loco-Motion (Bobby Lyle)

Side Two

01 - Tropical (Bobby Lyle)
02 - Lush Life (Duke Ellington & Billy Streyhorn)
03 - 88 Ways (To Say I Love You) (Bobby Lyle)
04 - Nova (Bobby Lyle)


Recorded & Mixed at Ocean Way Studios by Allen Sides
"Been So Long" Recorded at Air, L.A.
Additional Engineering by Mike Ross, Joe Schiff, Bob Loftus, Craig Burbidge
Assistant Engineer : Eric Rudd
Additional Synthesizer Programmer : Dave Boruff
Produced by Bobby Lyle for Genie Productions
"Save It For A Rainy Day" Co-Produced by Norman Connors


Side One

01 - Ivory Dreams

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : All Keyboards
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums
Michael Smith : Percussion
Kirk Whalum : Saxophone

02 - Save It For A Rainy Day

Bobby Lyle : Keyboards
Helena Springs : Lead vocal
Diane Louie : Synthesizer Programming & Sequencing
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Land Richards : Drums
Ricky Lawson : Drums
Horn Overdubs :
Trumpet : Michael Patches Stewart
Trumpet : Ray Brown
Trombone : Reggie Young
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters : Background vocals

03 - Been So Long

Bobby Lyle : All Keyboards & Background vocals
Donald Griffin : Additional Guitar
Gerald Albright : Bass
Michael Baker : Drums
Munyungo Jackson : Percussions
Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters : Background vocals
Michael Stewart : Trumpet

04 - Loco-Motion

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : Keyboards, DX7 Bass, Drum Machine Programming, Vocal Scat
Gerald Albright : Bass, Fills
Donald Griffin : Guitar
Donnell Spencer : Drum Fills
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Side Two

01 - Tropical

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano, Synth Solo
David Swanson : Synthesizers
Donald Griffin : Guitar
Donnell Spencer : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Kirk Whalum : Saxophone

02 - Lush Life

Bobby Lyle : Acoustic Piano

03 - 88 Ways (To Say I Love You)

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : Keyboards
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Michael Baker : Drums

04 - Nova

Arranged by Bobby Lyle
Bobby Lyle : Keyboards
Kevin Brandon : Bass
Michael Baker : Drums