In February 1982, “Kat Family” label released “Just Another Day in Paradise”, the debut Bertie Higgins album. It was recorded January – November 1981, at “Pyramid Eye Recording Studio” in Lookout Mountain, and “Southern Tracks Recording Studio” in Atlanta, and was produced by Sonny Limbo and Scott MacLellan.
Personnel:
- Bertie Higgins: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, cymbals, percussion
- Ken Bell, Shelton Irwin, Barry Richmond: acoustic and electric guitars
- Jeff Pinkham: acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin
- Norman Blake: mandolin
- John Healy: keyboardsand piano
- Steve Nathan: keyboards, piano, organ
- Gary Baker, Arch Pearson: bass
- Owen Hale, Bill Marshall: drums
- Mickey Buckins, Edward Higgins: congas, percussion
- Ed Leamon: saxophone
- Gloria Higgins-Burke, Doug Johnson, Mann & Phyllis Loiacono, Lu Moss, Dave Powell, Suzi Smith, Mike Sullivan, Cheryl Wilson: backing vocals
Track listing:
- Just Another Day in Paradise – Bertie Higgins, C. Jones, Sonny Limbo
- Casablanca – John Healy, Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
- Candledancer – Bertie Higgins
- Key Largo – Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
- Port O’ Call (Savannah ’55) – Bertie Higgins
- White Line Fever – Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
- The Heart Is the Hunter – Bertie Higgins
- She’s Gone to Live on the Mountain – Bertie Higgins
- Down at the Blue Moon – Bertie Higgins
- The Tropics – Bertie Higgins
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