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:

1. Just Another Day in Paradise – Bertie Higgins, C. Jones, Sonny Limbo
2. Casablanca – John Healy, Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
3. Candledancer – Bertie Higgins
4. Key Largo – Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
5. Port O’ Call (Savannah ’55) – Bertie Higgins
6. White Line Fever – Bertie Higgins, Sonny Limbo
7. The Heart Is the Hunter – Bertie Higgins
8. She’s Gone to Live on the Mountain – Bertie Higgins
9. Down at the Blue Moon – Bertie Higgins
10. The Tropics – Bertie Higgins