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Album by Alex Bugnon
Love Season
Studio album by Alex Bugnon
Released1988
Studio
GenreSmooth jazz
Length42:43
LabelOrpheus
Producer
Alex Bugnon chronology
Love Season
(1988) 		Head Over Heels
(1990)
Singles from Love Season
  1. "Piano in the Dark"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Going Out"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Yearning for Your Love"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic

Love Season is the debut studio album by jazz pianist Alex Bugnon. It was released in 1988 through Orpheus Records. Recording sessions took place at Presence Studios in East Haven, Connecticut, at Unique Studios, 39th Street Music Studio and Rawlston Recording Studio in New York City. The production was handled by Rahni Song, Poogie Bell and Victor Bailey with executive producer Beau Huggins. The album spawned three singles: "Piano in the Dark", "Going Out" and "Yearning for Your Love".

The album peaked at number 127 on the Billboard 200 and at number 34 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. Its singles "Going Out" and "Yearning for Your Love" made it to No. 83 and No. 85, respectively, on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Alex Bugnon received a nomination for Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album in 1990 Soul Train Music Awards, but lost to Quincy Jones' Back on the Block.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Going Out"4:59
2."Piano in the Dark"
  • Rahni Song
  • LaVerne Blair (ass.)
5:30
3."Around 12:15 Am"
  • Alex Bugnon
  • Rahni P. Harris, Jr.
  • Rahni Song
  • LaVerne Blair (ass.)
4:52
4."Love Season"Alex Bugnon
  • Rahni Song
  • LaVerne Blair (ass.)
6:16
5."Yearning for Your Love"
  • Oliver Scott
  • Ronnie Wilson
  • Poogie Bell
  • Victor Bailey
  • Alex Bugnon (co.)
5:57
6."Falling for You"Alex Bugnon
  • Rahni Song
  • LaVerne Blair (ass.)
4:42
7."Time Is Running Out"Alex Bugnon
  • Rahni Song
  • LaVerne Blair (ass.)
5:43
8."Magie Noire"Alex Bugnon
  • Poogie Bell
  • Victor Bailey
  • Alex Bugnon (co.)
4:44
Total length:42:43
Notes

Personnel

  • Alex Bugnon – main artist, keyboards, synthesizer, synth bass, Yamaha grand piano, Fairlight drums, arranger, co-producer
  • Kysia Bostic – backing vocals
  • Rahni P. Harris, Jr. – backing vocals, electric bass, horns, percussion, koto, Fairlight programming, additional synthesizer, producer, engineering, arranger
  • Victor Bailey – backing vocals, bass, arranger, producer
  • Mark Ledford – backing vocals, trumpet, arranger
  • Keith Robinson – guitar
  • Michael ''Dino'' Campbell – guitar
  • Charles "Poogie" Bell – drum programming, percussion, arranger, producer
  • Randy Hutchinson – arranger
  • LaVerne Blair – assistant producer
  • Beau Huggins – executive producer
  • Claude Achille – engineering
  • Michael Finlayson – engineering
  • Kurt Upper – mixing
  • Mike Allaire – mixing
  • Jack Skinner – mastering
  • Henry Marquez – art direction
  • Lu Ann Graffeo – design
  • Robert Cohen – photography

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 127
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 34

References

  1. "Love Season - Alex Bugnon | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  2. "Alex Bugnon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  3. "Alex Bugnon Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2018.

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