Fourplay (Fourplay album)

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This article is about the album by Fourplay. For the album by Clifford Jordan, see Four Play (album).
Fourplay
Studio album by
Fourplay
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1991
Recorded1991
StudioOcean Way Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreJazz
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerFourplay
Fourplay chronology
Fourplay
(1991) 		Between the Sheets
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Fourplay is the debut album of the jazz quartet Fourplay released in 1991 by Warner Bros. Records. The album rose to no. 16 at upon the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and has also been certified gold by the RIAA.[2][3][1]

Overview

With this debut LP Fourplay's lineup consisted of keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Lee Ritenour, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bali Run"Lee Ritenour, Bob James5:32
2."101 Eastbound"Nathan East, Marcel East5:57
3."Foreplay"Lee Ritenour5:26
4."Moonjogger"Bob James6:16
5."Max-O-Man"Harvey Mason, Sr., Michael Lang5:33
6."After the Dance (featuring El DeBarge)"Marvin Gaye, T-Boy Ross, Leon Ware6:05
7."Quadrille"Bob James5:43
8."Midnight Stroll"Harvey Mason, Sr.4:44
9."October Morning"Lee Ritenour5:01
10."Wish You Were Here"Lee Ritenour6:11
11."Rain Forest"Bob James6:05

[1]

Credits

  • Philip Bailey - Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
  • Kim Champagne - Art Direction
  • Spencer Chrislu - Audio Master, Authoring, Mastering
  • El DeBarge - Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
  • Marcel East - Composer
  • Nathan East - Bass, Composer, Group Member, Vocals (Background)
  • Fourplay - Primary Artist, Producer
  • Marvin Gaye - Composer
  • Geoff Gillette - Engineer
  • Khaliq Glover - Engineer
  • Bob James - Composer, Executive Producer, Keyboards
  • Bob James - Composer
  • Femi Jiya - Engineer
  • Debra Johnson - Production Coordination, Synthesizer Programming
  • Mike Kloster - Assistant Engineer
  • Patti LaBelle - Guest Artist, Vocals (Background)
  • Michael Lang - Composer
  • Brian Lee - Graphic Design
  • Penny Marciano - Production Coordination
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. - Technical Assistance
  • Harvey Mason, Sr. - Composer, Drums, Group Member, Programming, Synthesizer
  • David May - Audio Production
  • Paul May - Assistant Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer

Don Murray - Engineer, Mixing, Remixing

  • Clif Norrell - Assistant Engineer
  • Lee Ritenour - Composer, Group Member, Guitar

T-Boy Ross - Composer

  • Wally Traugott - Mastering
  • Robert Vosgien - Digital Editing
  • Leon Ware - Composer
  • Stuart Watson - Photography
  • Leslie Wintner - Design

[1]

Production

  • Fourplay – Producer
  • Don Murray - Engineer
  • Mike Kloster - Assistant Engineer
  • Bob James - Executive Producer
  • Debra Johnson - Production Coordination
  • Marcel East - Additional Engineering & Overdubs
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. - Technical Assistance
  • Paul May - Guitar Technical Engineer
  • Don Murray - Engineer, Remixing, Mixing
  • Clif Norrell - Assistant Engineer
  • Robert Vosgien - Digital Editing & Mastering
  • Wally Traugott - Mastering
  • Spencer Chrislu - Mastering, Audio Master, Authoring

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart[3][4] Position
1991 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 16
1991 The Billboard 200 97

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Fourplay: Fourplay". Allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "Fourplay: RIAA". RIAA.com.
  3. ^ a b "Fourplay: Fourplay (Top R&B Albums)". Billboard.com.
  4. ^ "Fourplay: Fourplay (Billboard 200)". Billboard.com.
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