Between the Sheets (Fourplay album)

Between the Sheets
Studio album by Fourplay
Released August 17, 1993 (1993-08-17)
Genre Jazz
Length 67:32
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Lee Ritenour, Bob James
Fourplay chronology
Fourplay
(1991)		 Between the Sheets
(1993)		 Elixir
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Between the Sheets is the second studio album of the jazz group Fourplay which was released by Warner Bros. Records on August 17, 1993. The album peaked at nos. 2 and 15 upon the Billboard Jazz Albums & Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1][2][3] Between the Sheets has sold over 500, 000 copies in the United States and has thus been certified gold by the RIAA.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chant"Bob James6:24
2."Monterey"Lee Ritenour6:12
3."Between the Sheets"Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper6:45
4."Li'l Darlin'"Neal Hefti5:16
5."Flying East"Marcel East, Nathan East6:08
6."Once in the A.M."Lee Ritenour6:30
7."Gulliver"Bob James6:48
8."Amoroso"Harvey Mason5:48
9."A Summer Child"Lee Ritenour5:33
10."Anthem"Harvey Mason5:39
11."Song for Somalia"Harvey Mason6:29

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Personnel

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Musicians

  • Bob James: Yamaha C7 Midi Grand Piano, Disklavier, Table Tennis, Various Synthesizers
  • Lee Ritenour: Gibson ES-335, Gibson L-5, Gibson Midi-Max Guitar Synthesizer, Roger Sadowski Electric/Classical Guitar
  • Nathan East: Yamaha BBNE2 5-String Bass, TRB 6-String Bass, Yamaha Fretless Bass, Fodera Fretless Bass
  • Harvey Mason: Gretsch Drums, Gibraltar Racks, Brady Snare Drums, Vic Firth Drums Sticks, Sabian Cymbals
  • Chaka Khan: Vocals
  • Phillip Bailey: Vocals
  • Phil Perry - vocals
  • Dee Fredrix - vocals on "Chant"

Production

  • Neal Avron - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
  • Marcel East – Engineer
  • Nathan East – Producer, Vocals
  • Fourplay – Arranger, Producer
  • Bob James - Arranger, Producer, Executive Producer, Synthesizer Orchestration
  • Debra Johnson – Production Coordination
  • Mike Kloster - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
  • Harvey Mason, Sr. - Programming, Producer, Computers, Drum Programming, Sequencing
  • Don Murray - Engineer, Mixing
  • Mike Piersante - Engineer, Assistant Engineer
  • Lee Ritenour - Producer
  • Wally Traugott - Mastering
  • Robert Vosgien - Editing, Mastering

Charts

Album – Billboard
Year Chart[2][3] Position
1993 The Billboard 200 70
1993 Top Contemporary Jazz Albums 1
1993 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 15
Singles – Billboard
Title Year Chart Position
Between the Sheets 1993 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 72
Chant 1994 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 98

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Fourplay: Between The Sheets". Allmusic.com.
  2. 1 2 "Fourplay: Between The Sheets (Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com.
  3. 1 2 "Fourplay: Between The Sheets (Top R&B/Hip/Hop Albums)". Billboard.com.
  4. ↑ "Fourplay: RIAA". RIAA.com.
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