1991 Fourplay – Fourplay
Fourplay is the debut album of the contemporary jazz quartet Fourplay which was released by Warner Bros. Records on September 17, 1991. The album cover showed four pictures of the original group on a variety of musical instruments (such as a guitar, piano keys and a drum). The album has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States and has thus been certified platinum by the RIAA. Their album charted at the No. 1 position on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Charts for an unprecedented 33 weeks.
Tracks
1 Bali Run (Lee Ritenour, Bob James) 5:33
2 101 Eastbound (Nathan East, Marcel East) 5:58
3 Foreplay (Lee Ritenour) 5:27
4 Moonjogger (Bob James) 6:16
5 Max-o-Man (Harvey Mason Sr, Mike Lang) 5:33
6 After the Dance (Marvin Gaye, T-Boy Ross, Leon Ware) 6:07
7 Quadrille (Bob James) 5:44
8 Midnight Stroll (Harvey Mason Sr) 4:44
9 October Morning (Lee Ritenour) 5:02
10 Wish You Were Here (Lee Ritenour) 6:11
11 Rain Forest (Bob James) 6:06
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
| Keyboards | Bob James |
Other Musicians
6 After the Dance
| Background Vocals | Darell DeBarge |
| Background Vocals | Nathan East |
| Background Vocals | Patti LaBelle |
| Vocals | El DeBarge |
11 Rain Forest
| Background Vocals | Philip Bailey |
Liner Notes
Producer (Executive) – Bob James
Coordinator – Debra Johnson
Edited By – Robert Vosgien
Engineer (Assistant) – Clif Norrell, Paul May, Mike Kloster
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Don Murray
Programming – Harvey Mason Jr
Technician (Technical Assistance) – Harvey Mason Jr
Recorded By – Don Murray
Recorded By (Additional) – Femi Jiya, Jeff Gillette, Khaliq Glover
Art Direction – Kim Champagne
Design – Leslie Wintner
Photography – Stuart Watson, O’Brien And Schridde
Mastered At Capitol Disk Mastering
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Starlight Studios
Recorded At Pyramid Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc