Between the Sheets is the second studio album of the jazz group Fourplay which was released in August 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Top R&B 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]
| Between the Sheets | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 17, 1993 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound (Los Angeles, CA) Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, NY) | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 67:32 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Lee Ritenour, Bob James | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [5] |
Between the Sheets was Grammy nominated in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chant" | Bob James | 6:24 |
| 2. | "Monterey" | Lee Ritenour | 6:12 |
| 3. | "Between the Sheets" | Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper | 6:45 |
| 4. | "Li'l Darlin'" | Neal Hefti | 5:16 |
| 5. | "Flying East" | Marcel East, Nathan East | 6:08 |
| 6. | "Once in the A.M." | Lee Ritenour | 6:30 |
| 7. | "Gulliver" | Bob James | 6:48 |
| 8. | "Amoroso" | Harvey Mason | 5:48 |
| 9. | "A Summer Child" | Lee Ritenour | 5:33 |
| 10. | "Anthem" | Harvey Mason | 5:39 |
| 11. | "Song for Somalia" | Harvey Mason | 6:29 |
Personnel
editFourplay
- Bob James – Yamaha C7 MIDI grand piano, Yamaha Disklavier piano, synthesizers, string orchestrations, arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7)
- Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, guitar synthesizer (2, 3, 5, 8), arrangements (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Nathan East – 5 and 6-string bass guitars, fretless basses, lead chant (1), chorus chant (1), lead vocals (3), backing vocals (3), arrangements (3, 5)
- Harvey Mason – drums, percussion, marimba, vibraphone, chimes, glockenspiel, arrangements (3, 8, 10, 11)
Additional Musicians
- Harvey Mason, Jr. – synthesizer programming, computer sequencing, drum programming (3)
- Marcel East – arrangements (5)
- Dee Fredrix – chorus chant (1)
- Chaka Khan – lead vocals (3), backing vocals (3)
- Phillip Bailey – backing vocals (3)
- Chanté Moore – backing vocals (3)
- Phil Perry – backing vocals (3)
Production
edit- Bob James – executive producer
- Fourplay – producers
- Don Murray – recording, mixing
- Neal Avron – assistant engineer
- Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
- Mike Piersante – assistant engineer
- Marcel East – vocal recording
- Harvey Mason, Jr. – technician
- Robert Vosgien – digital editing, additional editing, additional mastering
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Debra Johnson – production coordinator
- Kim Champagne – art direction, design
- Stuart Watson – photography
Studios
- Recorded at Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California) and Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, New York).
- Edited at CMS Digital (Pasadena, California).
- Mastered at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California).
Charts
edit| Year | Chart[2][3] | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Billboard 200 | 70 |
| 1993 | Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 1 |
| 1993 | Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 15 |
| 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
edit- ^ Fourplay: Between The Sheets. Warner Bros. Records. August 1993.
- ^ a b "Fourplay: Between The Sheets (Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ a b "Fourplay: Between The Sheets (Top R&B/Hip/Hop Albums)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ "Fourplay: Between the Sheets". riaa.com. RIAA.
- ^ a b "Fourplay: Between The Sheets". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ "Fourplay". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.