Between the Sheets (Fourplay album)

Between the Sheets

Studio album by Fourplay

Released

August 17, 1993

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Between the Sheets is the second album by the jazz group Fourplay which was released by Warner Bros. Records on August 17, 1993. The album peaked at number 1 on the Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.^[1] Between the Sheets has sold over 500, 000 copies in the United States and has thus been certified gold by the RIAA.^[2]

Track listing

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

^[1]

Personnel

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

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	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 2 3 Yanow, Scott. "Fourplay - Overview". allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
↑ "Search Results for Fourplay". riaa.com. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

Fourplay

Bob James Nathan East Harvey Mason Chuck Loeb Lee Ritenour Larry Carlton

Studio albums	Fourplay Between the Sheets Elixir 4 Snowbound Yes, Please! Heartfelt Journey X Energy Let's Touch the Sky Esprit De Four

Compilations	The Best of Fourplay

Lee Ritenour

Studio albums	First Course Gentle Thoughts Captain Fingers Sugar Loaf Express Friendship The Captain's Journey Rio Earth Run Two Worlds

with Brass Fever	Brass Fever Time Is Running Out

with Dizzy Gillespie	Free Ride

with Alphonse Mouzon	Mind Transplant The Man Incognito

with Lalo Schifrin	Rollercoaster

with Fourplay	Fourplay Between the Sheets Elixir The Best of Fourplay

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