Body Language (Boney James album)

Body Language
Body Language
Studio album by Boney James
Released	February 23, 1999
Recorded	1998
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	42:14
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Boney James, Paul Brown
Boney James chronology
Singles from Sweet Thing
	"Are You Ready?"; Released: 1999; "I Get Lonely"; Released: 1999;

Last updated July 28, 2025

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Body Language is the sixth album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1999.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Are You Ready?"	James Oppenheim; Ronnie Garrett; Rex Rideout; Daryl Simmons	5:02
2.	"Into the Blue"	James Oppenheim; Leon Bisquera	4:33
3.	"Body Language"	James Oppenheim; Phil Davis; Paul Brown	4:55
4.	"I'll Always Love You"	James Oppenheim; Johnny Britt; Sean Thomas	4:26
5.	"Boneyizm (duet with Rick Braun)"	James Oppenheim; Paul Brown	4:27
6.	"Love Fest"	James Oppenheim; Leon Bisquera	4:45
7.	"Bedtime Story"	James Oppenheim; David Torkanowsky	4:25
8.	"I Get Lonely"	Janet Jackson; Rene Elizondo, Jr.; Terry Lewis; James Harris III	5:31
9.	"All Night Long"	James Oppenheim; Paul Brown; Mark Ellis Stephens; Donnell Spencer Jr.	4:10
Total length:			42:14

Personnel

Musicians

Boney James – soprano saxophone (1, 4, 6, 8), Yamaha WX7 (1, 3, 9), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 5, 8, 9), keyboards (2, 5–9), synth bass (5, 7), programming (5, 7), alto saxophone (7)
Rex Rideout – keyboards (1), programming (1)
David Torkanowsky – acoustic piano (2, 8), Fender Rhodes (6, 8), additional keyboards (7), acoustic piano solo (7), organ (8)
Phil Davis – keyboards (3, 4), synth bass (3), programming (3, 4)
Tim Heintz – additional keyboards (4, 8)
Leon Bisquera – keyboards (6)
Mark Ellis Stephens – keyboards (9)
Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (1), guitars (5)
Rohn Lawrence – guitars (2), "right" guitars (3, 8)
Tony Maiden – "left" guitars (3), guitars (9)
Ronnie Garrett – bass (1)
Alex Al – bass (2, 6, 9), synth bass (8)
Larry Kimpel – bass (5)
Lil' John Roberts – drums (2, 6, 9), additional drums (8)
Donnell Spencer Jr. – drums (8), vocals (9)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 3, 6, 8)
Lenny Castro – percussion (5, 7, 9)
Rick Braun – flugelhorn (5)
Chelle Davis – vocals (1)
Shai – vocals (4)

Arrangements

Boney James (1, 2, 5–9)
Rex Rideout (1)
Paul Brown (2, 6, 8, 9)
Phil Davis (3, 4)
Impromp2 (4)
Mark Ellis Stephens (9)

String section (Tracks 2, 6 & 9)

Jerry Hey – arrangements and conductor
Ralph Morrison – concertmaster
Stephen Erdody (principal), Christine Ermacoff, Paula Hochhalter, Armen Ksajikan, Christina Soule and Cecilia Tsan – cello
Margot Aldcroft, Brian Dembow (principal), Thomas Diener, Jennie Hansen, Carrie Holzman-Little and Victoria Miskolczy – viola
Richard Altenbach, Jackie Brand, Mario De Leon, Henry Gronnier, Lily Ho Chen, Karen Jones, Frances Moore, Ralph Morrison, Sara Parkins and Kenneth Yerke – violin

Production

Boney James – producer
Paul Brown – producer, engineer
Ronnie Garrett – co-producer (1)
Martin Christensen – engineer
Don Murray – engineer
Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing
Erik Zobler – engineer
Koji Egawa – mix assistant
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
Vigon/Ellis – art direction, design
Robert Zuckerman – photography
Diane Kranz – stylist
Howard Lowell – management

Studios

Recorded at Alpha Studios (Burbank, California); Funky Joint Studios and Heintz 57 Varieties Studio (Sherman Oaks, California); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California); Silent Partner Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
Mixed at Schnee Studios
Mastered at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 ^[2]	91
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[3]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	32

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	92

References

↑ AllMusic review
↑ "Boney James Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
↑ "Boney James Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
↑ "Boney James Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

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[1] AllMusic review

[ac_Billboard200_Boney_James-2] "Boney James Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[ac_BillboardJazz_Boney_James-3] "Boney James Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Boney_James-4] "Boney James Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

[5] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.

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v t e Boney James
Studio albums	Trust Backbone Seduction Sweet Thing Body Language Shake It Up (with Rick Braun) Ride Pure Shine Send One Your Love Contact The Beat
EPs	Words + Music (with Rick Braun)
Holiday albums	Boney's Funky Christmas Christmas Present
Singles	"Happy Home" "This Christmas" "I Still Dream" "Sweet Thing" "Innocence" "Are You Ready?" "I Get Lonely" "R.S.V.P." "Grazin' in the Grass" "RPM" "See What I'm Sayin'?" "Stone Groove" "Here She Comes" "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"