Fourplay (Fourplay album)

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Fourplay
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Studio album by
Fourplay
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1991
Recorded1990–1991
Studio
Genre Jazz
Length62:38
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Fourplay
Fourplay chronology
Fourplay
(1991)		 Between the Sheets
(1993)
Professional ratings
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Fourplay is the debut album by the American smooth jazz group Fourplay released in 1991 on Warner Bros. records. The album went to number 1 [2] on the Contemporary Jazz charts, number 16 [3] on the R&B charts and number 97 [4] on the US Billboard 200. As an album, Fourplay has also been certified Gold in the US by the RIAA. [5]

Contents

Overview

With this debut LP Fourplay's original lineup consisted of keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Lee Ritenour, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bali Run" Lee Ritenour, Bob James 5:32
2."101 Eastbound" Nathan East, Marcel East5:57
3."Foreplay"Lee Ritenour5:26
4."Moonjogger"Bob James6:16
5."Max-O-Man" Harvey Mason, Sr., Michael Lang5:33
6."After the Dance" (featuring El DeBarge) Marvin Gaye, Arthur Ross, Leon Ware 6:05
7."Quadrille"Bob James5:43
8."Midnight Stroll"Harvey Mason, Sr.4:44
9."October Morning"Lee Ritenour5:01
10."Wish You Were Here"Lee Ritenour6:11
11."Rain Forest"Bob James6:05

Personnel

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Additional musicians

Production

Track information and credits adapted from AllMusic [1] [6]

Charts

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott. Fourplay - Fourplay at AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Fourplay (Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard. 25 October 1991. Retrieved 14 February 2020.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Billboard (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard. 3 January 1992. Retrieved 14 February 2020.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Billboard 200". billboard.com. Billboard. 13 December 1991. Retrieved 14 February 2020.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Fourplay: Fourplay". RIAA . Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  6. ↑ "Fourplay - Fourplay". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Fourplay, TLP" . Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Fourplay, JCR" . Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Fourplay, BLP" . Billboard . Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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