Snowbound (Fourplay album)

Snowbound
Studio album by Fourplay
Released	October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)
Studio	Sear Sound (New York City, New York) Remidi Studio (Ardsley-On-Hudson, New York) Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California) Sunset Sound and Brandon's Way Recording (Hollywood, California) Pyramid Studios (Los Angeles, California) The Enterprise (Burbank, California) Castle Oaks Studios (Calabasas, California) Mountain Studios (Montreux, Switzerland)
Genre	Jazz, Christmas
Length	55:03
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Fourplay Matt Pierson Nathan East Marcel East
Fourplay chronology
4 (1998) Snowbound (1999) Yes, Please! (2000)

Snowbound is the fifth studio album by Fourplay, released in 1999. It is a recording of Christmas songs. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Angels We Have Heard on High"	Traditional	4:51
2.	"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"	Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley	4:48
3.	"Snowbound"	Walter Becker, Donald Fagen	5:02
4.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	5:57
5.	"The Ivy Variations"	James	3:36
6.	"River"	Joni Mitchell	5:48
7.	"Amazing Grace"	John Newton	4:44
8.	"Christmas Time Is Here"	Guaraldi, Mendelson	4:12
9.	"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"	John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie	3:44
10.	"Away in a Manger"	Traditional	3:30
11.	"Merry Little Stroll"	Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	4:06
12.	"Auld Lang Syne"	Traditional	4:45
Total length:			55:03

Personnel

Fourplay

• Bob James – acoustic pianos, keyboards, arrangements (1, 3-9, 11, 12)
• Larry Carlton – guitars, arrangements (3, 7-9)
• Nathan East – 5-string bass, 6-string bass, fretless bass, arrangements (2-4, 7, 8), vocals (3, 6), finger snaps (4, 9)
• Harvey Mason – drums, arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8, 10), finger snaps (4, 9)

Additional Musicians

• Tim Heintz – synthesizer programming
• Marcel East – synthesizers (2, 4), additional percussion (2), drum and percussion programming (4), arrangements (4), vocal arrangements (4)
• Michael Thompson – additional guitars (3, 4)
• Matt Pierson – finger snaps (4, 9)
• Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (3, 9)
• Steve Holtman – trombone (3, 9)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (3, 9)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (3, 9), horn arrangements (3, 9)
• Heather Mason – vocals (2)
• Gabriela Anders – vocals (3)
• Eric Benét – lead and backing vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4)
• Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (4)
• Kevin Weaver-Bay – backing vocals (4)

Production

• Fourplay – producers (1-3, 5-12)
• Matt Pierson – producer (1-3, 5-12)
• Marcel East – co-producer (2), producer (4), engineer
• Nathan East – producer (4)
• Moochie Canazio – engineer
• Ken Freeman – engineer
• Dan Garcia – engineer
• Brad Gilderman – engineer
• Jun Murkagawa – engineer
• Don Murray – engineer
• Dave Rideau – engineer
• Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing (1-3, 5-12)
• Jon Gass – mixing (4)
• Kyle Bess – assistant mix engineer (4)
• Koji Egawa – assistant engineer, assistant mix engineer (1-3, 5-12)
• Dave Fisher – assistant engineer
• Kris Fredricksson – assistant engineer
• Sejoon Kahng – assistant engineer
• Larry Malchose – assistant engineer
• Larry Buksbaum – computer operator
• Dave Khun – technical assistance
• Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
• Josh Henson – guitar technician
• Artie Smith – drum technician
• Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
• Dana Watson – production coordinator
• Mark Larson – design
• Lionel Flusin – band photography
• Les Morsillo – cover photography
• Darlington/Wheeler – management

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

References

1. Ratiner, Tracie (2009). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Gale. ISBN   978-0-7876-9616-0.
2. Phares, Heather. Snowbound at AllMusic