Between the Sheets (Fourplay album)

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
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 17, 1993 (1993-08-17)
GenreJazz
Length67:32
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerNathan East, Harvey Mason, Lee Ritenour, Bob James
Fourplay chronology
Fourplay
(1991)
Between the Sheets
(1993)
Elixir
(1995)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Between the Sheets was Grammy nominated in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)[6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chant"Bob James6:24
2."Monterey"Lee Ritenour6:12
3."Between the Sheets"Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper6:45
4."Li'l Darlin'"Neal Hefti5:16
5."Flying East"Marcel East, Nathan East6:08
6."Once in the A.M."Lee Ritenour6:30
7."Gulliver"Bob James6:48
8."Amoroso"Harvey Mason5:48
9."A Summer Child"Lee Ritenour5:33
10."Anthem"Harvey Mason5:39
11."Song for Somalia"Harvey Mason6:29

[5]

Personnel

Fourplay

Additional Musicians

Production

  • Bob James – producer, executive producer
  • Nathan East – producer
  • Lee Ritenour – producer
  • Harvey Mason, Sr. – producer
  • 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

Album – Billboard
Year Chart[2][3] 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

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