Elixir (Fourplay album)
Appearance
Elixir | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Studio | Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA) Masong Studios (Los Angeles, CA) Starlight Studios (Malibu, CA) DARP Studios (Atlanta, GA) Remidi Studios (Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY) | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 63:46 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Fourplay | |||
Fourplay chronology | ||||
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Elixir is the third studio album by Fourplay, released in 1995. Among the guest vocalists on this album are Phil Collins, Patti Austin, and Peabo Bryson.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Elixir" | East, James, Mason, Ritenour | 7:23 |
2. | "Dream Come True" | East, Ricky Lawson | 5:15 |
3. | "Play Lady Play" | James, Ritenour | 4:36 |
4. | "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" (featuring Phil Collins) | Collins | 5:17 |
5. | "Magic Carpet Ride" | Ritenour | 6:27 |
6. | "Whisper in My Ear" | James | 6:12 |
7. | "Fannie Mae" | Mason | 5:31 |
8. | "The Closer I Get to You" (featuring Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson) | Reggie Lucas, James Mtume | 5:01 |
9. | "East 2 West" | N. East, Marcel East | 5:56 |
10. | "Licorice" | James | 5:12 |
11. | "In My Corner" | H. Mason, Harvey Mason, Jr. | 6:56 |
Total length: | 63:46 |
Personnel
[edit]Fourplay
- Bob James – Yamaha C7 MIDI grand piano, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, synthesizer orchestrations, arrangements (4, 8)
- Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, classical guitar, guitar synthesizer, additional synthesizer and computer programming, arrangements (3)
- Nathan East – 5 and 6-string bass guitars, fretless bass, vocals (5, 9), vocal arrangements (8), arrangements (8), scat (9)
- Harvey Mason – drums, acoustic percussion, electronic percussion, bongos, marimba, Jew's harp, arrangements (8)
Additional Musicians
- Harvey Mason, Jr. – synthesizer and computer programming, vocal arrangements (11)
- Ken Freeman – additional synthesizer and computer programming
- Phil Collins – vocals (4)
- Patti Austin – vocals (8)
- Peabo Bryson – vocals (8)
- Vern Arnold – backing vocals (11)
- Cisco – backing vocals (11)
- Heather Mason – backing vocals (11)
Production
[edit]- Bob James – executive producer
- Fourplay – producers
- Nathan East – vocal producer (8)
- Don Murray – recording, mixing
- Thom Kidd – additional recording
- Harvey Mason, Jr. – additional recording
- Lee Ritenour – additional recording
- Mike Kloster – assistant engineer
- Kevin Lively – assistant engineer
- Robert Vosgien – digital editing
- Wally Traugott – mastering
- Linda Cobb – art direction, design
- James Minchin – photography
Studios
- Recorded at Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA); Masong Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Starlight Studios (Malibu, CA); DARP Studios (Atlanta, GA); Remidi Studios (Ardsley-On-Hudson, NY).
- Edited at CMS Digital (Pasadena, CA).
- Mastered at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
References
[edit]- ^ McDonald, Steven. "Elixir - Fourplay | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 January 2012.