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. Between the Sheets has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States and has thus been certified gold by the RIAA.
Critical reception
Between the Sheets was Grammy nominated in the category of Best Contemporary Jazz Performance (Instrumental)
Track listing
Personnel
Fourplay
- Bob James â Yamaha C7 MIDI grand piano, Yamaha Disklavier piano, synthesizers, synth orchestrations, arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7)
- Lee Ritenour â electric guitars, electric classical guitar, guitar synthesizer, additional guitar synth parts (2, 3, 5, 8), arrangements (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Nathan East â 5 and 6-string bass guitars, fretless basses, lead chant (1), chorus chant (1), lead vocals (3), backing vocals (3), arrangements (3, 5)
- Harvey Mason â drums, percussion, marimba, vibraphone, chimes, glockenspiel, arrangements (3, 8, 10, 11)
Additional Musicians
Production
- Bob James â executive producer
- Fourplay â producers
- Don Murray â recording, mixing
- Neal Avron â assistant engineer, additional engineer
- Mike Kloster â assistant engineer, additional engineer
- Mike Piersante â assistant engineer, additional engineer
- Marcel East â additional engineer (Nathan East's vocals)
- Harvey Mason, Jr. â technical assistance
- Robert Vosgien â digital editing, additional editing, additional mastering
- Wally Traugott â mastering
- CMS Digital (Pasadena, California) â editing location
- Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California) â mastering location
- Debra Johnson â production coordinator
- Kim Champagne â art direction, design
- Stuart Watson â photography
Charts
References