The Best of Fourplay

The Best of Fourplay is a compilation album by American smooth jazz quartet Fourplay, released in 1997. The 2020 SACD remastered edition of the album includes the bonus track, "The Closer I Get to You", a duet between Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson.

Track listing

Personnel

As listed in the liner notes.

Fourplay

• Bob James – keyboards
• Lee Ritenour – guitars
• Nathan East – basses, lead vocals (9)
• Harvey Mason – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Harvey Mason Jr. – synthesizer programming (3)
• Dan Shea – additional keyboards (12)
• Take 6 – vocals (3)
• David Thomas – lead vocals (3)
• El DeBarge – lead vocals (6)
• Chaka Khan – lead vocals (9)
• Phil Collins – lead vocals (12)

Production

• Bob James – executive producer
• Matt Pierson – compilation executive producer
• Fourplay – producers (1, 2, 4–12)
• Harvey Mason Sr. – producer (3), arrangements (3)
• Harvey Mason Jr. – producer (3), arrangements (3)
• Brad Gilderman – engineer (3)
• Don Murray – recording (4, 11), mixing (4, 11), original recording (12)
• Paul Brown – remixing (12), arrangements (12)
• Dan Shea – remixing (12), arrangements (12)
• Steve Vavagiskis – 2020 edition remastering
• Linda Cobb – art direction, design

References

External links

• Fourplay - The Best of Fourplay (1997) album review by Richard S. Ginell, credits & releases at AllMusic
• Fourplay - The Best of Fourplay (1997) album releases & credits at Discogs
• Fourplay - The Best of Fourplay (1997) album to be listened as stream on Spotify