Between the Sheets (Fourplay album)

Between the Sheets
Studio album by
Fourplay
ReleasedAugust 17, 1993 (1993-08-17)
Studio
  • Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
    Pyramid Sound Recording Studios (Ithaca, New York)
GenreJazz
Length67:32
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
  • Fourplay
Fourplay chronology
Fourplay
(1991) 		Between the Sheets
(1993) 		Elixir
(1995)

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]

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 – executive producer
  • Fourplay – producers
  • Don Murray – recording, mixing
  • Neal Avron – assistant engineer, additional engineer
  • Mike Kloster – assistant engineer, additional engineer
  • Mike Piersante – assistant engineer, additional engineer
  • Marcel East – additional engineer (Nathan East's vocals)
  • Harvey Mason, Jr. – technical assistance
  • Robert Vosgien – digital editing, additional editing, additional mastering
  • Wally Traugott – mastering
  • CMS Digital (Pasadena, California) – editing location
  • Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
  • Debra Johnson – production coordinator
  • Kim Champagne – art direction, design
  • Stuart Watson – photography

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

  1. ^ Fourplay: Between The Sheets. Warner Bros. Records. August 1993.
  2. ^ a b "Fourplay: Between The Sheets (Jazz Albums)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Fourplay: Between The Sheets (Top R&B/Hip/Hop Albums)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Fourplay: Between the Sheets". riaa.com. RIAA.
  5. ^ a b "Fourplay: Between The Sheets". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  6. ^ "Fourplay". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
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