Elixir (Fourplay album)

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Elixir
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Studio album by
Fourplay
Released1995
GenreJazz
Length63:46
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerFourplay
Fourplay chronology
Between the Sheets
(1993) 		Elixir
(1995) 		The Best of Fourplay
(1997)

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[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Elixir"East, James, Mason, Ritenour7:23
2."Dream Come True"East, Ricky Lawson5:15
3."Play Lady Play"James, Ritenour4:36
4."Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" (featuring Phil Collins)Collins5:17
5."Magic Carpet Ride"Ritenour6:27
6."Whisper in My Ear"James6:12
7."Fannie Mae"Mason5:31
8."The Closer I Get to You" (featuring Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson)Reggie Lucas, James Mtume5:01
9."East 2 West"N. East, Marcel East5:56
10."Licorice"James5:12
11."In My Corner"H. Mason, Harvey Mason, Jr.6:56
Total length:63:46

Personnel[]

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, 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[]

  • Fourplay – producers
  • Bob James – executive producer
  • 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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars[1]

References[]

  1. ^ McDonald, Steven. "Elixir - Fourplay | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
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