The Best of Fourplay explained

The Best of Fourplay
Type:	compilation
Artist:	Fourplay
Border:	yes
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Fourplay
Prev Title:	Elixir
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	4
Next Year:	1998

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.

Personnel

As listed in the liner notes.^[1]

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

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

Notes and References

1. The Best of Fourplay . Fourplay . 1997 . CD . Warner Bros. Records . 9 46661-2.