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 – Yamaha C7 MIDI grand piano, Yamaha Disklavier piano, synthesizers, synth orchestrations, arrangements (1, 3, 4, 7) Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, electric classical guitar, guitar synthesizer, additional guitar synth parts (2, 3, 5, 8), arrangements (2, 3, 6, 9) Nathan East – 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 – drums, percussion, marimba, vibraphone, chimes, glockenspiel, arrangements (3, 8, 10, 11)
Additional Musicians Harvey Mason, Jr. – synthesizer programming, computer sequencing, drum programming (3) Marcel East – arrangements (5) Dee Fredrix – chorus chant (1) Chaka Khan – lead vocals (3), backing vocals (3) Phillip Bailey – backing vocals (3) Chanté Moore – backing vocals (3) Phil Perry – backing vocals (3)
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 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
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