Fourplay Catalog
1991
Fourplay Warner Bros. 9 26656-2 1991
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums.
Ocean Way Recording;
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA;
Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA;
Pyramid Studios, Los Angeles, CA, released 1991
| Bali Run | |
| 101 Eastbound | |
| Foreplay | |
| Moonjogger | |
| Max-O-Man |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + El DeBarge, lead vocal; Darell DeBarge, El DeBarge, Nathan East, Patti LaBelle, background vocal.
| After The Dance |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Quadrille | |
| Midnight Stroll | |
| October Morning | |
| Wish You Were Here |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Philip Bailey, background vocal.
| Rain Forest |
1992
Fourplay Live The Authorized Bootleg Warner Bros. PRO-CD-5413 1992
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + El DeBarge, vocal #5.
released 1992
| 1. | Moonjogger |
| 2. | Guitar Intro / October Morning |
| 3. | Max-O-Man |
| 4. | Wish You Were Here / Quadrille |
| 5. | After The Dance |
1993
Fourplay - Between The Sheets Warner Bros. 9 45340-2 1993
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, lead chant; Nathan East, Dee Fredrix, chorus chant.
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA;
Pyramid Studios, Los Angeles, CA, released 1993
| Chant |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Monterrey |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, Chaka Khan, lead vocal; Philip Bailey, Nathan East, Chante Moore, Phil Perry, special background vocal.
| Between The Sheets |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Li'l Darlin' | |
| Flying East | |
| Once In The AM | |
| Gulliver | |
| Amoroso | |
| Summer Child | |
| Anthem | |
| Song For Somalia |
1995
Fourplay - Elixir Warner Bros. 9 45922-2 1995
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums.
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA;
Darp Studios, Atlanta, GA;
Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA;
Remidi Studios, Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY;
Masong Studios, Los Angeles, CA;
Phil Collins vocals recorded in Europe, released 1995
| Elixir |
same session.
| Dream Come True |
same session.
| Play Lady Play |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Phil Collins, vocal.
| Why Can't It Wait Till Morning |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, vocal.
| Magic Carpet Ride |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Whisper In My Ear |
same session.
| Fannie Mae |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Patti Austin, Peabo Bryson, vocal.
| The Closer I Get To You |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, vocal, scat.
| East 2 West |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Licorice |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Vern Arnold, Cisco, Heather Mason, background vocal.
| In My Corner |
The Best Of Fourplay Warner Bros. 9 46661-2 1997
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + Phil Collins, vocal.
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA;
Darp Studios, Atlanta, GA;
Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA;
Remidi Studios, Ardsley-on-Hudson, NY;
Masong Studios, Los Angeles, CA;
Phil Collins vocals recorded in Europe, released 1995
| Why Can't It Wait Till Morning (Remix) |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums; + David Thomas, lead vocal; Take 6, vocal.
Larrabee Sound Studios, North Hollywood, CA;
O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, CA;
The Enterprise;
Masong Studios, Los Angeles, CA, released 1997
| Higher Ground |
Bob James, keyboards; Lee Ritenour, guitar; Nathan East, bass; Harvey Mason, drums.
Starlight Studios, Malibu, CA, released 1997
| 4 Play And Pleasure |
same personnel.
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, released 1997
| Any Time Of Day |
1998
Fourplay - 4 Warner Bros. 9 46921-2 1998
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, Heather Mason, vocal; Nathan East, bass scat.
NRG Studios, Los Angeles, CA;
Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA;
Pacifique, Barandon's Way, Remidi Studio, released 1998
| Still The One |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, Kevyn Lettau, Heather Mason, Michelle Pillar-Carlton, vocal.
| Little Foxes |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + El DeBarge, vocal; James DeBarge, Nathan East, background vocal.
| Sexual Healing |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Charmed, I'm Sure |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, Shanice Wilson, vocal.
| Someone To Love |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, Kevyn Lettau, Heather Mason, Michelle Pillar-Carlton, vocal.
| Rio Rush |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, vocal, scat.
| Piece Of My Heart |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Slow Slide |
same session.
| Vest Pocket |
same session.
| Swamp Jazz |
1999
Fourplay - Snowbound Warner Bros. 9 47504-2 1999
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
Sear Sound, NYC;
Remidi Studios, NYC;
Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, released 1999
| Angels We Have Heard On High |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Marcel East, synthesizer, additional percussion; Heather Mason, voices.
| Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, trumpet; Steven Holtman, trombone; Larry Williams, tenor sax; Michael Thompson, additional guitar; Gabriela Anders, Nathan East, vocal.
| Snowbound |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Marcel East, synthesizer, drums, percussion programming; Michael Thompson, additional guitar; Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Matt Pierson, finger snaps; Eric Benet, lead vocal; Eric Benet, Kevon Edmonds, Kevin Weaver-Bey, background vocal.
| The Christmas Song |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| The Ivy Variations |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, vocal.
| River |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Amazing Grace |
same session.
| Christmas Time Is Here |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, trumpet; Steven Holtman, trombone; Larry Williams, tenor sax; Nathan East, Harvey Mason, Matt Pierson, finger snaps.
| Santa Claus Is Coming To Town |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Away In A Manger |
same session.
| Merry Little Stroll: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas / Midnight Stroll |
same session.
| Auld Lang Syne |
2000
Fourplay - Yes, Please! Warner Bros. 9 47694-2 2000
Bob James, piano; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
Sear Sound, NYC;
Remidi Studios, NYC;
Larrabee East, Los Angeles, CA;
Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA;
Pyramid Studios, Los Angeles, CA, released 2000
| Free Range | |
| Double Trouble | |
| Once Upon A Love | |
| Robo Bop | |
| Blues Force |
Bob James, piano; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, Chante Moore, vocal.
| Save Some Love For Me |
Bob James, piano; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, vocal.
| Fortress |
Bob James, piano; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Go With Your Heart | |
| Poco A Poco |
Bob James, piano; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Sherree, vocal; Nathan East, Sherree, background vocal.
| A Little Fourplay |
Bob James, piano; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, vocal.
| Lucky |
2002
Fourplay - Heartfelt Bluebird 09026-63916-2 2002
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Le Don Bishop, additional background vocal #5.
Royaltone Studios, North Hollywood, CA;
O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, CA, released 2002
| 1. | Galaxia |
| 2. | That's The Time |
| 3. | Break It Out |
| 4. | Rollin' |
| 5. | Let's Make Love |
| 6. | Heartfelt |
| 7. | Tally Ho! |
| 8. | Cafe L'Amour |
| 9. | Ju-Ju |
| 10. | Goin' Back Home |
| 11. | Karma |
| 12. | Making Up |
2004
Fourplay - Journey Bluebird 82876-61358-2 2004
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, drum sequencer, vibes.
Firehouse Recording Studios, Pasadena, CA;
Pyramid Sound, Los Angeles, CA, released 2004
| Fields Of Gold |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, drum sequencer, vibes; + Nathan East, vocal; Cody "Peyote" Cassiero, DJ.
| Play Around It |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, drum sequencer, vibes.
| From Day One |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, drum sequencer, vibes; + Nathan East, lead vocal, background vocal; Bikki Johnson, background vocal, shaker.
| Journey |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, drum sequencer, vibes.
| Rozil | |
| Cool Train | |
| Avalabop | |
| The Firehouse Chill | |
| Departure | |
| 147 4Th St. |
2006
Fourplay - X Bluebird 82876-86399-2 2006
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA;
Track Record Studios, Burbank, CA;
Shannon Forrest, Nashville, TN;
Studio 22, Canton, OH, released 2006
| Turnabout | |
| Cinnamon Sugar | |
| Eastern Sky | |
| Kid Zero |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Michael McDonald, vocal; Kevin DiSimone, additional background vocal.
| My Love's Leavin' |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Screenplay | |
| Twiligh Touch |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, Michele Pillar, vocal.
| Be My Lover |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Sunday Morning |
2008
Fourplay - Energy Heads Up International HUCD 3146 2008
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
Castle Oaks Studio, Calabasas, CA;
Studio 101, Tarzana, CA;
Sear Sound, NYC, released 2008
| Fortune Teller | |
| The Whistler | |
| Ultralight |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, vocal; Elijah East, Noah East, Sara East, background vocal.
| Cape Town |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| The Yes Club |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Esperanza Spalding, vocal.
| Prelude For Lovers |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums.
| Look Both Ways | |
| Argentina | |
| Comfort Zone |
Bob James, keyboards; Larry Carlton, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums; + Nathan East, vocal.
| Sebastian |
2010
Fourplay - Let's Touch The Sky Heads Up International HUI-32030-02 2010
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion.
Castle Oaks Studio, Calabasas, CA;
Mason Sound, North Hollywood, CA, released 2010
| Let's Touch The Sky | |
| 3rd Degree | |
| More Than A Dream | |
| Pineapple Getaway |
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion; + Nathan East, vocal; Nathan East, Heather Mason, background vocal.
| I'll Still Be Lovin' You |
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion.
| Gentle Giant (For Hank) | |
| A Night In Rio |
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion; + Ruben Studdard, vocal; Nathan East, Heather Mason, background vocal.
| Love TKO |
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion.
| Above And Beyond | |
| Golden Faders |
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion; + Anita Baker, vocal.
| You're My Thrill |
2012
Fourplay - Esprit De Four Heads Up International HUI-33738-02 2012
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer; + Lizzy Loeb, additional vocal.
Glenwood Place Studios, Burbank, CA;
Landmark Studios, Yokohama, Japan, released 2012
| December Dream |
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer.
| Firefly | |
| Venus | |
| Sonnymoon | |
| Put Our Hearts Together (Instrumental Version) | |
| All I Wanna Do | |
| Logic Of Love | |
| Esprit De Four | |
| Sugoi |
Bob James, keyboards; Chuck Loeb, guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer; + Seiko Matsuda, lead vocal.
| Put Our Hearts Together (Vocal Track) |
2015
Fourplay - Silver Heads Up International HUI-36688-02 2015
Bob James, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer; Chuck Loeb, acoustic, electric guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer.
Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA;
The Village Studios, Hollywood, CA;
Automotive Recording, NYC;
Unicornian Studios, Traverse City, MI;
Phantom Recordings, Sherman Oaks, CA;
Studio 101, Tarzana, CA, released 2015
| Quicksilver | |
| Horace | |
| Sterling | |
| A Silver Lining |
Bob James, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer; Chuck Loeb, left guitar; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer; + special guests: Larry Carlton, right guitar; + additional musicians: Mitchel Forman, organ.
| Silverado |
Bob James, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer; Chuck Loeb, acoustic, electric guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer.
| Mine |
Bob James, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer; Chuck Loeb, acoustic, electric guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer; + Simon Phillips, additional drums; + additional musicians: Christa Wells, background vocal.
| Silver Streak |
Bob James, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer; Chuck Loeb, acoustic, electric guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer; + special guests: Kirk Whalum, tenor sax.
| Precious Metal |
Bob James, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer; Chuck Loeb, acoustic, electric guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer; + additional musicians: Tom Keane, synthesizer.
| Aniversario |
Bob James, piano, Rhodes, synthesizer; Chuck Loeb, acoustic, electric guitar, synthesizer; Nathan East, bass, vocal; Harvey Mason, drums, percussion, vibes, synthesizer; + special guests: Lee Ritenour, guitar; + additional musicians: John Beasley, additional keyboards.
| Windmill |