Elixir (Fourplay album)
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Released1995
Studio
- Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
Masong Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Starlight Studios (Malibu, California)
DARP Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Remidi Studios (Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York)
Length63:46
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| Released | 1995 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 63:46 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Fourplay | |||
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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.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Elixir" | East, James, Mason, Ritenour | 7:23 |
| 2. | "Dream Come True" | East, Ricky Lawson | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Play Lady Play" | James, Ritenour | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Why Can't It Wait 'Til Morning?" (featuring Phil Collins) | Collins | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Magic Carpet Ride" | Ritenour | 6:27 |
| 6. | "Whisper in My Ear" | James | 6:12 |
| 7. | "Fannie Mae" | Mason | 5:31 |
| 8. | "The Closer I Get to You" (featuring Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson) | Reggie Lucas, James Mtume | 5:01 |
| 9. | "East 2 West" | N. East, Marcel East | 5:56 |
| 10. | "Licorice" | James | 5:12 |
| 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, electric 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, acoustic percussion, electronic 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)
