Snowbound (Fourplay album)
1999 studio album by Fourplay
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Snowbound is the fifth studio album by Fourplay, released in 1999. It is a recording of Christmas songs.[1]
ReleasedOctober 19, 1999
Studios
- Sear Sound (New York City, New York)
- Remidi Studio (Ardsley-On-Hudson, New York)
- Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
- Sunset Sound and Brandon's Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
- Pyramid Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
- Castle Oaks Studios (Calabasas, California)
- Mountain Studios (Montreux, Switzerland)
Length55:03
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| Released | October 19, 1999 | |||
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| Genres | Jazz, Christmas | |||
| Length | 55:03 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Angels We Have Heard on High" | Traditional | 4:51 |
| 2. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley | 4:48 |
| 3. | "Snowbound" | Walter Becker, Donald Fagen | 5:02 |
| 4. | "The Christmas Song" | Mel Tormé, Robert Wells | 5:57 |
| 5. | "The Ivy Variations" | James | 3:36 |
| 6. | "River" | Joni Mitchell | 5:48 |
| 7. | "Amazing Grace" | John Newton | 4:44 |
| 8. | "Christmas Time Is Here" | Guaraldi, Mendelson | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie | 3:44 |
| 10. | "Away in a Manger" | Traditional | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Merry Little Stroll" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Auld Lang Syne" | Traditional | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 55:03 | ||
Personnel
Fourplay
- Bob James – acoustic pianos, keyboards, arrangements (1, 3–9, 11–12)
- Larry Carlton – guitars, arrangements (3, 7–9)
- Nathan East – 5-string bass, 6-string bass, fretless bass, arrangements (2–4, 7–8), vocals (3, 6), finger snaps (4, 9)
- Harvey Mason – drums, arrangements (3–4, 7–8, 10), finger snaps (4, 9)
Additional Musicians
- Tim Heintz – synthesizer programming
- Marcel East – synthesizers (2, 4), additional percussion (2), drum and percussion programming (4), arrangements (4), vocal arrangements (4)
- Michael Thompson – additional guitars (3–4)
- Matt Pierson – finger snaps (4, 9)
- Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (3, 9)
- Steve Holtman – trombone (3, 9)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (3, 9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (3, 9), horn arrangements (3, 9)
- Heather Mason – vocals (2)
- Gabriela Anders – vocals (3)
- Eric Benét – lead and backing vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4)
- Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (4)
- Kevin Weaver-Bay – backing vocals (4)
Production
- Fourplay – producers (1–3, 5–12)
- Matt Pierson – producer (1–3, 5–12)
- Marcel East – co-producer (2), producer (4), engineer
- Nathan East – producer (4)
- Moogie Canazio – engineer
- Ken Freeman – engineer
- Dan Garcia – engineer
- Brad Gilderman – engineer
- Jun Murkagawa – engineer
- Don Murray – engineer
- Dave Rideau – engineer
- Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing (1–3, 5–12)
- Jon Gass – mixing (4)
- Kyle Bess – assistant mix engineer (4)
- Koji Egawa – assistant engineer, assistant mix engineer (1–3, 5–12)
- Dave Fisher – assistant engineer
- Kris Fredricksson – assistant engineer
- Sejoon Kahng – assistant engineer
- Larry Malchose – assistant engineer
- Larry Buksbaum – computer operator
- Dave Khun – technical assistance
- Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
- Josh Henson – guitar technician
- Artie Smith – drum technician
- Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
- Dana Watson – production coordinator
- Mark Larson – design
- Lionel Flusin – band photography
- Les Morsillo – cover photography
- Darlington/Wheeler – management
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |