Smooth-jazz journeymen Fourplay reunite for X and deliver more solid, lite-instrumental sounds.
Centered around the talents of keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Larry Carlton, bassist Nathan East and drummer Harvey Mason, Fourplay also feature here blue-eyed-soul icon Michael Mcdonald who takes an inspired vocal turn on the Steve Winwood tune "My Love's Leavin'.
It's a great track that nicely exploits the aesthetic connection and '70s heritage of both smooth jazz and soft-rock.
Similarly appealing are James's noirish "Screenplay showcasing Carlton's bluesy chops and James's urbane keyboard style; as well as East's slow R&B ballad "Sunday Morning".
This is a softly-funky, superbly crafted and unapologetically low key album.
Frankly, that's what longtime fans have come to expect from these masters of smooth and in that sense X succeeds.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TurnaboutBob James | Fourplay | Play | 06:21 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 2 | Cinnamon SugarLarry Carlton | Fourplay | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 3 | Eastern SkyMarcel East, Nathan East | Fourplay | Play | 06:37 | 15 MB | 43 MB |
| 4 | Kid ZeroHarvey Mason, Sr. | Fourplay | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | My Love's Leavin'Vivian Stanshall, Steve Winwood | Fourplay, Michael McDonald | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | ScreenplayBob James | Fourplay | Play | 06:04 | 13 MB | 37 MB |
| 7 | Twilight TouchHarvey Mason, Sr. | Fourplay | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Be My LoverLarry Carlton, Nathan East | Fourplay | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Sunday MorningNathan East | Fourplay | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 46 mins | 107 MB | |||||
| 46 mins | 291 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonny Abelardo | Lighting Design |
| 2 | Larry Carlton | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 3 | Kevin DiSimone | Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Marcel East | Composer |
| 5 | Nathan East | Bass, Composer, Group Member, Guitar (Bass), Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 6 | Shannon Forrest | Engineer, Vocal Engineer |
| 7 | Fourplay | Audio Production, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Ken Freeman | Engineer, Keyboard Technician, Mixing, Producer |
| 9 | Larry Hamby | A&R |
| 10 | Frank Harkins | Art Direction |
| 11 | Bob James | Keyboards, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 12 | Bob James | Composer |
| 13 | Harvey Mason, Sr. | Composer, Drums, Group Member, Member of Attributed Artist |
| 14 | Michael McDonald | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 15 | Vivian Ng | Design |
| 16 | Csaba Petocz | Engineer |
| 17 | Michele Pillar | Vocals |
| 18 | Vivian Stanshall | Composer |
| 19 | Steve Vavagiakis | Mastering |
| 20 | Michael Waring | Photography |
| 21 | Rick Wheeler | Bass Technician, Guitar |
| 22 | Steve Winwood | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |