Fourplay

X

Fourplay - X

08/08/2006 | Rca Victor 

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All Music Guide Review

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. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

X Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Turnabout
  • 6:21
  • Sound Clip for Turnabout from X


  • 3
  • Eastern Sky
  • 6:37
  • Sound Clip for Eastern Sky from X


  • 4
  • Kid Zero
  • 4:48
  • Sound Clip for Kid Zero from X


  • 6
  • Screenplay
  • 6:04
  • Sound Clip for Screenplay from X


  • 8
  • Be My Lover
  • 4:13
  • Sound Clip for Be My Lover from X


  • Credits of X

    • Ken Freeman
    • Producer, Mixing, Engineer, Keyboard Technician


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