''Heartfelt'' is the seventh studio album by

Fourplay Fourplay (stylized as fOURPLAY) is a contemporary American smooth jazz quartet. The original members of the group were Bob James (keyboards), Lee Ritenour (guitars), Nathan East (bass), and Harvey Mason (drums). In 1997, Lee Ritenour left the ...

, released in 2002. This is the first album to be released by

Arista Records Arista Records () is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America, the North American division of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. The label was previously handled by BMG Entertainmen ...

Track listing

Personnel

Fourplay * Bob James – keyboards *

Larry Carlton Larry Eugene Carlton (born March 2, 1948) is an American guitarist who built his career as a studio musician in the 1970s and 1980s for acts such as Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell. He has participated in thousands of recording sessions, recorde ...

– guitars *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degr ...

– bass guitar, vocals *

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. Mason, who attended Berklee in the 1960s, received an Honorary Doctorate at Berklee's 2015 Commencement Ceremony for ...

– drums Additional Personnel * Ken Freeman – programming (1-8, 10, 11, 12) * Christian "Tian" Salyer – programming (9) * LeDon Bishop – additional backing vocals (5)

Production

* Fourplay – producers (1-4, 6-12) *

Harvey Mason, Jr. Harvey Jay Mason Jr. (born June 3, 1968) is an American record producer, songwriter, movie producer and current CEO of The Recording Academy. He has written and produced songs for artists including Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Deniece Wil ...

– producer (5) * Don Murray – engineer (1-4, 6-12), mixing (1-4, 6-12) * Dave Russell – engineer (5) * Christian "Tian" Salyer – engineer (5), ProTools engineer (9) * Ken Freeman – additional engineer (1-4, 6-12), ProTools engineer (1-8, 10, 11, 12) * Andy Ackland – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-12) * Derek Carlson – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-12) * Chris Wonzer – assistant engineer (1-4, 6-12) * Jon Gass – mixing (5) * Robert Vosgien – mastering * Sammy Sanchez – guitar technician * Debbie Johnson – production coordinator * Kwaku Alston – photography * Nathan East – recording studio photography * Jack Forchette – manager * Air Tight Management – management company ;Studios * Recorded at Royaltone Studios (North Hollywood, California) and

O'Henry Sound Studios O'Henry Sound Studios was a commercial studio complex in Burbank, California, that was owned by engineer Hank Sanicola and his wife, Jacqueline Sanicola.

(Burbank, California). * Mixed at Skip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles, California). * Mastered at Capitol Mastering (Hollywood, California).

Reception

References

{{Authority control 2002 albums Fourplay albums Arista Records albums Bluebird Records albums