''Let's Touch the Sky'' is the 11th studio album (12th overall) of the jazz group

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, Ritenour left the ...

, released in 2010. It is the first Fourplay album with

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, who replaced

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on the guitar.

Track listing

Personnel

Fourplay * Bob James – keyboards *

– guitars *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist 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 ...

– bass guitar, vocals (5) *

Harvey Mason Harvey William Mason (born February 22, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, record producer, and member of the band Fourplay. He was the original drummer for Herbie Hancock's band The Headhunters. Life and career Mason was born and grew ...

– drums, percussion Additional Personnel *

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– vocals (8) *

Anita Baker Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American jazz and soul singer. She is known for her soulful ballads, particularly from the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk ban ...

– vocals (11) * Heather Mason – backing vocals

Production

* Mark Wexler – executive producer * Fourplay – producers (1–7, 9–12) * Harvey Mason, Jr. – producer (8) * Ken Freeman – recording (1–7, 9–12), mixing (6, 10) * Andrew Hey – recording (8) * Don Murray – mixing (1–5, 7–9, 11, 12) * Joshua Blanchard – assistant engineer * Paul Blackmore – mastering at

Concord Music Group Concord Music Group was an American independent music company based in Beverly Hills, California, with worldwide (including the U.S.) distribution through Universal Music Group. The company specialized in recordings and music publishing. On Apri ...

(Beverly Hills, California) * Debbie Johnson – production coordinator * Amy McGuire Lynch – production coordinator * Marion Orr – production coordinator * Natalie Singer – product manager * Bob James – cover design * Sandrine Lee – photography * Jennifer Armstrong – photography assistant * Cassie O'Sullivan – stylist, makeup * Sonny Abelardo – management

Reception

* Soultracks: Highly recommended

References

{{Authority control Fourplay albums 2010 albums Heads Up International albums