Energy (Fourplay album)

Energy
Studio album by Fourplay
Released	September 23, 2008
Recorded	2008
Studio	Castle Oaks Studios, Calabasas, California 101 Studios, Tarzana, California Sear Sound, New York City, New York
Genre	Jazz fusion
Label	Heads Up
Producer	Fourplay, Marcel East
Fourplay chronology
X (2006) Energy (2008) Let's Touch the Sky (2010)

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Energy is the 10th studio album by jazz group Fourplay, released on September 23, 2008. The cover shows the four members: keyboardist Bob James, guitarist Larry Carlton, bassist Nathan East, and drummer Harvey Mason.

Energy grafts a variety of sounds—R&B, pop, African—to Fourplay's jazz foundation. In addition to vocals by East, a member since the band's inception in 1990, the album includes vocals by Esperanza Spalding. The single "Fortune Teller" was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Instrumental Performance at the 51st Grammy Awards 2009. This was guitarist Larry Carlton's last Fourplay album before Chuck Loeb joined in 2010.

Track listing[edit]

1. "Fortune Teller" (Jeff Babko, Nathan East, Bob James) - 5:53
2. "The Whistler" (Harvey Mason) - 5:28
3. "Ultralight" (Larry Carlton) - 4:17
4. "Cape Town" (Alan Dones, Marcel East, N. East) - 4:57
5. "The Yes Club" (B. James) - 5:07
6. "Prelude for Lovers"; feat. Esperanza Spalding (Kevin DiSimone, Hilary James) - 3:12
7. "Look Both Ways" (B. James) - 6:36
8. "Argentina" (Mason) - 5:24
9. "Comfort Zone" (Carlton) - 4:55
10. "Sebastian" (B. James) - 4:42
11. "Blues on the Moon" [Bonus Track] (Carlton, N. East, B. James, Mason) - 5:16

Personnel[edit]

Fourplay

• Bob James – keyboards
• Larry Carlton – guitars
• Nathan East – bass guitar, vocals (4, 10)
• Harvey Mason – drums

Additional Personnel

• Elijah East – backing vocals (4)
• Noah East – backing vocals (4)
• Sara East – backing vocals (4)
• Esperanza Spalding – vocals (6)

Production[edit]

• Dave Love – executive producer
• Fourplay – producers
• Marcel East – producer (4)
• Bob James – vocal session producer (6)
• Ken Freeman – recording, mixing
• Joshua Blanchard – recording assistant
• Chris Allen – engineer
• Tom Gloady – assistant engineer
• Steve Vavagiakis – mastering at Bang Zoom Mastering (Tappan, New York)
• Robert Hoffman – art direction, design
• Maura Lanahan – photography

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