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1999 studio album by Fourplay
Snowbound
Studio album by Fourplay
ReleasedOctober 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)
GenreJazz, Christmas
Length55:03
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerFourplay
Fourplay chronology
4
(1998) 		Snowbound
(1999) 		Yes, Please!
(2000)

Snowbound is the fifth studio album by Fourplay, released in 1999. It is a recording of Christmas songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Angels We Have Heard on High"Traditional4:51
2."Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley4:48
3."Snowbound"Walter Becker, Donald Fagen5:02
4."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé, Robert Wells5:57
5."The Ivy Variations"James3:36
6."River"Joni Mitchell5:48
7."Amazing Grace"John Newton4:44
8."Christmas Time Is Here"Guaraldi, Mendelson4:12
9."Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie3:44
10."Away in a Manger"Traditional3:30
11."Merry Little Stroll"Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin4:06
12."Auld Lang Syne"Traditional4:45
Total length:55:03

Personnel

Fourplay

  • Bob James – acoustic piano, keyboards, arrangements (1, 3–9, 11, 12)
  • Larry Carlton – guitars, arrangements (3, 7–9)
  • Nathan East – basses, arrangements (2–4, 7, 8), vocals (3, 6), finger snaps (4, 9)
  • Harvey Mason – drums, arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8, 10), finger snaps (4, 9)

Additional Musicians

  • Tim Heintz – synthesizer programming
  • Marcel East – synthesizers (2, 4), additional percussion (2), drums (4), percussion programming (4), arrangements (4), vocal arrangements (4)
  • Michael Thompson – additional guitars (3, 4)
  • Matt Pierson – finger snaps (4, 9)
  • Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (3, 9)
  • Steve Holtman – trombone (3, 9)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (3, 9)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (3, 9), horn arrangements (3, 9)
  • Heather Mason – vocals (2)
  • Gabriela Anders – vocals (3)
  • Eric Benét – lead and backing vocals (4), vocal arrangements (4)
  • Kevon Edmonds – backing vocals (4)
  • Kevin Weaver-Bay – backing vocals (4)

Production

  • Fourplay – producers (1–3, 5–12)
  • Matt Pierson – producer (1–3, 5–12)
  • Marcel East – co-producer (2)
  • Nathan East – producer (4)
  • Moochie Canazio – engineer
  • Dan Garcia – engineer
  • Brad Gilderman – engineer
  • Jun Murkagawa – engineer
  • Don Murray – engineer
  • Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing (1–3, 5–12)
  • Koji Egawa – assistant engineer, mix assistant (1–3, 5–12)
  • Dave Fisher – assistant engineer
  • Kris Fredricksson – assistant engineer
  • Sejoon Kahng – assistant engineer
  • Larry Malchose – assistant engineer
  • Kyle Bess – assistant engineer (4)
  • Larry Buksbaum – computer operator
  • Dave Khun – technical assistance
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Josh Henson – guitar technician
  • Artie Smith – drum technician
  • Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
  • Dana Watson – production coordinator
  • Mark Larson – design
  • Lionel Flusin – band photography
  • Les Morsillo – cover photography

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

References

  1. Ratiner, Tracie (2009). Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music. Gale. ISBN 978-0-7876-9616-0.
  2. Phares, Heather. Snowbound at AllMusic
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