Energy
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2008
Recorded2008
Studio
  • Castle Oaks Studios (Calabasas, California)
  • 101 Studios (Tarzana, California)
  • Sear Sound (New York City, New York)
GenreJazz fusion
LabelHeads Up
ProducerFourplay, Marcel East
Fourplay chronology
X
(2006)
Energy
(2008)
Let's Touch the Sky
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

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

  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

Fourplay

Additional Personnel

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

Production

  • 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

References

  1. Jurek, Thom. "Energy - Fourplay : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
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