Fourplay (Double Exposure album)

Fourplay is the second studio album recorded by American male vocal quartet Double Exposure, released in 1978 on the Salsoul label.

Fourplay
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedSigma Sound Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Alpha International Recording Studios
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
GenreSoul, Philadelphia soul, disco
LabelSalsoul
ProducerNorman Harris, Ron Tyson, Bunny Sigler, Ron Kersey, Bruce Hawes
Double Exposure chronology
Ten Percent
(1976)
Fourplay
(1978)
Locker Room
(1979)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

History

The album features the song "Newsy Neighbors", which failed to chart. One other single, "Perfect Lover", was released. It also failed to chart.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Declare War"Norman Harris, Jimmy Hendricks, Mikki Farrow5:55
2."Handy Man"Ron Tyson, Edward Moore2:58
3."Why Do You Have to Leave"Bunny Sigler4:16
4."Falling in Love"Ron Tyson, Edward Moore5:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Newsy Neighbors"Norman Harris, Allan Felder4:52
6."Perfect Lover"Jerry Akines, Johnny Bellmon, Buddy Turner5:03
7."There Is No Reason"Bruce Gray4:25
8."There's Something Missing"Brian Evens, Mel Hugee, Gene Hendricks4:38

Personnel

  • Leonard "Butch" Davis, Charles Whittington, Joseph Harris, James Williams vocals
  • Keith Benson, Scotty Miller drums
  • Jimmy Williams, Raymond Earl bass
  • Ron Kersey, Cotton Kent, Bruce Hawes, Bunny Sigler, Dennis Richardson, Bruce Gray keyboards
  • Norman Harris, Bobby Eli, T.J. Tindall, Edward Moore guitars
  • Larry Washington, James Walker congas
  • Ron Tyson percussion
  • Bunny Harris tambourine
  • The Don Renaldo Strings and Horns strings, horns
  • Evette Benton, Carla Benson, Barbara Ingram background vocals

Production

  • Norman Harris, Ron Tyson, Bunny Sigler, Ron Kersey, Bruce Hawes producers
  • Joe Cayre, Stan Cayre, Ken Cayre executive producers
  • Carl Paruolo, Dirk Devlin, Kenny Present, Rocky Schnaars engineers
  • Jeff Stewart, Jay Mark technicians
  • José Rodriguez mastering
  • Stanley Hochstadt art direction
  • Michael Nelson photography
  • Lloyd Gelassen graphic supervision

References

  1. Fourplay review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
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