Tag Archives: Above and Beyond

Fourplay: Let’s Touch the Sky

October 25, 2010, “Heads Up” label released “Let’s Touch the Sky”, the eleventh Fourplay studio album. It was recorded in 2010, and was produced by Bob James, Chuck Loeb, Nathan East and Harvey Mason.

Personnel:

  • Bob James – keyboards
  • Chuck Loeb – guitars
  • Nathan East – vocals, bass guitar
  • Harvey Mason – drums, percussion
  • Ruben Studdard – vocals
  • Anita Baker – vocals
  • Heather Mason – backing vocals
  • Ken Freeman – engineer
  • Andrew Hey – engineer
  • Joshua Blanchard – engineer assistant
  • Paul Blackmore – mastering
  • Jennifer Armstrong – photography
  • Sandrine Lee – photography
  • Debbie Johnson – production coordinator
  • Amy McGuire Lynch – production coordinator
  • Marion Orr – production coordinator
  • Natalie Singer – product manager
  • Mark Wexler – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Let’s Touch the Sky – Bob James
  2. 3rd Degree – Chuck Loeb
  3. More Than a Dream – Harvey Mason
  4. Pineapple Getaway – Harvey Mason
  5. I’ll Still Be Lovin’ You – Nathan East
  6. Gentle Giant (for Hank) – Bob James
  7. A Night in Rio – Nathan East, Tom Keane
  8. Love TKO – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack, Gip Noble
  9. Above and Beyond – Chuck Loeb
  10. Golden Faders – Bob James
  11. You’re My Thrill – Jay Gorney, Sidney Clare

Deep Purple: Now What?!

On April 26, 2013, “earMusic” label released “Now What?!”, the 19th Deep Purple studio album. It was recorded in 2012, at “The Tracking Room”, “Anarchy Studios” and “Rainbow Recorders” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Bob Ezrin.

Personnel:

  • Ian Gillan– vocals
  • Steve Morse– guitar
  • Don Airey– keyboards
  • Roger Glover– bass
  • Ian Paice– drums
  • Eric Darken– percussion
  • Jason Roller – acoustic guitar
  • Mike Johnson – steel guitar
  • David Hamilton – additional keyboards
  • Students of Nimbus School of Recording Arts– gang vocals
  • Bob Ezrin – additional backing vocals, percussion, mixing
  • Justin Cortelyou – engineer, mixing
  • Li Xiao Le – engineer assistant
  • Zach Allan, Jarad Clement, Rob Harris, Mike Airey, Nathan Sage – additional engineering
  • Greg Calbi – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Don Airey, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Steve Morse, Ian Paice and Bob Ezrin.

  1. A Simple Song
  2. Weirdistan
  3. Out of Hand
  4. Hell to Pay
  5. Bodyline
  6. Above and Beyond
  7. Blood from a Stone
  8. Uncommon Man
  9. Après Vous
  10. All the Time in the World
  11. Vincent Price