On January 29, 1991, “Full Moon” label released “Twenty 1”, the seventeenth Chicago studio album. It was recorded in 1990, at “Record Plant” in Hollywood, “Can-Am Recorders” in Tarzana, CA, “Ground Control Studios” in Santa Monica, CA and was produced by Humberto Gatica and Ron Nevison.
Personnel:
Dawayne Bailey – guitars, backing vocals
Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, brass arrangements
Bill Champlin – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, brass arrangements
Jason Scheff – lead and backing vocals, bass
Tris Imboden – drums, percussion
Lee Loughnane – trumpet, flugelhorn, backing vocals, brass arrangements
James Pankow – trombone, backing vocals, brass arrangements
Walter Parazaider – woodwinds, backing vocals
Michael Landau – guitars
David Foster – acoustic piano
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
Tom Keane – keyboards
Efrain Toro – keyboards
Steve Porcaro – keyboards programming
John Keane – drums
Stephen “Doc” Kupka – baritone saxophone
Jerry Hey – brass arrangements
Dennis Matkosky – brass arrangements
Humberto Gatica –engineer, mixing
Ron Nevison –engineer tracks
Jim Mitchell – engineer assistant
Jeff Poe – engineer assistant
Alex Rodriguez – additional engineering
Deandra Miller – production assistant
Kosh Brooks Design – art direction, design
Chris Cuffaro – photography
Track listing:
Explain It to My Heart – Diane Warren
If It Were You – J. Scheff, Darin Scheff, Tony Smith
You Come to My Senses – Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly
Somebody, Somewhere – Bill Champlin, Dennis Matkosky, Kevin Dukes
What Does It Takes – J. Scheff, Gerard McMahon
One from the Heart – Robert Lamm, Gerard McMahon
Chasin’ the Wind – Diane Warren
God Save the Queen – James Pankow, J. Scheff
Man to Woman – J. Scheff, Adam Mitchell
Only Time Can Heal the Wounded – Robert Lamm, Gerard McMahon
On January 7, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “20/20”, the 22nd George Benson studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Amigo Studios”, “Devonshire Sound Studios”, “Bill Schnee Studios” in Hollywood, “Atlantic Studios”, “A&R Recording”, “Automated Sound Studios”, “Rosebud Recording”, “The Hit Factory”, “the Review Room”, “Avatar Studios”, “Sigma Sound Studios” in New York City, “Grand Slam Studios” in New Jersey, “House of Music” in Orange, NJ, “Bossa Nova Hotel”, “Village Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Russ Titelman, Michael Masser, Daniel Sembello and Michael Sembello.
Personnel:
George Benson – lead and harmony vocals, guitar
Michael Sembello – guitars, drum programming, backing vocals
Dann Huff – guitar
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Cecil Womack – guitar, backing vocals
David Williams – rhythm guitar
Freddie Green – rhythm guitar
Joe Sample – acoustic piano
Wells Christie – Synclavier programming
Randy Waldman – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
James Newton Howard – acoustic piano, synthesizers, string arrangements
Clifford Carter – keyboards, synthesizers, drum programming
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier, vocoder, synthesizer bass
Steve Kipner – Oberheim DMX, Oberheim DSX sequencer
Rick Shlosser – drums
Paulinho da Costa – percussion
Errol “Crusher” Bennett – finger cymbals
Ralph MacDonald – triangle, percussion
Gary Herbig – saxophone
Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone
Frank Wess – alto saxophone
Charles Williams – alto saxophone
Robert Eldridge – baritone saxophone
George Coleman – tenor saxophone
Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone
Robin Eubanks – trombone
Slide Hampton – trombone
Benny Powell – trombone
Dave Taylor – trombone
Gary Grant – trumpet
Jerry Hey – trumpet, horn arrangements
Jon Faddis – trumpet
Earl Gardner – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Lew Soloff – trumpet
Felix Vega – trumpet
George Young – flute
Frank Foster – horn arrangements, conductor
Ralph Burns – string arrangements, conductor
Michael Masser – rhythm track arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm track and string arrangements
Roberta Flack – lead vocals
Patti Austin – backing and harmony vocals
Gordon Grody – backing vocals
Lani Groves – backing vocals
Richard Marx – backing vocals
Deborah Thomas – backing vocals
James Taylor – backing and harmony vocals
Linda Womack – backing vocals
David Cochrane – backing vocals
Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals
Russ Titelman – executive producer
Mary Melia – production coordinator
Jim Boyer, Lee Herschberg, Gary Ladinsky, Michael Mancini, Elliot Scheiner, Russell Schmitt, Thom Wilson – engineer
Dick Bogart, Kendal Brown, Dean Burt, John Convertino, Jim Gallagher, Josiah Gluck, Cliff Hodson, John Rollo, Nicholas Spigel – additional engineering
Michael Abbott, Mike Allaire, Nelson Ayers, Mike Birnholz, Paul Brown, Ollie Cotton, Nick Delre, Paul Higgins, Steve Hirsch, Cliff Jones, Barbara Ivone, Leslie Klein, Robin Laine, Bruce Lampcov, James Nichols, Bobby Warner, Jay Willis – engineer assistant
Jim Boyer, Ed Rak, Elliot Scheiner, Russ Titelman – mixing
Ted Jensen – mastering
Simon Levy – art direction
Kav DeLuxe – design
Richard Bomersheim – photography
Track listing:
No One Emotion – Cliff Magness, Mark Mueller, Tom Keane
Please Don’t Walk Away – James Newton Howard, Steve Lukather
I Just Wanna Hang Around You – Chuz Sembello, Daniel Sembello, Jon Sembello, Michael Sembello
Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love for You – Michael Masser, Gerry Goffin
Beyond the Sea (la Mer) – Charles Trenet, Jack Lawrence
20/20 – Randy Goodrum, Steve Kipner
New Day – Cecil Womack, Linda Womack
Hold Me – Michael Sembello, Daniel Sembello
Stand Up – Neil Larsen
You Are the Love of My Love – Linda Creed, Michael Masser
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.
On September 18, 2012, “Heads Up” label released “Esprit De Four”, the 12th Fourplay studio album. It was recorded in 2012, and was produced by Atsuko Yashima,
Personnel:
Bob James– keyboards
Chuck Loeb– guitar, synthesizer
Nathan East– bass guitar, vocals
Harvey Mason– drums, synthesizer
Tom Keane – guitar
Lizzy Loeb – vocals
Seiko Matsuda– vocals
Track listing:
December Dream – Chuck Loeb
Firefly – Nathan East, Tom Keane
Venus – Harvey Mason, Sr.
Sonnymoon – Chuck Loeb
Put Our Hearts Together (instrumental version) – Bob James, Hillary James
All I Wanna Do – Nathan East, Tom Keane
Logic of Love – Chuck Loeb
Esprit de Four – Jerry Peters, Harvey Mason, Sr.
Sugoi – Bob James
Put Our Hearts Together (vocal track) – Bob James, Hillary James