Snowbound (Fourplay album)

Snowbound
Studio album by Fourplay
Released	October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19)
Genre	Jazz, Christmas
Length	55:03
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Fourplay
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Angels We Have Heard on High"	Traditional	4:51
2.	"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"	Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Wesley	4:48
3.	"Snowbound"	Walter Becker, Donald Fagen	5:02
4.	"The Christmas Song"	Mel Tormé, Robert Wells	5:57
5.	"The Ivy Variations"	James	3:36
6.	"River"	Joni Mitchell	5:48
7.	"Amazing Grace"	John Newton	4:44
8.	"Christmas Time Is Here"	Guaraldi, Mendelson	4:12
9.	"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"	John Frederick Coots, Haven Gillespie	3:44
10.	"Away in a Manger"	Traditional	3:30
11.	"Merry Little Stroll"	Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin	4:06
12.	"Auld Lang Syne"	Traditional	4:45
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
Source	Rating
Allmusic