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1978 studio album by Double Exposure
Fourplay
Studio album by Double Exposure
Released1978
Studio
  • Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Alpha International, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenrePhiladelphia soul
LabelSalsoul
ProducerNorman Harris, Ron Tyson, Bunny Sigler, Ron Kersey, Bruce Hawes
Double Exposure chronology
Ten Percent
(1976) 		Fourplay
(1978) 		Locker Room
(1979)

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

History

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

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

The Bay State Banner called the album "a typical Philadelphia production, and some of the arrangements sound like they were taken off the assembly line... But you do hear 'Singing' on this record rather than chanting or background warbling, and that's one thing to be thankful for."

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
  • 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.
  2. "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 10. 14 Dec 1978. p. 15.

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