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Elixir is the third studio album by Fourplay, released in 1995. Among the guest vocalists on this album are Phil Collins, Patti Austin, and Peabo Bryson.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Steven McDonald awarded the album 4 stars and stated:”The third outing from Fourplay (Lee Ritenour, Nathan East, Bob James, and Harvey Mason clubbing together) is another lightly sautéed jazz offering, low-key and relaxed. Vocals this time are contributed by Phil Collins, East, Patti Austin, and Peabo Bryson (the latter two on an undistinguished version of “The Closer I Get to You”), but the main attraction for most is likely to be Ritenour’s flexible guitar work.”

Track listing
1. “Elixir” East, James, Mason, Ritenour 7:23
2. “Dream Come True” East, Ricky Lawson 5:15
3. “Play Lady Play” James, Ritenour 4:36
4. “Why Can’t It Wait ‘Til Morning?” (featuring Phil Collins) Collins 5:17
5. “Magic Carpet Ride” Ritenour 6:27
6. “Whisper in My Ear” James 6:12
7. “Fannie Mae” Mason 5:31
8. “The Closer I Get to You” (featuring Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson) Reggie Lucas, James Mtume 5:01
9. “East 2 West” N. East, Marcel East 5:56
10. “Licorice” James 5:12
11. “In My Corner” H. Mason, Harvey Mason, Jr. 6:56

Personnel
Fourplay:

Bob James – Yamaha C7 MIDI grand piano, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, synthesizer orchestrations, arrangements (4, 8)
Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, electric classical guitar, guitar synthesizer, additional synthesizer and computer programming, arrangements (3)
Nathan East – 5 and 6-string bass guitars, fretless bass, vocals (5, 9), vocal arrangements (8), arrangements (8), scat (9)
Harvey Mason – drums, acoustic percussion, electronic percussion, bongos, marimba, Jew’s harp, arrangements (8)

Additional musicians:

Harvey Mason, Jr. – synthesizer and computer programming, vocal arrangements (11)
Ken Freeman – additional synthesizer and computer programming
Phil Collins – vocals (4)
Patti Austin – vocals (8)
Peabo Bryson – vocals (8)
Vern Arnold – backing vocals (11)
Cisco – backing vocals (11)
Heather Mason – backing vocals (11)

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Released: 1995
Studio:
Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
Masong Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Starlight Studios (Malibu, California)
DARP Studios (Atlanta, Georgia)
Remidi Studios (Ardsley-on-Hudson, New York)
Length: 63:46
Label: Warner Bros.
Producer: Fourplay