Body Language (Boney James album)

Body Language
Studio album by
Boney James
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1999 (1999-02-23)
Recorded1998
GenreSmooth jazz
Length42:14
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBoney James, Paul Brown
Boney James chronology
Sweet Thing
(1997) 		Body Language
(1999) 		Shake It Up
(2000)
Singles from Sweet Thing
  1. "Are You Ready?"
    Released: 1999
  2. "I Get Lonely"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Body Language is the sixth album by jazz saxophonist Boney James, released in 1999.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Are You Ready?"James Oppenheim; Ronnie Garrett; Rex Rideout; Daryl Simmons5:02
2."Into the Blue"James Oppenheim; Leon Bisquera4:33
3."Body Language"James Oppenheim; Phil Davis; Paul Brown4:55
4."I'll Always Love You"James Oppenheim; Johnny Britt; Sean Thomas4:26
5."Boneyizm (duet with Rick Braun)"James Oppenheim; Paul Brown4:27
6."Love Fest"James Oppenheim; Leon Bisquera4:45
7."Bedtime Story"James Oppenheim; David Torkanowsky4:25
8."I Get Lonely"Janet Jackson; Rene Elizondo, Jr.; Terry Lewis; James Harris III5:31
9."All Night Long"James Oppenheim; Paul Brown; Mark Ellis Stephens; Donnell Spencer Jr.4:10
Total length:42:14

Personnel

Musicians

  • Boney James – soprano saxophone (1, 4, 6, 8), Yamaha WX7 (1, 3, 9), tenor saxophone (2, 3, 5, 8, 9), keyboards (2, 5–9), synth bass (5, 7), programming (5, 7), alto saxophone (7)
  • Rex Rideout – keyboards (1), programming (1)
  • David Torkanowsky – acoustic piano (2, 8), Fender Rhodes (6, 8), additional keyboards (7), acoustic piano solo (7), organ (8)
  • Phil Davis – keyboards (3, 4), synth bass (3), programming (3, 4)
  • Tim Heintz – additional keyboards (4, 8)
  • Leon Bisquera – keyboards (6)
  • Mark Ellis Stephens – keyboards (9)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic guitar (1), electric guitar (1), guitars (5)
  • Rohn Lawrence – guitars (2), "right" guitars (3, 8)
  • Tony Maiden – "left" guitars (3), guitars (9)
  • Ronnie Garrett – bass (1)
  • Alex Al – bass (2, 6, 9), synth bass (8)
  • Larry Kimpel – bass (5)
  • Lil' John Roberts – drums (2, 6, 9), additional drums (8)
  • Donnell Spencer Jr. – drums (8), vocals (9)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 2, 3, 6, 8)
  • Lenny Castro – percussion (5, 7, 9)
  • Rick Braun – flugelhorn (5)
  • Chelle Davis – vocals (1)
  • Shal – vocals (4)

Arrangements

  • Boney James (1, 2, 5–9)
  • Rex Rideout (1)
  • Paul Brown (2, 6, 8, 9)
  • Phil Davis (3, 4)
  • Impromp2 (4)
  • Mark Ellis Stephens (9)

String section (Tracks 2, 6 & 9)

  • Jerry Hey – arrangements and conductor
  • Ralph Morrison – concertmaster
  • Stephen Erdody (principal), Christine Ermacoff, Paula Hochhalter, Armen Ksajikan, Christina Soule and Cecilia Tsan – cello
  • Margot Aldcroft, Brian Dembow (principal), Thomas Diener, Jennie Hansen, Carrie Holzman-Little and Victoria Miskolczy – viola
  • Richard Altenbach, Jackie Brand, Mario De Leon, Henry Gronnier, Lily Ho Chen, Karen Jones, Frances Moore, Ralph Morrison, Sara Parkins and Kenneth Yerke – violin

Production

  • Boney James – producer
  • Paul Brown – producer, engineer
  • Ronnie Garrett – co-producer (1)
  • Martin Christensen – engineer
  • Don Murray – engineer
  • Bill Schnee – engineer, mixing
  • Erik Zobler – engineer
  • Koji Egawa – mix assistant
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Lexy Shroyer – production coordinator
  • Vigon/Ellis – art direction, design
  • Robert Zuckerman – photography
  • Diane Kranz – stylist
  • Howard Lowell – management

Studios

  • Recorded at Alpha Studios (Burbank, California); Funky Joint Studios and Heintz 57 Varieties Studio (Sherman Oaks, California); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California); Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California); Silent Partner Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
  • Mixed at Schnee Studios
  • Mastered at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, California).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[2] 91
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[3] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 32

Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 92

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Boney James Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Boney James Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "Boney James Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2020.



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