The Best of Fourplay

The Best of Fourplay is a compilation album by American smooth jazz quartet Fourplay, released in 1997. The 2020 SACD remastered edition of the album includes the bonus track, 'The Closer I Get To You,' a duet between Patti Austin and Peabo Bryson.

Personnel
As listed in the liner notes.

Fourplay
 * Bob James – keyboards
 * Lee Ritenour – guitars
 * Nathan East – basses, lead vocals (9)
 * Harvey Mason – drums, percussion

Additional personnel
 * Harvey Mason Jr. – synthesizer programming (3)
 * Dan Shea – additional keyboards (12)
 * Take 6 – vocals (3)
 * David Thomas – lead vocals (3)
 * El DeBarge – lead vocals (6)
 * Chaka Khan – lead vocals (9)
 * Phil Collins – lead vocals (12)

Production

 * Bob James – executive producer
 * Matt Pierson – compilation executive producer
 * Fourplay – producers (1, 2, 4-12)
 * Harvey Mason Sr. – producer (3), arrangements (3)
 * Harvey Mason Jr. – producer (3), arrangements (3)
 * Brad Gilderman – engineer (3)
 * Don Murray – recording (4, 11), mixing (4, 11), original recording (12)
 * Paul Brown – remixing (12), arrangements (12)
 * Dan Shea – remixing (12), arrangements (12)
 * Steve Vavagiskis – 2020 edition remastering
 * Linda Cobb – art direction, design