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

Body Language
Studio album by Boney James
Released	February 23, 1999 (1999-02-23)
Recorded	1998
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	42:14
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Boney James, Paul Brown
Boney James chronology
Sweet Thing (1997) Body Language (1999) Shake It Up (2000)
Singles from Sweet Thing
"Are You Ready?" Released: 1999 "I Get Lonely" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

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

На других языках

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- [en] Body Language (Boney James album)

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[ru] Body Language (альбом Бони Джеймса)

Body Language (рус. «Язык жестов») — пятый студийный альбом американского саксофониста Бони Джеймса, вышедший в 1999 году.

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