Draft:Rit
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Comment: The subject may be notable, as it is claimed to have charted on the Billboard 200, but the draft lacks reliable third-party sources to verify this and other assertions. GSS 💬 10:02, 5 May 2025 (UTC)
Rit is the tenth album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. The album was released on LP by Elektra Records in 1981. It is notable for Ritenour's
| Rit | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1981 |
| Studio | Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles; Monterey Studio, Glendale; Santa Barbara Sound, Santa Barbara; Davlin Studio, Los Angeles.[1] |
| Genre | pop music, jazz, jazz fusion, easy listening, rhythm and blues |
| Length | 37:17[2] |
| Label | Elektra Records |
first foray into more pop-oriented songs, including its Top 40 hit "Is It You?" (featuring vocals by Eric Tagg). It also includes a cover of Sly & The Family Stone's "(You Caught Me) Smilin'".
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Lee Ritenour except where noted.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Mr. Briefcase" Tagg 3:20 2. "(Just) Tell Me Pretty Lies" Ritenour, Tagg 4:13 3. "No Sympathy" Ritenour, Tagg 4:43 4. "Is It You?" Ritenour, Tagg, Bill Champlin 4:25 5. "Dreamwalk" 1:43 6. "Countdown (Captain Fingers)" 4:21 7. "Good Question" 3:41 8. "(You Caught Me) Smilin'" Sylvester Stewart 4:08 9. "On The Slow Glide" 4:10 10. "No Sympathy (Reprise)" 1:56 Total length: 37:17
Personnel
[edit]- Lee Ritenour – electric and acoustic guitars, vocoder, vocals, guitar synthesizer
- Harvey Mason – LM-1 digital drums, percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10)
- David Foster – keyboards (1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10)
- Don Grusin - keyboards (6, 9)
- Abraham Laboriel - bass (2, 4, 6, 9)
- Jeff Porcaro - drums (1, 7)
- Alex Acuna - drums (4)
- Steve Forman - percussion (2, 6)
- Michael Boddicker - synthesizers (2, 6, 9)
- Richard Tee - keyboards (2, 4)
- Greg Mathieson - keyboards (3, 10)
- David Hungate - bass (1, 3, 10)
- John Pierce - bass (7)
- Rick Shlosser - drums (3, 10)
- Jerry Hey - horns (4)
- Bill Champlin - vocals (3, 4, 10)
- Eric Tagg - vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 10)
Production
[edit]- Lee Ritenour – executive producer
- Harvey Mason – producer
- David Foster - producer
- Don Murray - mixing and recording
- Humberto Gatica - mixing and recording
- Ron Coro - art direction
- Kathy Morphesis - art direction
- Norm Ung - art direction
- Aaron Rapoport - photography
- Ralph Osborne - additional recording
- Kevin Rice - production assistant
- Les Brockmann - assistant engineer
Charts
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| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Billboard 200 | 26 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lee Ritenour - Rit." Discogs. Retrieved 2025-05-03
- ^ "Lee Ritenour - Rit." AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-05-03