1981 Lee Ritenour – Rit

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Rit is the tenth studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1981 on Discovery.

Tracks

1  Mr. Briefcase (Eric Tagg) 3:30
2  (Just) Tell Me Pretty Lies (Lee Ritenour, Eric Tagg) 4:15
3  No Sympathy (Lee Ritenour, Eric Tagg) 4:49
4  Is It You (Lee Ritenour, Eric Tagg, Bill Champlin) 4:30
5  Dreamwalk (Lee Ritenour) 1:48
6  Countdown (Captain Fingers) (Lee Ritenour) 4:27
7  Good Question (Lee Ritenour) 3:44
8  (You Caught Me) Smilin’ (Sylvester Stewart) 4:09
9  On The Slow Glide (Lee Ritenour) 4:10
10  No Sympathy (Reprise) (Lee Ritenour) 2:00

Musicians

1 Mr. Briefcase

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarLee Ritenour
PianoDavid Foster
VocalsEric Tagg

2 (Just) Tell Me Pretty Lies

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsRichard Tee
KeyboardsDavid Foster
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
PercussionSteve Forman
VocalsEric Tagg

3 No Sympathy

BassDavid Hungate
DrumsRick Shlosser
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsGreg Mathieson
Background VocalsBill Champlin
 VocalsEric Tagg

4 Is It You

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsAlex Acuña
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDavid Foster
KeyboardsRichard Tee
TrumpetJerry Hey
PercussionAlex Acuña
VocalsBill Champlin
VocalsEric Tagg

5 Dreamwalk

GuitarLee Ritenour

6 Countdown (Captain Fingers)

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDon Grusin
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa

7 Good Question

BassJohn Pierce
DrumsJeffrey Porcaro
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDavid Foster

8 (You Caught Me) Smilin’

BassLouis Johnson
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
VocalsBill Champlin
VocalsEric Tagg

9 On The Slow Glide

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
BassDavid Hungate
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDon Grusin
KeyboardsMichael Boddicker

10 No Sympathy (Reprise)

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDon Grusin
PercussionAlex Acuña
PercussionSteve Forman

Liner Notes

Producer – Lee Ritenour
Producer – David Foster (Tracks 1, 7)
Producer, Drums – Harvey Mason (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6)
Other (Production Assistant) – Kevin Rice
Arranged By (Horns Arranged By) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 4, 8)
Arranged By (Strings Arranged By) – David Foster (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings Arranged By) – Lee Ritenour (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings Arranged By) – Johnny Mandel (Track 5)
Concertmaster – Gerald Vinci
Contractor – Frank DeCaro
Engineer (Assistant Engineer) – David Leonard, Les Brockmann, Peggy McCreary
Recorded By – Don Murray, Don Murray, Humberto Gatica
Recorded By (Additional Recording) – Ralph Osborn
Recorded By, Mixed By – Humberto Gatica

Art Direction – Kathy Morphesis, Ron Coro
Design (Logo Designed and Painted by) – Joe Garnett
Photography By – Aaron Rapoport

Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Produced For – Captain Fingers Productions
Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra Records
Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records
Recorded At – Monterey Sound Studios
Recorded At – Sunset Sound
Recorded At – Santa Barbara Sound Design
Recorded At – Kendun Recorders
Recorded At – Davlen Sound Studios