1984 Lee Ritenour – Banded Together

Banded Together is the twelfth solo album by Lee Ritenour, released in 1984.

Tracks

1  Operator (Thief on the Line) (John Massaro, Lee Ritenour, Trevor Veitch) 4:25
2  Other Love (Eric Tagg, Lee Ritenour, Trevor Veitch) 4:07
3  Sunset Drivers (Eric Tagg, Greg Mathieson, Lee Ritenour, Trevor Veitch) 4:23
4  Mandela (Gary Mallaber, John Massaro, Lee Ritenour, Trevor Veitch) 4:41
5  Amaretto (Lee Ritenour) 3:37
6  Rit Variations II (Lee Ritenour) 4:16
7  Be Good to Me (Eric Tagg, Ross Vannelli, Trevor Veitch) 3:50
8  I\’m Not Responsible (Brent Bourgeois, Larry Tagg, Lyle Workman) 4:21
9  Shadow Dancing (Greg Mathieson, Trevor Veitch) 4:26
10  Heavenly Bodies (Lee Ritenour) 4:38

Media

Musicians

1 Operator (Thief on the Line)

BassNathan East
Bass (synthesizer)Lee Ritenour
Drums (programming)Lee Ritenour
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
SynthesizerLee Ritenour
ProgrammingMarcus Ryle
SaxLarry Williams
SaxGary Herbig
TrumpetJerry Hey
TrumpetGary Grant
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsJohn Massaro


2 Other Love

BassNathan East
Bass (synthesizer)Lee Ritenour
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
Drums (programming)Lee Ritenour
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthesizerGreg Mathieson
SynthesizerLee Ritenour
ProgrammingMichael Boddicker
ProgrammingMarcus Ryle
SaxLarry Williams
SaxGary Herbig
TrumpetJerry Hey
TrumpetGary Grant
VocalsEric Tagg


3 Sunset Drivers

BassNathan East
Bass (synthesizer)Greg Mathieson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsGreg Mathieson
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsPatti Austin
VocalsEric Tagg


4 Mandela

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsPhil Collins
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthesizerMichael Boddicker
SynthesizerGreg Mathieson
VocalsJohn Massaro


5 Amaretto

Bass (synthesizer)Lee Ritenour
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
Drums (programming)Lee Ritenour
GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
MoogMichael Boddicker
SynthesizerDon Grusin
SynthesizerLee Ritenour
ProgrammingMarcus Ryle
SaxErnie Watts


6 Rit Variations II

Bass (synthesizer)Lee Ritenour
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
Drums (programming)Harvey Mason Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthesizerDon Grusin
ProgrammingSteve Dufuria
ProgrammingMarcus Ryle


7 Be Good to Me

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthesizerGreg Mathieson
ProgrammingMichael Boddicker
Background VocalsTom Kelly
VocalsEric Tagg


8 I\’m Not Responsible

Bass (synthesizer)Greg Mathieson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
VocalsEric Tagg
VocalsJohn Massaro


9 Shadow Dancing

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
Drums (programming)Greg Mathieson
GuitarLee Ritenour
MoogGreg Mathieson
SynthesizerGreg Mathieson
ProgrammingMichael Boddicker
SaxErnie Watts
SaxLarry Williams
SaxGary Herbig
TrumpetJerry Hey
TrumpetGary Grant
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
VocalsEric Tagg


10 Heavenly Bodies

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsHarvey Mason
GuitarLee Ritenour
12 String GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthesizerGreg Mathieson
SaxErnie Watts
ProgrammingMichael Boddicker

Liner Notes

Producer – Greg Mathieson, Lee Ritenour, Trevor Veitch
Producer (Executive) – Lee Ritenour
Arranged By – Greg Mathieson (Track 7)
Arranged By – Lee Ritenour (Tracks 6, 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Greg Mathieson (Tracks 3, 9, 10),
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Lee Ritenour (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 10)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 10)
Engineer (Additional) – Lee Ritenour, Robert Corti
Engineer (Assisants) – Gene Wooley, Robert Corti, Stewart Furosho, Tchad Blake

Art Direction – Norm Ung
Photography By – Ron Slenzak

Recorded At – Starlight Studios
Recorded At – Sunset Sound Factory
Mixed At – Capitol Studios
Mastered At – Capitol Mastering
Mastered At – Sheffield Lab Matrix
Mastered At – Allied Record Company
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Produced For – Captain Fingers Productions
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum Records