1986 Lee Ritenour – Earth Run
Earth Run is the fifteenth studio album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in April 1986 through GRP Records. The album reached number ten on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart in the United States and received a Grammy Award nomination for Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance, Vocal or Instrumental. The title track was also nominated for Best Instrumental Composition
Tracks
1 Soaring (Lee Ritenour ) 05:38
2 Earth Run (Dave Grusin; Lee Ritenour ) 04:38
3 If I’m Dreamin’ (Don’t Wake Me) (Lee Ritenour; Martin Page; Maurice White ) 05:11
4 Watercolors (Don Grusin ) 05:14
5 The Sauce (Greg Mathieson ) 04:22
6 Butterfly (Herbie Hancock ) 05:11
7 Hero (Don Grusin; Lee Ritenour ) 03:51
8 Sanctuary (Lee Ritenour ) 04:45
9 Water From The Moon (Lee Ritenour ) 05:33
Musicians
1 Soaring
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Acoustic Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Synthaxe | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | Dave Grusin |
Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
Programming | Larry Williams |
Programming | Marcus Ryle |
Sax | Ernie Watts |
2 Earth Run
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Synthaxe | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | Dave Grusin |
Programming | Larry Williams |
Programming | Marcus Ryle |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
3 If I’m Dreamin’ (Don’t Wake Me)
Bass (synthesizer) | David Foster |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Synthaxe | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | David Foster |
Programming | Larry Williams |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Background Vocals | Tommy Funderburk |
Background Vocals | Maurice White |
Vocals | Phil Perry |
4 Watercolors
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Synthaxe | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | Dave Grusin |
Synthesizer | Don Grusin |
Sax | Ernie Watts |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 The Sauce
Bass (synthesizer) | Greg Mathieson |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | Greg Mathieson |
Programming | Casey Young |
Programming | Larry Williams |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
6 Butterfly
Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Synthaxe | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | Dave Grusin |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 Hero
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | Don Grusin |
Programming | Don Grusin |
Programming | Marcus Ryle |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
8 Sanctuary
Bass (synthesizer) | Dave Grusin |
Drums | Harvey Mason Sr |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Synthaxe | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Dave Grusin |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
9 Water From The Moon
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Carlos Vega |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Keyboards | Dave Grusin |
Lyricon | Tom Scott |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
Liner Notes
Producer – Lee Ritenour
Producer – Greg Mathieson (Track 5)
Producer (Executive) – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Arranged By – Lee Ritenour (Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Dave Grusin (Tracks 2, 4, 7, 9)
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 3)
Arranged By – Don Grusin (Tracks 4, 7)
Arranged By – Greg Mathieson (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Track 1)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Lee Ritenour (Track 1)
Engineer (Second) – Terry Bower
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Don Murray
Recorded By – Don Murray
Recorded By (Additional) – Lee Ritenour, Terry Bower
Cover – Dario Campanile
Design – Andy Baltimore, Dan Serrano, David Gibb
Mastered At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Starlight Studio
Phonographic Copyright (p) GRP Records, Inc
Copyright (c) GRP Records, Inc