1986 Lee Ritenour – Earth Run

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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

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
Acoustic GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthaxeLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDave Grusin
SynthesizerLarry Williams
ProgrammingLarry Williams
ProgrammingMarcus Ryle
SaxErnie Watts


2 Earth Run

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthaxeLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDave Grusin
ProgrammingLarry Williams
ProgrammingMarcus Ryle
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


3 If I’m Dreamin’ (Don’t Wake Me)

Bass (synthesizer)David Foster
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthaxeLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDavid Foster
ProgrammingLarry Williams
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa
Background VocalsTommy Funderburk
Background VocalsMaurice White
VocalsPhil Perry


4 Watercolors

BassJimmy Johnson
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthaxeLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDave Grusin
SynthesizerDon Grusin
SaxErnie Watts
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


5 The Sauce

Bass (synthesizer)Greg Mathieson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsGreg Mathieson
ProgrammingCasey Young
ProgrammingLarry Williams
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


6 Butterfly

BassAbraham Laboriel Sr
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthaxeLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDave Grusin
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


7 Hero

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDon Grusin
ProgrammingDon Grusin
ProgrammingMarcus Ryle
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


8 Sanctuary

Bass (synthesizer)Dave Grusin
DrumsHarvey Mason Sr
GuitarLee Ritenour
SynthaxeLee Ritenour
PianoDave Grusin
PercussionPaulinho Da Costa


9 Water From The Moon

BassJimmy Johnson
DrumsCarlos Vega
GuitarLee Ritenour
KeyboardsDave Grusin
LyriconTom Scott
PercussionPaulinho 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