2003 Various – A Twist Of Motown

A Twist Of Motown is a tribute to Motown produced by Lee Ritenour and released in 2003.

 

Tracks

1 Inner City Blues (Marvin Gaye, James Nyx)
2 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
3 Never Can Say Goodbye (Clifton Davis)
4 Just My Imagination (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
5 I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
6 The Tracks Of My Tears (Warren Moore, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Tarplin)
7 You Haven’t Done Nothin’ (Stevie Wonder)
8 Creepin’ (Stevie Wonder)
9 Medley: War / What’s Going On (Barrett Strong & Norman Whitfield) / (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, Marvin Gaye)
10 All This Love (El DeBarge)
11 Got To Be There (Elliot Willensky)

 

Musicians

1 Inner City Blues

Bass Nathan East
Drums Ricky Lawson
Guitar Lee Ritenour 
Guitar George Benson
Guitar Ray Parker Jr
Keyboards Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer Greg Phillinganes
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag
Sax (Alto) Dan Higgins
Sax (Tenor) Dan Higgins
Sax (Tenor) Gerald Albright


2 Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone

Bass Melvin Davis
Bass Lee Ritenour 
Drums Ricky Lawson 
Guitar Ray Parker Jr
Keyboards Dave Grusin 
Keyboards Jochem Van Der Saag
Synthesizer Dave Grusin 
Synthesizer Jochem Van Der Saag
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag
Programming Lee Ritenour
Trumpet Chris Botti 
Vocals  Lisa Fischer 


3 Never Can Say Goodbye

Bass Nathan East 
Drums Ricky Lawson 
Keyboards Dave Grusin 
Piano Dave Grusin 
Synthesizer Dave Grusin 
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag 
Flugelhorn Jerry Hey 
Flute Dan Higgins 
Strings Lee Ritenour 


4 Just My Imagination

Bass Melvin Davis
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Wurlitzer Lee Ritenour
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag
Vocals  Will Downing


5 I Heard It Through The Grapevine

Bass Nathan East
Drums Ricky Lawson 
Guitar Lee Ritenour 
Keyboards Dave Grusin 
Piano Dave Grusin 
Synthesizer Dave Grusin 
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag
Flugelhorn Jerry Hey
Sax (Alto) Dan Higgins 
Sax (Tenor) Dan Higgins 
Trumpet Jerry Hey


6 The Tracks Of My Tears

Bass Lee Ritenour 
Acoustic Guitar Lee Ritenour 
Keyboards Russell Ferrante
Synthesizer Russell Ferrante
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag 
Background Vocals Darlene Sharon 
Background Vocals Lori Perry
Vocals  Brenda Russell 


7 You Haven’t Done Nothin’

Bass Nathan East 
Drums Ricky Lawson 
Guitar Lee Ritenour 
Guitar Ray Parker Jr
Keyboards Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer Greg Phillinganes
EWI Steve Tavaglione
Flugelhorn Jerry Hey
Sax (Alto) Dan Higgins 
Sax (Tenor) Dan Higgins 
Sax (Tenor) Richard Elliot
Trumpet Jerry Hey


8 Creepin’ (Stevie Wonder)

Bass Lee Ritenour 
Drums Jochem Van Der Saag
Guitar Lee Ritenour 
Fender Rhodes Bob James
Keyboards Bob James 
Keyboards Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer Bob James 
Synthesizer Lee Ritenour 
Percussion Jochem Van Der Saag


9 Medley: War / What’s Going On

Bass Jochem Van Der Saag
Drums Ricky Lawson 
Guitar Lee Ritenour 
Guitar Ray Parker Jr
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag 
Sax (Soprano) Mindi Abair
Vocals  Lisa Fischer 


10 All This Love

Bass Nathan East 
Drums Ricky Lawson 
Guitar Lee Ritenour 
Guitar Ray Parker Jr
Keyboards Greg Phillinganes
Synthesizer Greg Phillinganes
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag 
Flute Gerald Albright
Sax (Tenor) Gerald Albright


11 Got To Be There

Bass Peter White
Drums Jochem Van Der Saag
Guitar Lee Ritenour 
Acoustic Guitar Peter White
Keyboards Peter White
Keyboards Jochem Van Der Saag
Keyboards Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer Jochem Van Der Saag
Programming Jochem Van Der Saag

Liner Notes

Producer – Lee Ritenour
Producer (Executive) – Mark Wexler, Michael Pagien, Lee Ritenour
Producer (Associate) – Jochem Van Der Saag
Arranged By – Lee Ritenour (Track 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Jochem Van Den Saag (Tracks 2, 4, 9)
Arranged By – Dave Grusin (Tracks 3, 5)
Arranged By – Will Downing (Track 4)
Arranged By – Peter White (Track 2, 9)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey (Tracks 3, 5, 7)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Jochem Van Der Saag (Track 2, 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Lee Ritenour, Lisa Fisher (Track 2)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Brenda Russell (Track 6)
Engineer – Don Murray, Eric Ferguson, Lee Ritenour, Jochem Van Der Saag
Engineer (2nd Engineer – Eric Ferguson) – Eric Ferguson
Mastered By – Bob Hata
Mixed By – Don Murray

Art Direction – Hollis King
Design, Illustration – Rebecca Meek

Mastered At Audio Mastering Studio
Mixed At Starlight Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Starlight Studios, LA, CA
Recorded At Capitol Records, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Hollywood & Blue Studios, Malibu, CA
Phonographic Copyright The Verve Music Group
Copyright The Verve Music Group