1984 Lee Ritenour – Banded Together

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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

Musicians

1 Operator (Thief on the Line)

Bass Nathan East
Bass (synthesizer) Lee Ritenour
Drums (programming) Lee Ritenour
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer Lee Ritenour
Programming Marcus Ryle
Sax Larry Williams
Sax Gary Herbig
Trumpet Jerry Hey
Trumpet Gary Grant
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals John Massaro


2 Other Love

Bass Nathan East
Bass (synthesizer) Lee Ritenour
Drums Harvey Mason Sr
Drums (programming) Lee Ritenour
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer Greg Mathieson
Synthesizer Lee Ritenour
Programming Michael Boddicker
Programming Marcus Ryle
Sax Larry Williams
Sax Gary Herbig
Trumpet Jerry Hey
Trumpet Gary Grant
Vocals Eric Tagg


3 Sunset Drivers

Bass Nathan East
Bass (synthesizer) Greg Mathieson
Drums Carlos Vega
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Keyboards Greg Mathieson
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals Patti Austin
Vocals Eric Tagg


4 Mandela

Bass Leland Sklar
Drums Phil Collins
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer Greg Mathieson
Vocals John Massaro


5 Amaretto

Bass (synthesizer) Lee Ritenour
Drums Harvey Mason Sr
Drums (programming) Lee Ritenour
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar Lee Ritenour
Moog Michael Boddicker
Synthesizer Don Grusin
Synthesizer Lee Ritenour
Programming Marcus Ryle
Sax Ernie Watts


6 Rit Variations II

Bass (synthesizer) Lee Ritenour
Drums Harvey Mason Sr
Drums (programming) Harvey Mason Sr
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer Don Grusin
Programming Steve Dufuria
Programming Marcus Ryle


7 Be Good to Me

Bass Leland Sklar
Drums Carlos Vega
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Acoustic Guitar Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer Greg Mathieson
Programming Michael Boddicker
Background Vocals Tom Kelly
Vocals Eric Tagg


8 I’m Not Responsible

Bass (synthesizer) Greg Mathieson
Drums Carlos Vega
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Vocals Eric Tagg
Vocals John Massaro


9 Shadow Dancing

Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums (programming) Greg Mathieson
Guitar Lee Ritenour
Moog Greg Mathieson
Synthesizer Greg Mathieson
Programming Michael Boddicker
Sax Ernie Watts
Sax Larry Williams
Sax Gary Herbig
Trumpet Jerry Hey
Trumpet Gary Grant
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Vocals Eric Tagg


10 Heavenly Bodies

Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums Harvey Mason
Guitar Lee Ritenour
12 String Guitar Lee Ritenour
Synthesizer Greg Mathieson
Sax Ernie Watts
Programming Michael 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 – Ron Slenzak

Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Mastered At Sheffield Lab Matrix
Mastered At Allied Record Company
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Starlight Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound Factory
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records