Color Rit

Color Rit
Color Rit
Studio album by Lee Ritenour
Released	1989
Recorded	1989
Studios	A&M Studios (Hollywood, California) ; Starlight Studios (Malibu, California) ; Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, California);
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:28
Label	GRP
Producer	Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Color Rit is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1989 by GRP Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard magazine Contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lee Ritenour except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bahia Funk"		4:50
2.	"É"	Gonzaguinha	4:41
3.	"All The Same Tonight"	Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Eric Tagg	4:37
4.	"Mister Reggae"		4:06
5.	"Etude"		3:06
6.	"I Can't Let Go"	The Isley Brothers	4:15
7.	"Color Rit"		4:56
8.	"The Kiss"		3:59
9.	"Malibu"	Ritenour, Phil Perry	4:47
10.	"Tropical Storm"		3:59

Personnel

Lee Ritenour – rhythm arrangements, acoustic guitar, electric guitars (4, 6, 8)
Larry Williams – keyboards (1, 4, 5, 7, 8), flute (2), saxophones (4), synthesizers (9)
David Witham – keyboards (1, 3), keyboard solo (1), MIDI piano (2–4, 9), synthesizers (5, 7, 8), acoustic piano (6)
Russell Ferrante – keyboards (2), synthesizers (3, 6)
Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic rhythm guitar (2)
Jimmy Johnson – bass (1–10, except 5)
Anthony Jackson – contrabass guitar (5)
Carlos Vega – drums (1–9)
Bob Wilson – drums (10)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–9)
Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1), alto saxophone (7)
Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements, trumpet (2, 4)
Jota Moraes – rhythm arrangements (2)
Johnny Mandel – string arrangements (8)
Gonzaguinha – lead vocals (2)
Gracinha Leporace – backing vocals (2, 3)
Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (2, 3)
Phil Perry – lead vocals (3, 6, 9), backing vocals (3, 9)

Production

Dave Grusin – executive producer
Larry Rosen – executive producer
Lee Ritenour – producer
Don Murray – co-producer, engineer, mixing, recording
Kevin Dixon – mix assistant
Andrew Madlener – mix assistant
Tom Banghart – additional mix assistant
Terry Bower – additional mix assistant
Zero Nylin – additional mix assistant
Bob Salcedo – additional mix assistant
Wally Traugott – mastering at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, California)
CMS Digital (Pasadena, California) – digital editing location
Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator
Andy Baltimore – creative direction, graphic design
Lee Corey – graphic design
David Gibb – graphic design
Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
Dan Serrano – graphic design
Vincente Kutka – front cover art
Susan Silton – title design
Chris Cuffaro – back cover photography, black and white photography

Track information and credits adapted from Discogs and AllMusic, then verified from the album's liner notes.

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	4

References

↑ Ginell, Richard S.. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
↑ "Discogs Credits". Discogs. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
↑ "AllMusic Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
↑ Color Rit (liner notes). Lee Ritenour. GRP. 1989. GRD-9594.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ "Lee Ritenour US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013.

External links

[AM1-1] Ginell, Richard S.. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

[DC-2] "Discogs Credits". Discogs. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[AM2-3] "AllMusic Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[LN-4] Color Rit (liner notes). Lee Ritenour. GRP. 1989. GRD-9594.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[allmusic_albums-5] "Lee Ritenour US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 9, 2013.