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LEE RITENOUR   

Rit

RELEASED
1981
TYPE
studio album
STYLES
pop, fusion
TRACKS
01, Mr. Briefcase  (3:20)
02, (Just) Tell Me Pretty Lies  (4:13)
03, No Sympathy  (4:43)
04, Is It You?  (4:25)
05, Dreamwalk  (1:43)
06, Countdown (Captain Fingers)  (4:21)
07, Good Question  (3:41)
08, (You Caught Me) Smilin'  (4:08)
09, On The Slow Glide  (4:10)
10, No Sympathy (Reprise)  (1:56)
DURATION
36:40
MUSICIANS
LEE RITENOUR -guitars
ERIC TAGG -vocals (1÷4)
BILL CHAMPLIN -vocals (4), backing vocals (3)
DAVID FOSTER -keyboards (1÷4,7)
RICHARD TEE -keyboards (2,4)
MICHAEL BODDICKER -synthesizers (2,6,9)
GREG MATHIESON -keyboards (3)
DON GRUSIN -keyboards (6,9)
DAVID HUNGATE -bass (1,3)
ABRAHAM LABORIEL -bass (2,4,6,9)
JOHN PIERCE -bass (7)
LOUIS JOHNSON -bass
JEFF PORCARO -drums (1,7)
HARVEY MASON -drums (2÷4,6,9)
RICK SHLOSSER -drums (3)
STEVE FORMAN -percussion (2,6)
ALEX ACUÑA -percussion (4)
PAULINHO DA COSTA -percussion
JERRY HEY -trumpet (4), flugelhorn
BILL REICHENBACH -trombone
CHARLES LOPER -trombone
LEW MCCREARY -trombone
CHUCK FINDLEY -trumpet, flugelhorn
GARY GRANT -trumpet, flugelhorn
PRODUCED BY
HARVEY MASON (2÷4,6)
DAVID FOSTER (1,3,7)
LEE RITENOUR
LEE RITENOUR executive producer
REVIEW
Řemeslně dokonalé, zvukově vyvážené a více jak z poloviny vokální album "Rit" naprosto odpovídá době vzniku, tj. počátku 80. let. V podstatě fádní, nevýrazný pop s tanečními ambicemi dostál uznání kritiky a v létě 1981 vyšplhal až na 15. příčku žebříčku "Billboard Hot 100".