Earth Run

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Earth Run
Lee Ritenour - Earth Run.jpg
Studio album by
Lee Ritenour
ReleasedApril 1986
StudioStarlight Studio, Burbank, California
GenreJazz fusion
Length44:28
LabelGRP
Producer
Lee Ritenour chronology
Harlequin
(1985) 		Earth Run
(1986) 		Portrait
(1987)

Earth Run is the fifteenth studio album by jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in April 1986 through GRP Records.[1] The album reached number ten on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart in the United States[2][3] 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.[4]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[1]

Richard S. Ginell at AllMusic awarded Earth Run 2.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a more interesting record than most of its immediate predecessors" and noting the "peculiarly fuzzy, futuristic sound" of Ritenour's SynthAxe guitar synthesizer (one of nine different guitars used on the album). He also listed "The Sauce" and the cover of Herbie Hancock's "Butterfly" as highlights.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soaring"Lee Ritenour5:38
2."Earth Run"Ritenour, Dave Grusin4:39
3."If I'm Dreamin' (Don't Wake Me)"Ritenour, Martin Page, Maurice White5:12
4."Watercolors"Don Grusin5:14
5."The Sauce"Greg Mathieson4:22
6."Butterfly"Herbie Hancock5:11
7."Hero" (CD edition bonus track)Ritenour, Grusin3:52
8."Sanctuary"Ritenour4:46
9."Water from the Moon"Ritenour5:33
Total length:44:28

Personnel[]

  • Lee Ritenour – guitar, SynthAxe, arrangement (tracks 1–3, 5–9), production
  • Phil Perry – lead vocals (track 3)
  • Maurice White – vocals (track 3)
  • Tommy Funderburk – vocals (track 3)
  • Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
  • Tom Scott – Lyricon
  • Larry Williams – SynthAxe programming (tracks 1, 2), synthesizer programming (track 3)
  • Dave Grusin – keyboard (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9), piano, arrangement (tracks 2, 4, 7, 9), executive production
  • Don Grusin – keyboard (track 7), synthesizer (track 4)
  • Greg Mathieson – keyboard (track 5), bass synthesizer (track 5), arrangement (track 5), producer
  • David Foster – keyboard (track 3), bass synthesizer, (track 3), arrangement (track 3)
  • Carlos Vega – drums (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9)
  • Harvey Mason – drums (track 8)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion
  • Jimmy Johnson – bass (tracks 1, 4, 7, 9)
  • Abraham Laboriel – bass (tracks 2, 6)
  • Marcus Ryle – SynthAxe programming (tracks 1, 2), synthesizer programming (track 7)
  • Casey Young – synthesizer programming (track 5)
  • Jerry Hey – horn arrangement (track 1)
  • Larry Rosen – executive production

Charts[]

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[3] 10

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Earth Run - Lee Ritenour". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Lee Ritenour: Earth Run. GRP Records. April 1986.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lee Ritenour: Earth Run (Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard Magazine.
  4. ^ "Lee Ritenour". Grammy.com.

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