Earth Run
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]
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| Released | April 1986 | |||
| Studio | Starlight Studio, Burbank, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 44:28 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Soaring" | Lee Ritenour | 5:38 |
| 2. | "Earth Run" | Ritenour, Dave Grusin | 4:39 |
| 3. | "If I'm Dreamin' (Don't Wake Me)" | Ritenour, Martin Page, Maurice White | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Watercolors" | Don Grusin | 5:14 |
| 5. | "The Sauce" | Greg Mathieson | 4:22 |
| 6. | "Butterfly" | Herbie Hancock | 5:11 |
| 7. | "Hero" (CD edition bonus track) | Ritenour, Grusin | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Sanctuary" | Ritenour | 4:46 |
| 9. | "Water from the Moon" | Ritenour | 5:33 |
| 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
References
- "Earth Run - Lee Ritenour". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- Lee Ritenour: Earth Run. GRP Records. April 1986.
- "Lee Ritenour: Earth Run (Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard Magazine.
- "Lee Ritenour". Grammy.com.
