This Is Love is a studio album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1998 on GRP Records.[1] The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[2]
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 49:39 | |||
| Label | GRP Records | |||
| Producer | Lee Ritenour, Don Murray | |||
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Overview edit
Artists such as Lisa Fischer and Phil Perry appear upon the album.[1]
Covers edit
Ritenour covers "Alfie's Theme" by Sonny Rollins and "Baltimore" by Randy Newman on the album.[3]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
AllMusic noted that Ritenour "has grown as a mature jazz artist on this album".[4]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Lee Ritenour, unless otherwise noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "This is Love" | 4:47 | |
| 2. | "Mr. Papa" | 4:41 | |
| 3. | "Can You Feel It?" | 5:20 | |
| 4. | "Dream Away" | 4:28 | |
| 5. | "Alfie's Theme" | Sonny Rollins | 6:01 |
| 6. | "And You Know That… I Love You" | 5:18 | |
| 7. | "Baltimore" | Randy Newman | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Ooh-Yeah" | 3:50 | |
| 9. | "Street Runner" | Sony Rollins | 7:36 |
| 10. | "Dreamwalk" | 5:25 | |
| 11. | "Pavane" | Gabriel Faure | 6:45 |
| Total length: | 59:04 | ||
Personnel edit
- Lee Ritenour – arrangements, synthesizers (1-4, 6-8), guitars (1-9, 11), bass (1, 7, 8), drum programming (1-4, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (4), acoustic guitars (10)
- Bob James – Fender Rhodes (3)
- Ronnie Foster – Hammond B3 organ (5, 9), organ bass (5)
- Alan Pasqua – Fender Rhodes (6), acoustic piano (9-11)
- Melvin Lee Davis – bass (2-4, 11), bass pops (8)
- James Genus – electric bass (6), acoustic bass (9, 10)
- Sonny Emory – drums (2-10)
- Dave Weckl – drums (11)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 4, 6, 7, 11), timbales (7)
- Larry Williams – saxophones (1, 9), keyboards (2, 4, 6, 9), synthesizers (3, 8), flute (3, 8), alto saxophone (5)
- Bill Evans – tenor saxophone (5, 9), soprano saxophone (6)
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (11)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1-3, 5, 8, 9)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (1-3, 5, 8, 9)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (1-3, 5, 8, 9), horn arrangements (1, 5, 9), flugelhorn (2), additional horn arrangements (3, 8), additional synthesizer arrangements (3, 6, 8)
- Ralph Morrison – violin (7, 10, 11)
- Frank Becker – additional string sounds (7), synthesizers (10, 11), arrangements (10), programming (11)
- Phil Perry – vocals (4), BGV arrangements (4)
- Lisa Fischer – vocals (7)
Production edit
- Michael Fagien – executive producer
- Mark Wexler – executive producer
- Lee Ritenour – executive producer, producer, additional engineer
- Don Murray – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
- Bryan Aee – additional engineer
- Doug Bohem – assistant engineer
- Kevin Dean – assistant engineer
- Tom Nellan – assistant engineer
- Paul Read – assistant engineer
- Robert Vosgien – digital editing at CMS Mastering (Pasadena, CA)
- Paul May – additional technical assistance
- David McEowan – mastering assistant
- Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) – mastering location
- Phil Shackleton – computer technical support, music transcription, music copyist
- Sari Zee – production coordinator
- Patricia Lie – art direction, design
- Catherine Ledner – photography
- Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator
Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Charts edit
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[2] | 4 |
References edit
- ^ a b c This is Love (liner notes). Lee Ritenour. GRP Records. 314 557 290-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "Lee Ritenour: This Is Love (Contemporary Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "This Is Love by Lee Ritenour". secondhandsongs.com.
- ^ a b Ginell, Richard S.. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2021.