Captain Fingers

Captain Fingers
Studio album by Lee Ritenour
Released	1977 (1977)
Studio	Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California) Sound Labs and United Western Recorders (Hollywood, California) [1]
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	40:53
Label	Epic
Producer	Lee Ritenour Skip Drinkwater Jerry Schoenbaum
Lee Ritenour chronology
Gentle Thoughts (1977) Captain Fingers (1977) Sugar Loaf Express (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Captain Fingers is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 by Epic Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Captain Fingers"	Lee Ritenour	7:06
2.	"Dolphin Dreams"	Ritenour	7:05
3.	"Fly by Night"	Dave Grusin	5:03
4.	"Margarita"	Ritenour	5:11
5.	"Isn't She Lovely"	Stevie Wonder	4:34
6.	"Space Glide"	Mitch Holder, Eddie Arkin	5:10
7.	"Sun Song"	Grusin	6:44
Total length:			40:53

Personnel

• Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, 360 Systems Polyphonic guitar synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 6), electric 12-string guitar (2), acoustic guitar (2), classical guitar (7)
• Dave Grusin – Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer (1, 3), electric piano (2, 3, 7), clavinet (3), Minimoog (3), arrangements and conductor (3, 7)
• Dawilli Gonga – electric piano (1, 4)
• Patrice Rushen – electric piano (1)
• Ian Underwood – acoustic piano (1), Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer (1, 2, 4), synthesizer programming (3)
• David Foster – electric piano (5, 6)
• Jay Graydon – rhythm guitar (1)
• Ray Parker Jr. – rhythm guitar (5, 6)
• Mitch Holder – rhythm guitar (6)
• Dennis Budimir – rhythm guitar (7)
• Anthony Jackson – bass (1–3)
• Alphonso Johnson – bass (1, 4)
• Mike Porcaro – bass (5)
• Charles Meeks – bass (6)
• Bill Dickinson – bass (7)
• Harvey Mason – drums (1–4, 7), percussion (2, 3, 6, 7)
• Jeff Porcaro – drums (5, 6)
• Steve Forman – percussion (2, 5, 7)
• Victor Feldman – congas (3, 6)
• Steve Mason – percussion (4, 6)
• Ernie Watts – soprano saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (6)
• Ray Cramer – cello solo (7)
• Michel Colombier – string arrangements and conductor (2)
• Bill Champlin – vocals (5)

Production

• Jerry Schoenbaum – executive producer
• Skip Drinkwater – producer
• Lee Ritenour – associate producer
• John Mills – engineer, remixing
• Don Murray – engineer, remixing
• Tommy Vicari – engineer, remixing
• Linda Tyler – assistant engineer
• Danny Vicari – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Joe Gastwirt – remastering
• Bruce Steinberg – art direction, design, cover photography
• Bob Wirtz – sleeve photography
• Stuart Nicholson – liner notes

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Billboard 200	178
1977	Billboard Jazz Albums	31

References

1. "Lee Ritenour – Captain Fingers". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
2. Wynn, Ron. "Captain Fingers - Lee Ritenour". AllMusic . Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-03.