Earth Run | ||||
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Released | April 1986 | |||
Studio | Starlight Studio, Burbank, California | |||
Genre | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz | |||
Length | 44:28 | |||
Label | GRP | |||
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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]
Review scores | |
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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 (as depicted on the cover art; one of nine different guitars used on the album). He also listed "The Sauce" and the cover of Herbie Hancock's "Butterfly" as highlights.
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 |
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Billboard Jazz Albums [3] | 10 |
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