Feel the Night

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Feel the Night
Feel the Night.album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1979
Studio
  • Davlen Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California)
  • Producers Workshop (Hollywood, California)
Genre Jazz
Length37:19
Label Elektra
Producer Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour chronology
Rio
(1979)
Feel the Night
(1979)
Friendship
(1979)

Feel the Night is an album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1979. [1] [2] It was produced by Ritenour. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Globe and Mail wrote that "the popular distaste for session men and a tendency for Ritenour's albums to occasionally lapse into a type of fiery Muzak (his cover of Leo Sayer's 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' is a perfect case in point) have tended to keep his albums little known." [5] The Age noted that "much of the album is polished funk." [6]

Track listing

All songs composed by Lee Ritenour, except where noted.

  1. "Feel the Night" - 5:32
  2. "Market Place" - 5:22
  3. "Wicked Wine" - 7:03
  4. "French Roast" - 5:06
  5. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (Leo Sayer, Vini Poncia) - 4:16
  6. "Midnight Lady" - 5:57
  7. "Uh Oh!" - 4:03

Personnel

Production

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References

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  2. Stevens, Dale (7 Jun 1979). "Lee Ritenour finally is in control". The Cincinnati Post. p. 29.
  3. "Entertainment Highlights". Oakland Post. No. 417. 15 Jan 1980. p. 14.
  4. "Feel the Night Review by Michael Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. Niester, Alan (1 Sep 1979). "Feel the Night Lee Ritenour". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.
  6. Daly, Mike (21 Jun 1979). "Records". The Age. p. G10.