Feel the Night

Feel the Night
Studio album by Lee Ritenour
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	Davlen Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California) Producers Workshop (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:19
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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

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

• Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, 360 Systems guitar synthesizer (1, 4), arrangements (1-4, 6), acoustic guitar (3), classical guitar (6)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1, 3, 4), synthesizer programming (2)
• David Foster – Fender Rhodes (1), clavinet (1), acoustic piano (2, 5), Yamaha grand piano (3), additional arrangements
• Don Grusin – Fender Rhodes (2-7), clavinet (2), synthesizer intro (2), arrangements (2, 7), synthesizers (4), Mexican whistle (7)
• Joe Sample – acoustic piano (4, 7)
• Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (6), Yamaha grand piano (6)
• Ian Underwood – synthesizers (4)
• Steve Lukather – rhythm guitars (3, 5)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass, additional arrangements
• Steve Gadd – drums, additional arrangements
• Alex Acuña – congas (2, 4), percussion (2), timbales (4), vocal effects (7)
• Steve Forman – percussion (2, 6, 7), tambourine (3), castanets (4)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1, 7), soprano saxophone (6)
• Larry Williams – flute, piccolo flute, tenor saxophone
• Lew McCreary – bass trombone, trombone
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
• Patti Austin – lead vocals (5)
• Tom Bahler – vocals (5)

Production

• Lee Ritenour – producer, mixing
• Don Grusin – associate producer, mixing
• Don Murray – engineer, mixing
• Jeff Borgeson – second engineer
• Chris Desmond – second engineer
• Patrick Von Wiegandt – second engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Ron Coro – art direction
• Kathy Morphesis – design
• Ethan Russell – cover photography
• Debbie Leavitt – inner sleeve photography

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
1979	Billboard Jazz Albums	12
1979	Billboard Pop Albums	136
1979	CashBox Jazz Albums	11
1979	CashBox Pop Albums	129
1979	Record World Jazz Albums	10

References

1. Prown, Pete (1997). Legends of Rock Guitar: The Essential Reference of Rock's Greatest Guitarists. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 160.
2. Stevens, Dale (June 7, 1979). "Lee Ritenour finally is in control". The Cincinnati Post. p. 29.
3. "Entertainment Highlights". Oakland Post. No. 417. January 15, 1980. p. 14.
4. "Feel the Night Review by Michael Erlewine". AllMusic. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
5. Niester, Alan (September 1, 1979). "Feel the Night Lee Ritenour". The Globe and Mail. p. F4.
6. Daly, Mike (June 21, 1979). "Records". The Age. p. G10.

External links

• Lee Ritenour - Feel the Night at Discogs
• Lee Ritenour's Official Site