| This Is Love | ||||
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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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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]
Artists such as Lisa Fischer and Phil Perry appear upon the album. [1]
Ritenour covers "Alfie's Theme" by Sonny Rollins and "Baltimore" by Randy Newman on the album. [3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
AllMusic noted that Ritenour "has grown as a mature jazz artist on this album". [4]
All tracks are written by Lee Ritenour, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| US Contemporary Jazz Albums ( Billboard ) [2] | 4 |
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