Dedicated to the First Earth Run, in which runners circled the globe for peace in 1986, Ritenour's 16th solo album was performed on a variety of nine different guitars, counting the peculiarly fuzzy, futuristic sound of the synthaxe.
For reasons having little to do with that, and far more to do with more musical playing by Rit, better material and L.A.
sessionmen on their game, this is a more interesting record than most of its immediate predecessors.
The standout cut here is a welcome cover of Herbie Hancock's "Butterfly; " also worthy of note are the techno-fried quasi-salsa in "The Sauce" and the title cut.
Among some of the musicians who appear in the mix are Dave and Don Grusin, Ernie Watts (heard to better effect than usual on Rit's '80s albums), Carlos Vega and Paulinho Da Costa.
The sessions sound too processed to allow for much spontaneity, but the Ritenour funk chops do appear more often and more effectively here.
The CD version contains an extra tune, "Hero.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SoaringLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:38 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | Earth RunDave Grusin, Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | WatercolorsDon Grusin | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | The SauceGreg Mathieson | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 5 | ButterflyHerbie Hancock | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:11 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | HeroDon Grusin, Lee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 7 | SanctuaryLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Water From the MoonLee Ritenour | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | If I'm Dreamin' (Don't Wake Me) | Lee Ritenour | Play | 05:12 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 44 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 263 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paulinho Da Costa | Percussion |
| 2 | David Foster | Bass, Keyboards |
| 3 | Tommy Funderburk | Bass, Vocals |
| 4 | Dave Grusin | Bass, Composer, Keyboards, Piano |
| 5 | Don Grusin | Composer, Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 6 | Herbie Hancock | Composer |
| 7 | Jimmy Johnson | Bass |
| 8 | Abraham Laboriel, Sr. | Bass |
| 9 | Harvey Mason, Sr. | Drums |
| 10 | Greg Mathieson | Bass, Composer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 11 | Don Murray | Engineer |
| 12 | Martin Page | Composer |
| 13 | Phil Perry | Vocals |
| 14 | Lee Ritenour | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Classical), Guitar (Electric), Melody Arrangement, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 15 | Tom Scott | Lyricon, Saxophone |
| 16 | Carlos Vega | Drums |
| 17 | Ernie Watts | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 18 | Maurice White | Bass, Composer, Vocals |
| 19 | Larry Williams | Horn, Synthesizer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |