# Collection (Lee Ritenour album)

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Collection is an album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1991, recorded for the GRP label. Collection contains a retrospective of Ritenour's 1979-1991 work. The album reached #7 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Lee Ritenour, unless otherwise noted

## Personnel

* Lee Ritenour – guitars (1, 5, 7), arrangements (1, 5, 7, 11), acoustic guitar (2-4, 10, 12), rhythm arrangements (2, 3, 8, 10, 12), electric guitar (4, 9, 11, 13), acoustic guitar synthesizer (4), lead guitar (6), horn and string arrangements (8), electric classical guitar (11)
* Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (1, 5), keyboards (1-3, 5, 10), arrangements (1, 5), string arrangements (2)
* Randy Goodrum – MIDI piano programming (1, 5)
* Marcus Ryle – additional synthesizer programming (1, 5)
* Robbie Kondor – synthesizer programming (3, 10)
* Russell Ferrante – keyboards (4)
* Barnaby Finch – MIDI piano (6)
* David Boruff – synthesizer programming (6)
* Greg Mathieson – keyboards (7, 11), synth bass (11), arrangements (11)
* David Foster – keyboards (8)
* Richard Tee – keyboards (8)
* Alan Broadbent – acoustic piano (9, 13)
* Casey Young – synthesizer programming (11)
* David Witham – MIDI piano (12)
* Jeff Mironov – rhythm guitar (2)
* Djavan – rhythm guitar (6), vocals (6)
* Joao Bosco – acoustic guitar (10), lead vocals (10)
* Mitch Holder – acoustic guitar (13)
* Jimmy Johnson – bass (1, 5, 12)
* Marcus Miller – bass (2, 3)
* Jimmy Haslip – bass (4)
* Tim Landers – bass (6)
* Nathan East – electric bass (7), synth bass (7)
* Abraham Laboriel – bass (8)
* John Pattitucci – acoustic bass (9, 13)
* Anthony Jackson – 6-string bass (10)
* Carlos Vega – drums (1, 5, 11, 12)
* Don Grusin – electronic drum programming (1, 5)
* Harvey Mason – electronic drum programming (1, 5), drums (7, 9, 13), Linn LM-1 programming (8), percussion (8); rhythm, horn and string arrangements (8)
* Buddy Williams – drums (2)
* Omar Hakim – drums (3, 10)
* Will Kennedy – drums (4)
* Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (6)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 5, 6, 10-12)
* Rubens Bassini – percussion (2)
* Carlinhos Brown – pandeiro (3), djembe (10)
* Alex Acuña – percussion (4), drums (8)
* Lenny Castro – percussion (7)
* Larry Williams – horns (2), synthesizers (6, 12), tenor saxophone (6), synthesizer programming (11)
* Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (3, 9, 13), synthesizer sax (7)
* Gary Grant – horns (2)
* Jerry Hey – horns (2), horn arrangements (2, 6, 8), trumpet (6, 8), synthesizer arrangements (6), string arrangements (8)
* Randy Kerber – horns and strings (10)
* Johnny Mandel – horn and string arrangements (10)
* Bill Champlin – vocals (8)
* Eric Tagg – vocals (8)
* Gracinha Leporace – backing vocals (10)
* Phil Perry – lead vocals (12)

### Production

* Larry Rosen – executive producer
* Dave Grusin – executive producer, producer (1, 5)
* Lee Ritenour – producer
* Toshi Endo – co-producer (2, 7)
* Don Murray – co-producer (3, 4, 6, 10, 12)
* David Foster – producer (8)
* Harvey Mason – producer (8)
* Greg Mathieson – producer (11)
* Joseph Doughney – digital editing, post-production
* Michael Landy – digital editing, post-production
* Ted Jensen – mastering at Stering Sound (New York, NY)
* Michelle Lewis – GRP production coordinator
* Andy Baltimore – creative director
* David Gibb – design
* Scott Johnson – design
* Sonny Mediana – design
* Andy Ruggirello – design
* Dan Serrano – design
* Susan Stilton – logo design
* Chuck Berg – liner notes
Track information and credits adapted the album's liner notes.

## Charts

| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
| US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) | 7 |