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Color Rit is an album by American jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour that was released in 1989 by GRP Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard magazine Contemporary Jazz chart.

Reception

AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell gave the album 3 stars stating “this CD represents a slight dip for Ritenour at a stage in his career when his albums were gradually becoming classier and more musical.”

Track listing
All tracks are written by Lee Ritenour except where noted.

1. “Bahia Funk” 4:50
2. “É” Gonzaguinha 4:41
3. “All The Same Tonight” Ivan Lins, Vítor Martins, Eric Tagg 4:37
4. “Mister Reggae” 4:06
5. “Etude” 3:06
6. “I Can’t Let Go” The Isley Brothers 4:15
7. “Color Rit” 4:56
8. “The Kiss” 3:59
9. “Malibu” Ritenour, Phil Perry 4:47
10. “Tropical Storm” 3:59

Personnel
Lee Ritenour – rhythm arrangements, acoustic guitar, electric guitars (4, 6, 8)
Larry Williams – keyboards (1, 4, 5, 7, 8), flute (2), saxophones (4), synthesizers (9)
David Witham – keyboards (1, 3), keyboard solo (1), MIDI piano (2–4, 9), synthesizers (5, 7, 8), acoustic piano (6)
Russell Ferrante – keyboards (2), synthesizers (3, 6)
Oscar Castro-Neves – acoustic rhythm guitar (2)
Jimmy Johnson – bass (1–10, except 5)
Anthony Jackson – contrabass guitar (5)
Carlos Vega – drums (1–9)
Bob Wilson – drums (10)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–9)
Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1), alto saxophone (7)
Jerry Hey – horn and string arrangements, trumpet (2, 4)
Jota Moraes – rhythm arrangements (2)
Johnny Mandel – string arrangements (8)
Gonzaguinha – lead vocals (2)
Gracinha Leporace – backing vocals (2, 3)
Kate Markowitz – backing vocals (2, 3)
Phil Perry – lead vocals (3, 6, 9), backing vocals (3, 9)

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Released: 1989
Recorded: 1989
Studio:
A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
Starlight Studios (Malibu, California)
Smoketree Ranch (Chatsworth, California)
Length: 43:28
Label: GRP
Producer: Lee Ritenour