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Captain Fingers
Captain Fingers
Studio album by Lee Ritenour
Released	1977
Studio	Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California; Sound Labs and United Western Recorders, Hollywood
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	40:53
Label	Epic
Producer	Lee Ritenour, Skip Drinkwater, Jerry Schoenbaum
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AllMusic	^[2]

Captain Fingers is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 by Epic Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Captain Fingers"	Lee Ritenour	7:06
2.	"Dolphin Dreams"	Ritenour	7:05
3.	"Fly by Night"	Dave Grusin	5:03
4.	"Margarita"	Ritenour	5:11
5.	"Isn't She Lovely"	Stevie Wonder	4:34
6.	"Space Glide"	Mitch Holder, Eddie Arkin	5:10
7.	"Sun Song"	Grusin	6:44
Total length:			40:53

Personnel

Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, 360 Systems Polyphonic guitar synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 6), electric 12-string guitar (2), acoustic guitar (2), classical guitar (7)
Dave Grusin – Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer (1, 3), electric piano (2, 3, 7), clavinet (3), Minimoog (3), arrangements and conductor (3, 7)
Dawilli Gonga – electric piano (1, 4)
Patrice Rushen – electric piano (1)
Ian Underwood – acoustic piano (1), Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer (1, 2, 4), synthesizer programming (3)
David Foster – electric piano (5, 6)
Jay Graydon – rhythm guitar (1)
Ray Parker Jr. – rhythm guitar (5, 6)
Mitch Holder – rhythm guitar (6)
Dennis Budimir – rhythm guitar (7)
Anthony Jackson – bass (1-3)
Alphonso Johnson – bass (1, 4)
Mike Porcaro – bass (5)
Charles Meeks – bass (6)
Bill Dickinson – bass (7)
Harvey Mason – drums (1-4, 7), percussion (2, 3, 6, 7)
Jeff Porcaro – drums (5, 6)
Steve Forman – percussion (2, 5, 7)
Victor Feldman – congas (3, 6)
Steve Mason – percussion (4, 6)
Ernie Watts – soprano saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (6)
Ray Cramer – cello solo (7)
Michel Colombier – string arrangements and conductor (2)
Bill Champlin – vocals (5)

Production

Jerry Schoenbaum – executive producer
Skip Drinkwater – producer
Lee Ritenour – associate producer
John Mills – engineer, remixing
Don Murray – engineer, remixing
Tommy Vicari – engineer, remixing
Linda Tyler – assistant engineer
Danny Vicari – assistant engineer
Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
Joe Gastwirt – remastering
Bruce Steinberg – art direction, design, cover photography
Bob Wirtz – sleeve photography
Stuart Nicholson – liner notes

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1977	Billboard 200	178
1977	Billboard Jazz Albums	31

References

^ "Lee Ritenour – Captain Fingers". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
^ Wynn, Ron. "Captain Fingers - Lee Ritenour". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

[1] "Lee Ritenour – Captain Fingers". Discogs. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

[2] Wynn, Ron. "Captain Fingers - Lee Ritenour". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

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-| Artist      = [[Lee Ritenour]]
+| artist     = [[Lee Ritenour]]
-| Cover       = Lee Ritenour - 1977 - Captain Fingers.jpg
+| cover      = Lee Ritenour - 1977 - Captain Fingers.jpg
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-| Recorded    = Kendun Recorders in [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]; Sound Labs and [[United Western Recorders]] in [[Hollywood]], Los Angeles, California<ref>"[http://www.discogs.com/Lee-Ritenour-Captain-Fingers/release/768247 Lee Ritenour – Captain Fingers]". [[Discogs]]. Retrieved 2012-01-24.</ref>
+| recorded   =
-| Genre       = [[Jazz fusion]]
-| Length      = 40:53
+| venue      =
+| studio     = Kendun Recorders, [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], California; Sound Labs and [[United Western Recorders]], Hollywood<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Lee-Ritenour-Captain-Fingers/release/768247 "Lee Ritenour – Captain Fingers"]. [[Discogs]]. Retrieved 2012-11-03.</ref>
-| Label       = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
+| genre      = [[Jazz fusion]]
-| Producer    = [[Skip Drinkwater]], [[Lee Ritenour]], Jerry Schoenbaum
+| length     = {{Duration|m=40|s=53}}
-| Last album  = ''[[Gentle Thoughts]]''<br />(1977)
+| label      = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
-| This album  = '''''Captain Fingers'''''<br />(1977)
+| producer   = Lee Ritenour, [[Skip Drinkwater]], Jerry Schoenbaum
-| Next album  = ''[[Sugar Loaf Express]]''<br />(1977)
+| prev_title = [[Gentle Thoughts]]
+| prev_year  = 1977
+| next_title = [[Sugar Loaf Express]]
+| next_year  = 1977
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-'''''Captain Fingers''''' is the third [[studio album]] by [[guitarist]] [[Lee Ritenour]], released in 1977 through [[Epic Records]].
+'''''Captain Fingers''''' is the third studio album by guitarist [[Lee Ritenour]], released in 1977 by [[Epic Records]].
 ==Track listing==
+{{Track listing
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 | title1 = Captain Fingers
-| writer1 = [[Lee Ritenour]]
+| writer1 = Lee Ritenour
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 | title2 = Dolphin Dreams
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 }}
-==Personnel==
+== Personnel ==
+{{div col}}
-*[[Lee Ritenour]] – [[guitar]], [[guitar synthesizer]], [[producer|production]]
+* [[Lee Ritenour]] – electric guitars, 360 Systems Polyphonic [[guitar synthesizer]] (1, 2, 4, 6), electric 12-string guitar (2), acoustic guitar (2), [[classical guitar]] (7)
-*[[Bill Champlin]] – [[singing|vocals]]
+* [[Dave Grusin]] – [[Oberheim Polyphonic Synthesizer]] (1, 3), electric piano (2, 3, 7), [[clavinet]] (3), [[Minimoog]] (3), arrangements and conductor (3, 7)
-*[[Jay Graydon]] – guitar (track 1)
-*[[Ray Parker, Jr.]] – guitar (tracks 5, 6)
+* [[George Duke|Dawilli Gonga]] – electric piano (1, 4)
-*Mitch Holder – guitar (track 6)
+* [[Patrice Rushen]] – electric piano (1)
+* [[Ian Underwood]] – acoustic piano (1), Oberheim Polyphonic synthesizer (1, 2, 4), synthesizer programming (3)
-*Dennis Budimir – guitar (track 7)
+* [[David Foster]] – electric piano (5, 6)
-*[[Ian Underwood]] – [[synthesizer]] (tracks 1, 2, 4), synthesizer [[programming (music)|programming]] (track 3), [[piano]]
+* [[Jay Graydon]] – rhythm guitar (1)
-*[[Dave Grusin]] – synthesizer (tracks 1, 3), [[Minimoog]], [[clavinet]], [[electric piano]] (tracks 2, 3, 7), [[conducting]] (tracks 3, 7), [[arrangement]] (tracks 3, 7)
-*Dawilli Gonga – electric piano (tracks 1, 4)
+* [[Ray Parker Jr.]] – rhythm guitar (5, 6)
-*[[Patrice Rushen]] – electric piano (track 1)
+* Mitch Holder – rhythm guitar (6)
-*[[David Foster]] – electric piano (tracks 5, 6)
+* [[Dennis Budimir]] – rhythm guitar (7)
+* [[Anthony Jackson (musician)|Anthony Jackson]] – bass (1-3)
-*[[Harvey Mason]] – [[drum kit|drums]] (except tracks 5, 6), [[percussion instrument|percussion]] (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7)
-*[[Jeff Porcaro]] – drums (tracks 5, 6)
+* [[Alphonso Johnson]] – bass (1, 4)
+* [[Mike Porcaro]] – bass (5)
-*Steve Foreman – percussion (tracks 2, 5, 7)
-*Steve Mason – percussion (tracks 4, 6)
+* Charles Meeks – bass (6)
-*[[Alphonso Johnson]] – [[bassline|bass]] (tracks 1, 4)
+* Bill Dickinson – bass (7)
+* [[Harvey Mason]] – drums (1-4, 7), percussion (2, 3, 6, 7)
-*[[Anthony Jackson (musician)|Anthony Jackson]] – bass (tracks 1–3)
-*[[Mike Porcaro]] – bass (track 5)
+* [[Jeff Porcaro]] – drums (5, 6)
-*Charles Meeks – bass (track 6)
+* Steve Forman – percussion (2, 5, 7)
-*Bill Dickinson – bass (track 7)
+* [[Victor Feldman]] – [[conga]]s (3, 6)
+* Steve Mason – percussion (4, 6)
-*Ray Cramer – [[cello]]
-*[[Ernie Watts]] – [[saxophone]]
+* [[Ernie Watts]] – soprano saxophone (3), tenor saxophone (6)
-*[[Victor Feldman]] – [[conga]]s
+* [[Ray Cramer]] – cello solo (7)
-*[[Michel Colombier]] – [[string section|strings]] arrangement (track 2)
+* [[Michel Colombier]] – string arrangements and conductor (2)
+* [[Bill Champlin]] – vocals (5)
-*Linda Tyler – engineering
+{{div col end}}
-*Don Murray – [[remix]]ing
-*Tommy Vicari – engineering, remixing
+== Production ==
-*John Mills – remixing
+* Jerry Schoenbaum – executive producer
-*[[Bernie Grundman]] – [[audio mastering|mastering]]
+* Skip Drinkwater – producer
-*[[Joe Gastwirt]] – [[remaster]]ing
+* Lee Ritenour – associate producer
-*[[Skip Drinkwater]] – production
+* John Mills – engineer, remixing
-*Jerry Schoenbaum – [[executive producer|executive production]]
+* Don Murray – engineer, remixing
+* [[Tommy Vicari]] – engineer, remixing
+* Linda Tyler – assistant engineer
+* Danny Vicari – assistant engineer
+* [[Bernie Grundman]] – mastering at [[A&M Studios]] (Hollywood, California)
+* [[Joe Gastwirt]] – remastering
+* Bruce Steinberg – art direction, design, cover photography
+* Bob Wirtz – sleeve photography
+* Stuart Nicholson – liner notes
 ==Charts==
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Lee Ritenour}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:Lee Ritenour albums]]

v t e Lee Ritenour
Studio albums	First Course Gentle Thoughts Captain Fingers Sugar Loaf Express Friendship The Captain's Journey Rio Feel the Night Earth Run Portrait Festival This Is Love Rit's House Stolen Moments Collection Wes Bound
with Brass Fever	Brass Fever Time Is Running Out
with Dizzy Gillespie	Free Ride
with Alphonse Mouzon	Mind Transplant The Man Incognito
with Dave Grusin	Harlequin Two Worlds
with Lalo Schifrin	Rollercoaster
with Fourplay	Fourplay Between the Sheets Elixir The Best of Fourplay