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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic	^[2]

Captain Fingers is the third studio album by guitarist Lee Ritenour, released in 1977 through Epic Records. This album was considered one of his more jazz fusion-oriented albums.^[3]

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

Musicians

Lee Ritenour – Electric guitar, Classical guitar, 360 systems polyphonic guitar synthesizer
Keyboards - Dave Grusin, Dawilli Gonga (=George Duke), Ian Underwood, Patrice Rushen, David Foster
Guitar - Dennis Budimir, Jay Graydon, Mitch Holder, Ray Parker,Jr.
Bass - Anthony Jackson, Alphonso Johnson, Bill Dickinson, Charles Meeks, Mike Porcaro
Drums - Harvey Mason, Jeff Porcaro
Percussion - Harvey Mason, Steve Forman
Congas - Victor Feldman
Saxophone - Ernie Watts
Lead vocals - Bill Champlin on "Isn't She Lovely"
Concert Master - Jacob Krachmalnick

strings on "Fly By Night", "Sun Song" arranged and conducted by Dave Grusin
strings on "Dolphin Dreams" arranged and conducted by Michel Columbier

Production

Produced by Skip Drinkwater for Zembu Productions, Inc.
Associate Producer - Lee Ritenour
Executive Producer - Jerry Schoenbaum

Assistant Engineers - Danny Vicari and Linda Tylar
Remixed at Sound Labs by Don Murray, Tommy Vicari and John Mills
Mastered at A&M Studio(Hollywood) by Bernie Grundman

Art Direction for Zembu Productions
Design and Liner Photography by Bruce Steinberg

Digitally Remastered for compact disc by Joe Castwirt

Charts and certifications

Chart	Country	Provider(s)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/shipments
U.S Jazz LPs^[4]	United States	RIAA	31

References

[1] ttp://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xd8Zp83ngmgJ:www.mahalo.com/lee-ritenour/+the+captain%27s+journey+jazz+fusion&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com

[2] Allmusic review

[3] ttp://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xd8Zp83ngmgJ:www.mahalo.com/lee-ritenour/+the+captain%27s+journey+jazz+fusion&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com

[All_Music-4] All Music

[2]

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+ | Artist = [[Lee Ritenour]]
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-| Length      = 40:53
+ | Length = 40:53
-| Label       = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
+ | Label = [[Epic Records|Epic]]
-| Producer    = Skip Drinkwater
+ | Producer = Skip Drinkwater
-| Reviews     = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|2|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r146307|pure_url=yes}} link]
-| Last album  = ''[[Gentle Thoughts]]''<br>(1977)
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-| This album  = '''''Captain Fingers'''''<br>(1977)
+ | This album  = '''''Captain Fingers'''''<br />(1977)
-| Next album  = ''[[Sugar Loaf Express]]''<br>(1977)
+ | Next album  = ''[[Sugar Loaf Express]]''<br />(1977)
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 '''''Captain Fingers''''' is the third [[studio album]] by [[guitarist]] [[Lee Ritenour]], released in 1977 through [[Epic Records]]. This album was considered one of his more [[jazz fusion]]-oriented albums.<ref>http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:xd8Zp83ngmgJ:www.mahalo.com/lee-ritenour/+the+captain%27s+journey+jazz+fusion&cd=15&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a&source=www.google.com</ref>
-==Track listing==
+== Track listing ==
 {{tracklist
 | writing_credits = yes
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-==Musicians==
+== Musicians ==
-*[[Lee Ritenour]] – Electric guitar, Classical guitar, 360 systems polyphonic guitar synthesizer
+* [[Lee Ritenour]] – Electric guitar, Classical guitar, 360 systems polyphonic guitar synthesizer
-*Keyboards - [[Dave Grusin]], Dawilli Gonga (=[[George Duke]]), [[Ian Underwood]], [[Patrice Rushen]], [[David Foster]]
+* Keyboards - [[Dave Grusin]], Dawilli Gonga (=[[George Duke]]), [[Ian Underwood]], [[Patrice Rushen]], [[David Foster]]
-*Guitar - Dennis Budimir, [[Jay Graydon]], Mitch Holder, Ray Parker,Jr.
+* Guitar - Dennis Budimir, [[Jay Graydon]], Mitch Holder, Ray Parker,Jr.
-*Bass - [[Anthony Jackson (musician)|Anthony Jackson]], Alphonso Johnson, Bill Dickinson, Charles Meeks, [[Mike Porcaro]]
+* Bass - [[Anthony Jackson (musician)|Anthony Jackson]], Alphonso Johnson, Bill Dickinson, Charles Meeks, [[Mike Porcaro]]
-*Drums - [[Harvey Mason]], [[Jeff Porcaro]]
+* Drums - [[Harvey Mason]], [[Jeff Porcaro]]
-*Percussion - [[Harvey Mason]], Steve Forman
+* Percussion - [[Harvey Mason]], Steve Forman
-*Congas - [[Victor Feldman]]
+* Congas - [[Victor Feldman]]
-*Saxophone - [[Ernie Watts]]
+* Saxophone - [[Ernie Watts]]
-*Lead vocals - [[Bill Champlin]] on "Isn't She Lovely"
+* Lead vocals - [[Bill Champlin]] on "Isn't She Lovely"
-*Concert Master - Jacob Krachmalnick
+* Concert Master - Jacob Krachmalnick
 strings on "Fly By Night", "Sun Song" arranged and conducted by [[Dave Grusin]]<br />
 strings on "Dolphin Dreams" arranged and conducted by Michel Columbier
-==Production==
+== Production ==
-*Produced by Skip Drinkwater for Zembu Productions, Inc.
+* Produced by Skip Drinkwater for Zembu Productions, Inc.
-*Associate Producer - [[Lee Ritenour]]
+* Associate Producer - [[Lee Ritenour]]
-*Executive Producer - Jerry Schoenbaum
+* Executive Producer - Jerry Schoenbaum
-*Assistant Engineers - Danny Vicari and Linda Tylar
+* Assistant Engineers - Danny Vicari and Linda Tylar
-*Remixed at Sound Labs by Don Murray, Tommy Vicari and John Mills
+* Remixed at Sound Labs by Don Murray, Tommy Vicari and John Mills
-*Mastered at A&M Studio(Hollywood) by Bernie Grundman
+* Mastered at A&M Studio(Hollywood) by Bernie Grundman
-*Art Direction for Zembu Productions
+* Art Direction for Zembu Productions
-*Design and Liner Photography by Bruce Steinberg
+* Design and Liner Photography by Bruce Steinberg
-*Digitally Remastered for compact disc by Joe Castwirt
+* Digitally Remastered for compact disc by Joe Castwirt
-==Charts and certifications==
+== Charts and certifications ==
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-==References==
+== References ==
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