Feel the Night

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The Globe and Mail wrote that "the popular distaste for session men and a tendency for Ritenour's albums to occasionally lapse into a type of fiery Muzak (his cover of Leo Sayer's 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' is a perfect case in point) have tended to keep his albums little known."^[5] The Age noted that "much of the album is polished funk."^[6]

All songs composed by Lee Ritenour, except where noted.

1. "Feel the Night" - 5:32
2. "Market Place" - 5:22
3. "Wicked Wine" - 7:03
4. "French Roast" - 5:06
5. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (Leo Sayer, Vini Poncia) - 4:16
6. "Midnight Lady" - 5:57
7. "Uh Oh!" - 4:03

Musicians

• Lee Ritenour – electric guitars, 360 Systems guitar synthesizer (1, 4), acoustic guitar (3), classical guitar (6)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1, 3–4), synthesizer programming (2)
• David Foster – Fender Rhodes (1), clavinet (1), acoustic piano (2, 5), Yamaha grand piano (3)
• Don Grusin – Fender Rhodes (2–7), clavinet (2), synthesizer intro (2), synthesizers (4), Mexican whistle (7)
• Joe Sample – acoustic piano (4, 7)
• Dave Grusin – acoustic piano (6), Yamaha grand piano (6)
• Ian Underwood – synthesizers (4)
• Steve Lukather – rhythm guitars (3, 5)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass
• Steve Gadd – drums
• Alex Acuña – congas (2, 4), percussion (2), timbales (4), vocal effects (7)
• Steve Forman – percussion (2, 6–7), tambourine (3), castanets (4)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (1, 7), soprano saxophone (6)
• Larry Williams – flute, piccolo flute, tenor saxophone
• Lew McCreary – bass trombone, trombone
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Chuck Findley – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Gary Grant – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Patti Austin – lead vocals (5)
• Tom Bahler – vocals (5)

Music arrangements

• Lee Ritenour – arrangements (1–4, 6)
• Don Grusin – arrangements (2, 7)
• Jerry Hey – horn arrangements
• David Foster – additional arrangements
• Steve Gadd – additional arrangements
• Abraham Laboriel – additional arrangements

Production

• Lee Ritenour – producer, mixing
• Don Grusin – associate producer, mixing
• Don Murray – engineer, mixing
• Jeff Borgeson – second engineer
• Chris Desmond – second engineer
• Patrick Von Wiegandt – second engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Ron Coro – art direction
• Kathy Morphesis – design
• Ethan Russell – cover photography
• Debbie Leavitt – inner sleeve photography