This Is Love (Lee Ritenour album)

This Is Love is a studio album by American guitarist Lee Ritenour released in 1998 on GRP Records. The album reached No. 4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.

Overview
Artists such as Lisa Fischer and Phil Perry appear upon the album.

Covers
Ritenour covers "Alfie's Theme" by Sonny Rollins and "Baltimore" by Randy Newman on the album.

Critical reception
AllMusic noted that Ritenour "has grown as a mature jazz artist on this album".

Personnel

 * Lee Ritenour – arrangements, synthesizers (1-4, 6-8), guitars (1-9, 11), bass (1, 7, 8), drum programming (1-4, 7, 8), BGV arrangements (4), acoustic guitars (10)
 * Bob James – Fender Rhodes (3)
 * Ronnie Foster – Hammond B3 organ (5, 9), organ bass (5)
 * Alan Pasqua – Fender Rhodes (6), acoustic piano (9-11)
 * Melvin Lee Davis – bass (2-4, 11), bass pops (8)
 * James Genus – electric bass (6), acoustic bass (9, 10)
 * Sonny Emory – drums (2-10)
 * Dave Weckl – drums (11)
 * Paulinho da Costa – percussion (3, 4, 6, 7, 11), timbales (7)
 * Larry Williams – saxophones (1, 9), keyboards (2, 4, 6, 9), synthesizers (3, 8), flute (3, 8), alto saxophone (5)
 * Bill Evans – tenor saxophone (5, 9), soprano saxophone (6)
 * Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (11)
 * Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1-3, 5, 8, 9)
 * Gary Grant – trumpet (1-3, 5, 8, 9)
 * Jerry Hey – trumpet (1-3, 5, 8, 9), horn arrangements (1, 5, 9), flugelhorn (2), additional horn arrangements (3, 8), additional synthesizer arrangements (3, 6, 8)
 * Ralph Morrison – violin (7, 10, 11)
 * Frank Becker – additional string sounds (7), synthesizers (10, 11), arrangements (10), programming (11)
 * Phil Perry – vocals (4), BGV arrangements (4)
 * Lisa Fischer – vocals (7)

Production

 * Michael Fagien – executive producer
 * Mark Wexler – executive producer
 * Lee Ritenour – executive producer, producer, additional engineer
 * Don Murray – producer, recording, mixing, mastering
 * Bryan Aee – additional engineer
 * Doug Bohem – assistant engineer
 * Kevin Dean – assistant engineer
 * Tom Nellan – assistant engineer
 * Paul Read – assistant engineer
 * Robert Vosgien – digital editing at CMS Mastering (Pasadena, CA)
 * Paul May – additional technical assistance
 * David McEowan – mastering assistant
 * Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) – mastering location
 * Phil Shackleton – computer technical support, music transcription, music copyist
 * Sari Zee – production coordinator
 * Patricia Lie – art direction, design
 * Catherine Ledner – photography
 * Theodora Kuslan – release coordinator

Track information and credits adapted from the album's liner notes.