Richie Zito
Richie Zito (born August 21, 1952) is an American songwriter, composer and record producer from Los Angeles. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Zito has experienced success as a prolific session musician, being featured on a wide array of other artists' recordings, including work with Joe Cocker, White Lion, Poison, Mr. Big, Neil Sedaka, Yvonne Elliman, Charlie Sexton, Eric Carmen, Art Garfunkel, Leo Sayer, Diana Ross, Marc Tanner, Elton John, Cher, The Motels, as well as The Cult, Eddie Money, Heart, Juliet Simms, Bad English and Prism. In addition to this, Zito has produced 38 singles that have been featured in the charts. He was named Billboard's Producer of the Year in 1990. Zito also co-composed the score for the 1986 Japanese anime film Project A-ko with Joey Carbone. Zito's production style was retrospectively described as "panoramic and cosmic" by Doug Stone of AllMusic regarding his work with Cheap Trick on their 1988 album Lap of Luxury.
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Flash Harry {Reissue} [2013] | ... Luis Damian | Musician: Richie Zito | Musician: Ricky ... | |
Flash Harry [1980] | ... Luis Damian | Musician: Richie Zito | Musician: Ricky ... | |
Drumming is My Madness | ... Dennis Budimir | Guitar: Richie Zito | Guitar: Fred ... | |
Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses | ... Flute: Rick Riccio | Guitar: Richie Zito | Guitar: Fred ... | |
Back Off Boogaloo | ... Dennis Budimir | Guitar: Richie Zito | Guitar: Fred ... |
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- Back Off Boogaloo features guitar played by Richie Zito
- Drumming is My Madness features guitar played by Richie Zito
- Richie Zito played guitar for Back Off Boogaloo
- Richie Zito played guitar for Drumming is My Madness
- Richie Zito played guitar for Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses
- Stop and Take the Time to Smell the Roses features guitar played by Richie Zito