Allen Ritter#Production discography

{{Short description|American record producer}}

{{distinguish|Allan Ritter}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Allen Ritter

| image = Allen Ritter studio.jpg

| caption = Ritter in 2021

| birth_name = Allen Raphael Ritter{{Cite web|url=https://repertoire.bmi.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001110125600/http://repertoire.bmi.com/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2000|title=BMI | Songview Search|website=Repertoire.bmi.com|accessdate=January 18, 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|19}}

| birth_place = Yonkers, New York, U.S.

| origin = Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Record producer|songwriter}}

| years_active =

| genre = {{hlist|Hip-hop|contemporary R&B}}

| label = Warner Chappell

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Drake|Travis Scott|Kanye West|Rihanna|Nicki Minaj|Boi-1da|Vinylz|Frank Dukes|Sevn Thomas}}

| website =

}}

Allen Raphael Ritter (born June 19, 1988) is an American record producer and songwriter. A frequent collaborator of fellow producers Boi-1da, Vinylz, and Sevn Thomas, Ritter has worked in production for high-profile hip hop and R&B artists since 2007. He has been credited on Drake's "Controlla", Young Thug and Travis Scott's "Pick Up the Phone", Kanye West's "All Day" and "Father Stretch My Hands", Rihanna's "Work", and Nicki Minaj's "Regret in Your Tears", among others.{{cite web|url=https://revolt.tv/stories/2016/06/01/meet-allen-ritter-producer-goto-sound-ab4210d51d|title=Meet Allen Ritter, The Producer With The Go-To Sound|work=Revolt TV|accessdate=June 1, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913223621/https://revolt.tv/stories/2016/06/01/meet-allen-ritter-producer-goto-sound-ab4210d51d|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url= https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/46280-behind-the-beat-vinylz-news|title= Behind The Beat: Vinylz|website= HNHH|date= February 24, 2016}}

Biography

Ritter was born in Yonkers, New York, and grew up in Danbury, Connecticut. He taught himself to play piano in his youth and began producing music as a teenager in the mid-2000s.{{Cite web|title=Meet Allen Ritter, the secret weapon behind hits from Rihanna, Drake, and Kanye West|url=https://genius.com/a/meet-allen-ritter-the-secret-weapon-behind-hits-from-rihanna-drake-and-kanye-west|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Genius|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Thompson|first=Desire|date=September 24, 2013|title=Interview: Vinylz And Allen Ritter Talk Co-Producing Drake's 'The Language'|url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/interview-vinylz-and-allen-ritter-talk-co-producing-drakes-language-182483/|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=VIBE.com|language=en-US}} In 2007/2008, he connected with New York-based producer Vinylz online and the two later began working with Toronto producer Boi-1da who had already been working with Drake.{{Cite web|title=Interview: Vinylz Details His Production on "Believe Me," "Chi-Raq," and Working on Diddy's Last Album|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2014/05/vinylz-producer-interview|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Complex|language=en}} Together, they have produced a number of hits for artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Chris Brown. Ritter also co-produces with Metro Boomin, with whom he produced much of Travis Scott's 2015 album Rodeo and Metro's 2018 album Not All Heroes Wear Capes, as well as other Toronto-based producers like Frank Dukes and Nineteen85.

As a solo artist, Ritter has worked on music for a number of years and released three singles in 2018.

Discography

= Singles =

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! style="width:15em;" | Title

! Year

! Album

scope="row" |"Never Leave"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/never-leave-single/1378481723|title=Never Leave – Single by Allen Ritter|work=iTunes|date=May 6, 2018 |access-date=September 8, 2018}}

| rowspan="3"|2018

| rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}

scope="row" |"Temporary (No Love)"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/temporary-no-love-single/1378481315|title=Temporary (No Love) – Single by Allen Ritter|work=iTunes|date=May 6, 2018 |access-date=September 8, 2018}}
scope="row" |"Falling"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/falling-single/1434149334|title=Falling – Single by Allen Ritter|work=iTunes|date=August 31, 2018 |access-date=September 8, 2018}}

= Other work =

  • Kingsway Music Library – Frank Dukes x Allen Ritter Vol. 1 (sample pack){{Cite web|title=Kingsway Music Library – Frank Dukes x Allen Ritter Vol. 1|url=https://www.kingswaymusiclibrary.com/products/kingsway-music-library-frank-dukes-x-allen-ritter-vol-1|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Kingsway Music Library by Frank Dukes – Original Samples & Music|language=en}}

Awards and nominations

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Awards

! Category

! Nominated work

! scope="col" | Result

2015

| rowspan="4" | Grammy Awards{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/allen-ritter|title=Allen Ritter|work=grammy.com|accessdate=September 13, 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7597556/grammys-nominees-complete-list-2017|title=Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys|website=Billboard.com|accessdate=January 18, 2021}}

| Best Rap Song

| "All Day" (Kanye West)

| rowspan="4" {{nom}}

2016

| Album of the Year

| Views (Drake)

rowspan="2" | 2017

| Record of the Year

| rowspan="2" | Work (Rihanna)

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
2017

| ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/2017/rs-awards|title=2017 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards|work=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|date=June 22, 2017|accessdate=September 8, 2018}}

| Songwriter of the Year

| Himself

| rowspan="2" {{won}}

rowspan="2" | 2019

| rowspan="6" | Grammy Awards{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/videos/cardi-b-wins-best-rap-album-2019-grammys-acceptance-speech|title=Watch: Cardi B Wins Best Rap Album|date=February 10, 2019|website=Grammy.com|accessdate=January 18, 2021}}

| Best Rap Album

| Invasion of Privacy (Cardi B)

Album of the Year

| Scorpion (Drake)

| {{nom}}

2022

| Best Progressive R&B Album

|Table for Two (Lucky Daye)

| {{won}}

rowspan="2" |2023

| rowspan="2" |Best Rap Album

|Heroes and Villains (Metro Boomin)

| {{nom}}

Utopia (Travis Scott)

| {{nom}}

2024

|Best Rap Album

|We Don't Trust You (Metro Boomin & Future)

|{{nom}}

Production discography

List of songs as producer or co-producer, with performing artists and other credited producers, showing year released and album name. Partial discography, adapted from Jaxsta.{{Cite web|title=Allen Ritter Credits|url=https://jaxsta.com/profile/0f6aebb3-c0d4-4195-a573-020e0cdfad7e/catalogue?order=asc&sort=release_date&view=table|url-status=live|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Jaxsta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215544/https://jaxsta.com/profile/0f6aebb3-c0d4-4195-a573-020e0cdfad7e/catalogue?order=asc&sort=release_date&view=table |archive-date=June 2, 2021 }}

† indicates songwriting credit only.

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TitleYearPerforming artist(s)AlbumOther producer(s)
Headphones †

| rowspan="8" |2013

|Nelly

|M.O

|Soul Unique

Castles

| Joe Budden

No Love LostVinylz
No New Friends

|Dj Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne

|Suffering From Success

|Vinylz, Boi-1da, Robert Bullock, 40

5AM in Toronto

| rowspan="2" |Drake

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

|Boi-1da, Vinylz

The LanguageNothing Was the SameVinylz, Boi-1da
We Go Wherever We WantFrench Montana, Ne-Yo, RaekwonExcuse My FrenchVinylz, Reefa
Was it Worth It

|Kid Ink, Sterling Simms

|Almost Home

|Vinylz

Grindin'

|Lil Wayne, Drake

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

|Vinylz, Boi-1da, Detail

Dreamsrowspan="5" | 2014Teyana TaylorVII{{N/A}}
Don't PlayTravis Scott, Big Sean, The 1975Days Before RodeoVinylz, Travis Scott, Anthony Kilhoffer
All Things GoNicki MinajThe Pinkprintrowspan="3" | Vinylz, Boi-1da
VulnerableTinashe, Travis ScottBlack Water
ChiraqNicki Minaj, G Herbo{{N/A|Non-album single}}
Blessingsrowspan="24" | 2015Big Sean, Drake, Kanye WestDark Sky ParadiseVinylz
All DayKanye West{{N/A|Non-album single}}Kanye West, French Montana, Puff Daddy, Velous, et al.
Remember MeChris Brown, TygaFan of a Fan: The AlbumJess Jackson, Vinylz, Boi-1da
You & the 6 †Drake, Travis Scottrowspan="2" | If You're Reading This It's Too LateWondaGurl, Travis Scott, Southside, TM88
Know Yourself †DrakeBoi-1da, Vinylz, Syk Sense
You Changed MeJamie Foxx, Chris Brownrowspan="2" | Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen RosesBoi-1da, Vinylz, DJ Scout, Jordan Evans
On The DotJamie Foxx, FabolousVinylz
Like MeLil Durk, JeremihRemember My NameBoi-1da, Vinylz
R.I.C.O.Meek Mill, DrakeDreams Worth More Than MoneyVinylz, Cubeatz
ParadiseYoung Thug{{N/A|Non-album single}}{{N/A}}
Party FavorsTinashe, Young ThugNightrideBoi-1da, Vinylz, Illangelo
On My VibeLil Duke, Travis ScottLil Duke{{N/A}}
Oh My Dis SideTravis Scott, Quavo

| rowspan="10" |Rodeo

Travis Scott, Frank Dukes, Mike Dean
3500Travis Scott, Future, 2 ChainzMetro Boomin, Mike Dean, Travis Scott, Mano, Zaytoven
90210Travis Scott, Kacy HillDJ Dahi, Mike Dean, Travis Scott, WondaGurl
Pray 4 Love †Travis Scott, The WeekndIllangelo, The Weeknd, Mike Dean, Ben Billions, Travis Scott
NightcrawlerTravis Scott, Swae Lee, Chief KeefMetro Boomin, Mike Dean, Travis Scott, Southside, TM88
Impossible †Travis ScottMike Dean, Travis Scott
Maria I'm Drunk †Travis Scott, Justin Bieber, Young ThugTravis Scott, Frank Dukes, Maneesh Bidaye, Mike Dean
Flying HighTravis Scott, Toro y MoiPharrell, Mike Dean, Travis Scott
I Can TellTravis ScottMike Dean, Travis Scott, FKi
Never Catch MeTravis ScottSonny Digital, WondaGurl
Thought It Was a DroughtFutureDS2Metro Boomin
Back to SleepChris BrownRoyaltyVinylz, Boi-1da
A-Teamrowspan="14" | 2016Travis Scott{{N/A|Non-album single}}{{N/A}}
WorkRihanna, DrakeAntiBoi-1da, Sevn Thomas, Kuk Harrell, 40
Drippin'Young ThugSlime Season 3{{N/A}}
The HoochTravis Scott{{N/A|Non-album single}}Vinylz, Boi-1da
Controllarowspan="2" | DrakeViewsBoi-1da, Supa Dups, Di Genius
4PM In Calabasas{{N/A|Non-album single}}Frank Dukes, Vinylz
Diamonds DancingDrake, FutureWhat a Time to Be AliveMetro Boomin, Frank Dukes
Father Stretch My Hands, Pt. 1rowspan="2" | Kanye Westrowspan="2" | The Life of PabloKanye West, Mike Dean, Metro Boomin, DJDS, Noah Goldstein
Saint PabloKanye West, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein
Pick Up The PhoneTravis Scott, Young Thug, Quavorowspan="2" | Birds in the Trap Sing McKnightrowspan="2" | Vinylz, Frank Dukes, Mike Dean
LoseTravis Scott, Cassie
CirclesPusha T, Ty Dolla Sign, DesiignerDef Jam Presents: Direct Deposit Vol. 1Vinylz, Boi-1da, Frank Dukes
HelloTy Dolla Signrowspan="2" | Campaign{{N/A}}
Pu$$yTy Dolla Sign, Trey Songz, Wiz KhalifaMustard
Gorowspan="13" | 2017rowspan="2" | Huncho Jackrowspan="2" | Huncho Jack, Jack Hunchorowspan="2" | Vinylz, Cubeatz
Moon Rock
Run Me DryBryson TillerTrue to SelfBoi-1da
ForeverJoyner Lucas508-507-2209Boi-1da, Joyner Lucas
Free Smokerowspan="2" | Drakerowspan="2" | More LifeBoi-1da, Akira Woodgrain
Do Not DisturbBoi-1da, 40
No LimitG-Eazy, Cardi B, ASAP RockyThe Beautiful & DamnedBoi-1da
Make a Toast

|Belly

|Mumble Rap

|Boi-1da, Vinylz, T-Minus, DannyboyStyles

Regret in Your TearsNicki Minaj{{N/A|Non-album single}}Boi-1da, Frank Dukes
SacrificesBig Sean, MigosI DecidedMetro Boomin
Night Call †

|Steve Aoki, Lil Yachty, Migos

|Steve Aoki Presents Kolony

|Steve Aoki

Imitadorarowspan="2" | Romeo Santosrowspan="2" | GoldenVinylz, Frank Dukes, Romeo Santos
Sin FiltroVinylz, Frank Dukes, Illangelo, Illmind
The Bloodiestrowspan="13" | 2018Jay RockRedemptionBoi-1da, Jake One
JoyrideTinasheJoyrideHit-Boy
Best LifeCardi B, Chance The RapperInvasion of PrivacyBoi-1da
Over MeG-Eazy, RJ, Jay AntThe VaultVinylz, Cubeatz
Mob TiesDrakeScorpionBoi-1da
StargazingTravis Scottrowspan="2" | AstroworldSonny Digital, 30 Roc, B Wheezy, Bkorn, Mike Dean, Travis Scott
NC-17Travis Scott, 21 SavageBoi-1da, Cubeatz, Mike Dean
DreamcatcherMetro Boomin, Swae Lee, Travis Scottrowspan="4" | Not All Heroes Wear CapesMetro Boomin
Space CadetMetro Boomin, GunnaMetro Boomin, Wheezy
Up to SomethingMetro Boomin, Travis Scott, Young ThugMetro Boomin, Southside
Only YouMetro Boomin, Wizkid, Offset, J BalvinMetro Boomin
Miami †

|Bri Steves

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

|Bri Steves

No Static

|District 21

|No Static

|Vinylz, Frank Dukes

Tell Themrowspan="8" | 2019James Blake, Moses Sumney, Metro BoominAssume FormJames Blake, Metro Boomin, Dre Moon
Wild Wild WestOffset, Gunnarowspan="3" | Father of 4rowspan="2" | Metro Boomin
North StarOffset, CeeLo Green
After DarkOffsetMetro Boomin, Dre Moon
HMP

|PnB Rock

|TrapStar Turnt PopStar (Deluxe)

|Rex Kudo

C7osure (You Like)

|Lil Nas X

|7

|Boi-1da, Abaz, X-Plosive

Need a Stack

|Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Joyner Lucas

|Indigo

|Boi-1da, Frank Dukes

Too Late

|Pardison Fantaine, Jadakiss

|Under8ed

|Boi-1da, Frank Dukes

So What

| rowspan="7" |2020

|dvsn, Popcaan

| rowspan="3" |A Muse in Her Feelings

|Nineteen85, Raaheim

A Muse

|dvsn

|Nineteen85

...Again †

|dvsn, Shantel May

|Nineteen85, Joe Reeves

Until I Say So

|Shantel May, Westside Gun

|

|Nineteen85, Neenyo

Where You Are

| rowspan="2" |Savannah Ré

| rowspan="2" |Opia

|Boi-1da

Love Me Back †

|Boi-1da, Jordan Manswell, Sean Fisher

Konklusions

|Kehlani, YG

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

|Boi-1da, Jahann Sweet

IDWK

| rowspan="5" |2021

|347aiden, Kenny Beats

|{{N/A|Non-album single}}

|Kenny Beats, Frank Dukes

Access Denied †

|Lucky Daye

|Table for Two

|Vinylz

Born 2 Be Great † (sampled)

|Lil Tjay

|Destined 2 Win

|Bordeaux, Non Native

Chi-Raq

|Nicki Minaj, G Herbo

|Beam Me Up Scotty (Rerelease)

|Boi-1da, Vinylz

You

|Don Toliver

|Life of a Don

|Mike Dean

Poochie Gown

| rowspan="9" |2022

|Gunna

|Drip Season 4Ever

|Metro Boomin, Southside

Golden

|Russ

|Chomp 2

|Boi-1da, Don Mills

One Time

|Metro Boomin, John Legend

| rowspan="7" |Heroes and Villains

|Peter Lee Johnson, TM88, DJ Moon, Johan Lenox

Superhero (Heroes & Villains)

|Metro Boomin, Future, Chris Brown

|Metro Boomin, David x Eli

Too Many Nights

|Metro Boomin, Don Toliver, Future

|Metro Boomin, Honorable C Note

Trance

|Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, Young Thug

|Metro Boomin, Peter Lee Johnson

Metro Spider

|Metro Boomin, Young Thug

|Metro Boomin, Nik D, OZ, Elkan

Niagara Falls (Foot or 2)

|Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, 21 Savage

|Metro Boomin, Peter Lee Johnson, My Best Friend Jacob

Lock on Me

|Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, Future

|Metro Boomin, Chris Townsend

Time Heals All

| rowspan="6" |2023

|Don Toliver

|Love Sick

|206derek, Bryvn, Matty Spat

Want me Dead

|Young Thug, 21 Savage

|Business is Business

|Metro Broomin, Dre Moon, David x Eli

Thank God

|Travis Scott

| rowspan="3" |Utopia

|Wondagurl, FNZ, BoogzDaBeast, Kanye West, Travis Scott,

Del Resto

|Travis Scott, Beyonce

|Hit-Boy, Mike Dean, Beyonce, Travis Scott

Lost Forever

|Travis Scott, Westside Gunn

|The Alchemist, James Blake, Dom Maker

Somebody

|Jung Kook

|Golden

|Roza, Jon Bellion

Pop Your S**t

| rowspan="18" |2024

|21 Savage, Young Thug

|American Dream

|Metro Boomin

Rich Boy

|Bryson Tiller

|Bryson Tiller

|Vinylz, Boi-1da, Frank Dukes

Sorry's and Ferraris

|Polo G

|Non Album Single

|Metro Boomin, Dre Moon

Cinderella

|Future, Metro Boomin, Travis Scott

| rowspan="2" |We Dont Trust You

|Metro Boomin, Dre Moon

Seen it All

|Future, Metro

|Metro Boomin, Peter Lee Johnson

God's Favorite

|Polo G

| rowspan="13" |Hood Poet

|Nick Papz, Pink Slip, Inverness, Ryan Bakalarczyk, Xander

No Recruits

|Polo G, G Herbo

|Southside, Smatt Sertified, Macshooter, ProdLau, Noahhh

Only Gang

|Polo G, 42 Dugg

|Southside, Smatt Sertified, Jermaine Elliott

Same Me

|Polo G, Fridayy

|Zack Bia, Jaasu, Jermaine Elliott, Fridayy

Detox

|Polo G

|Southside, Dru DeCaro, Snake Child

Thorns

|Polo G

|Southside, Shottie, TooDope, Lufye

G63

|Polo G, Offset

|Southside, Smatt Sertified, Roza, Splitted Stupid, ALyX

We Uh Shoot

|Polo G

|Southside, TM88, Rozay Knockin, Macshooter, Jermaine Elliott, Von 88

Rain Fallin

|Polo G

|Southside, Wasa, Smatt Sertified, Jermaine Elliott

No turning Back

|Polo G

|Southside, Wasa, Smatt Sertified

Survival of the fittest

|Polo G, Future

|Atl Jacob, Carlton, Hendrix Smoke, Thank You Fizzle, Roza, Whydah, Hawky, Da Real Kobi

Father's Day

|Polo G

|Southside, CuBeatz, Luis Bacque, Jermaine Elliott, Smatt Sertified

From The Heart

|Polo G

|Southside, Smatt Sertified, Klimperboy, Joy

References

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