Brave New World (The Rippingtons album)
Brave New World is the ninth album by American jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1996 for the GRP label. The album reached No. 4 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart. It was the group's final release on the GRP label.
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| Released | February 27, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Jazz, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 52:08 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Russ Freeman | |||
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Track listing
All songs written by Russ Freeman except as noted.
- "Brave New World" - 4:14
- "Urban Wanderer" - 4:41
- "Key to the Forbidden City" - 4:46
- "Hideaway" - 5:10
- "Caravan of Love" (Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper) - 4:04
- "Faith" - 4:32
- "First Time I Saw Her" - 4:25
- "Cicada" - 5:43
- "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) - 4:44
- "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Jerry Cohen) - 4:43
- "Virtual Reality" - 5:06
Personnel
The Rippingtons
- Russ Freeman – guitars, guitar synthesizer, keyboards
- David Kochanski – acoustic piano, acoustic piano solo (4)
- Kim Stone – electric bass, acoustic bass
- Tony Morales – drums
- Steve Reid – percussion
- Jeff Kashiwa – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, electronic wind instrument
Additional Musicians
- Eric Marienthal – saxophone (1, 3)
- Brandon Fields – saxophone (7, 11)
- Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Jerry Hey – trumpet
- Magic Mendez – instruments (5, 10), musical arrangements (5, 10)
Vocals
- Phil Perry – lead vocals (5)
- Wallace "Scotty" Scott – lead vocals (5, 10)
- Walter Scott – lead vocals (5, 10)
- Magic Mendez – backing vocals (5, 10), vocal arrangements (5, 10)
- The Whispers – backing vocals (5, 10)
- Bridgette Bryant – vocals (9)
- Lynne Fiddmont – vocals (9)
- Lillian Tynes – vocals (9)
- Harmony Blackwell – additional backing vocals (10)
- Mariah Garrett – additional backing vocals (10)
- Merrily Garrett – additional backing vocals (10)
- Starr Mendez – additional backing vocals (10)
Production
- Russ Freeman – producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), executive producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), recording (1-4, 6-9, 11), mixing (1-4, 6-9, 11)
- Magic Mendez – producer (5, 10), recording (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
- AndI Howard – executive producer, production coordinator, manager
- Nicholas Caldwell – executive producer (5, 10)
- Alan Hirschberg – additional recording (1-4, 6-9, 11)
- Harmony Blackwell – Assistant Engineer Production Coordinator(5, 10)
- Meriah Garrett – assistant engineer (5, 10)
- Doug Sax – mastering
- Hollis King – art direction, graphic design
- Robin Lynch – art direction
- Jim Gurney – photography
- Carl Studna – photography
- Gardner Howard Ringe Entertainment – management company
- Studios
- Tracks 1-4, 6-9 & 11 recorded and mixed at Cheyenne Mountain Ranch Studios (Colorado); Additional recording at Pacifique Recorders and Alpha Studios (Burbank, California).
- Tracks 5 & 10 recorded and mixed at Magic Muzik Studios (Moorpark, California).
- Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
References
- "The Rippingtons US albums chart history (incorrectly listed as Russ Freeman)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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