Brave New World (The Rippingtons album) explained

Brave New World
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Rippingtons
Cover:	Brave_New_World_Rippingtons_1996_album.png
Released:	February 27, 1996
Recorded:	1995
Genre:	Jazz, smooth jazz
Length:	52:08
Label:	GRP
Producer:	Russ Freeman
Prev Title:	Sahara
Prev Year:	1994
Next Title:	Black Diamond
Next Year:	1997

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.

Track listing

All songs written by Russ Freeman except as noted.

1. "Brave New World" - 4:14
2. "Urban Wanderer" - 4:41
3. "Key to the Forbidden City" - 4:46
4. "Hideaway" - 5:10
5. "Caravan of Love" (Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper) - 4:04
6. "Faith" - 4:32
7. "First Time I Saw Her" - 4:25
8. "Cicada" - 5:43
9. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (George Harrison) - 4:44
10. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Jerry Cohen) - 4:43
11. "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).

External links

• The Rippingtons-Brave New World at Discogs
• The Rippingtons-Brave New World at AllMusic
• The Rippingtons official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-rippingtons-mw0000647116/awards|pure_url=yes}} The Rippingtons US albums chart history (incorrectly listed as Russ Freeman)]. allmusic.com. 2013-03-09.