Built to Last (The Rippingtons album) explained

Built to Last
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Rippingtons
Cover:	File:Rippingtons_Built_to_Last_cover.png
Released:	August 28, 2012
Genre:	Smooth jazz
Label:	eOne
Producer:	Russ Freeman
Prev Title:	Cote D'Azur
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Fountain of Youth
Next Year:	2014

Built to Last is a 2012 album by The Rippingtons.

Track listing

All songs written by Russ Freeman, except Track 11 written by Russ Freeman and Yaredt Leon.

1. "Built to Last" - 5:30
2. "American Panorama" - 3:20
3. "Fool's Gold" - 3:50
4. "Hotel Deville" - 4:41
5. "Cougars & Gigolos" - 4:14
6. "Route 66" - 3:23
7. "In the Shadow of Giants" - 4:08
8. "Black Oak" - 4:29
9. "We Made A New World" - 3:20
10. "Monument/Monolith" - 5:58
11. "Firefly" - 4:27
12. "Built to Last (Classical Guitar Reprise)" - 1:50

Bonus Tracks

1. "Fool's Gold (Orchestral)" - 2:59
2. "Black Oak (Orchestral)" - 3:20
3. "Hotel Deville (Orchestral)" - 2:55
4. "Built to Last (Orchestral)" - 3:33

Personnel

• Russ Freeman – guitars, keyboards, programming
• Bill Heller – acoustic piano
• Zakk Wylde – guitar solo (10)
• Rico Belled – bass
• Dave Karasony – drums
• Jeff Kashiwa – saxophone (6, 11)

Production

• Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer, arrangements, recording, mixing, liner notes
• Andi Howard – executive producer, management
• Adam Klumpp – additional engineer (guitar solo on Track 10)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Paul Grosso – creative director
• Sean Marlowe – art direction, design
• Bill Mayer – cover art illustration

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at Surfboard Studios (Marina del Rey, California).
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).