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.

Brave New World
Studio album by The Rippingtons
Released	February 27, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	Jazz, smooth jazz
Length	52:08
Label	GRP
Producer	Russ Freeman Magic Mendez
The Rippingtons chronology
Sahara (1994) Brave New World (1996) Black Diamond (1997)

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 – keyboards, guitars, guitar synthesizer
• David Kochanski – acoustic piano solo (4)
• Kim Stone – electric bass, arco bass
• Tony Morales – drums
• Steve Reid – percussion
• Jeff Kashiwa – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, EWI

Additional Musicians

• Eric Marienthal – saxophone (1, 3)
• Brandon Fields – saxophone (7, 11)
• Steven Holtman – trombone
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• Magic Mendez – all other 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

• AndI Howard – executive producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), production coordinator, manager
• Russ Freeman – executive producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), producer (1-4, 6-9, 11), recording (1-4, 6-9, 11), mixing (1-4, 6-9, 11)
• Nicholas Caldwell – executive producer (5, 10)
• Magic Mendez – producer (5, 10), recording (5, 10), mixing (5, 10)
• Alan Hirschberg – additional recording (1-4, 6-9, 11)
• Harmony Blackwell – assistant engineer (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
• Karen Wood – make-up
• Lucia Mace – hair styling
• David K – stylist
• 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).

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard Jazz Albums[1]	4