Brave New World (The Rippingtons album)
# 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.

## 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).

## Charts

| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Billboard Jazz Albums | 4 |
