Brave New World (The Rippingtons album)

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

Brave New World is the ninth album by American jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1996 for the GRP label.
The album reached #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

• Russ Freeman - guitar, synthesizers, keyboards
• Brandon Fields - saxophone
• Jeff Kashiwa - saxophone
• Eric Marienthal - saxophone
• Tony Morales - drums
• Steve Reid - percussion
• Kim Stone - bass
• The Whispers - vocals
• Jerry Hey - trumpet
• Gary Grant - trumpet
• Dave Kochanski - piano
• Magic Mendez - keyboards, vocals, bass, guitar, drum programming ("Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" & "Caravan of Love")

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	4

External links

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