title: Brave New World (The Rippingtons album)
text: # 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 |
  