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.
 * 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 – 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).