Built to Last (The Rippingtons album)

Built to Last
Studio album by The Rippingtons
Released	August 28, 2012
Studio	Surfboard Studios (Marina del Rey, California)
Genre	Smooth jazz
Length	1:02:16
Label	eOne
Producer	Russ Freeman
The Rippingtons chronology
Cote D'Azur (2011) Built to Last (2012) Fountain of Youth (2014)

Built to Last is a 2012 album by The Rippingtons. ^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Russ Freeman, except Track 11 written by Russ Freeman and Yaredt Leon.

1. "Built to Last" - 5:30
2. "American Panorama" - 3:20
3. "Fool's Gold" - 3:50
4. "Hotel Deville" - 4:41
5. "Cougars & Gigolos" - 4:14
6. "Route 66" - 3:23
7. "In the Shadow of Giants" - 4:08
8. "Black Oak" - 4:29
9. "We Made A New World" - 3:20
10. "Monument/Monolith" - 5:58
11. "Firefly" - 4:27
12. "Built to Last (Classical Guitar Reprise)" - 1:50

Bonus Tracks

1. "Fool's Gold (Orchestral)" - 2:59
2. "Black Oak (Orchestral)" - 3:20
3. "Hotel Deville (Orchestral)" - 2:55
4. "Built to Last (Orchestral)" - 3:33

Personnel

The Rippingtons

• Russ Freeman – keyboards, programming, guitars
• Bill Heller – keyboards, acoustic piano
• Rico Belled – bass
• Dave Karasony – drums
• Jeff Kashiwa – saxophone (6, 11)

With:

• Zakk Wylde – guitar solo (10)

Production

• Andi Howard – executive producer, management
• Russ Freeman – executive producer, producer, all orchestrations and brass arrangements, recording, mixing, liner notes
• Adam Klumpp – additional engineer (guitar solo on Track 10)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
• Paul Grosso – creative director
• Sean Marlowe – art direction, design
• Bill Mayer – cover art illustration

References

1. Condran, Ed (September 28, 2012). "A lasting impression". Asbury Park Press . Retrieved June 3, 2025.