Drive (Russ Freeman album)

Drive
Studio album by Russ Freeman
Released	2002
Recorded	2002 at Boca Rio Studios = Boca Raton, Florida.
Genre	Smooth jazz, jazz fusion
Length	46:11
Label	Peak Records
Producer	Russ Freeman
Russ Freeman chronology
From the Redwoods to the Rockies (1998) Drive (2002) The Benoit/Freeman Project 2 (2004)

Drive is an album by the American guitarist Russ Freeman, released in 2002 for the Peak label. This album reached #7 on Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Russ Freeman, except where noted.

1. "Guitarland" - 4:47
2. "Villa By the Sea" - 4:54
3. "Soul Dance" (Russ Freeman / Barry Eastmond) - 4:41
4. "Brighter Day" - 4:32
5. "Boys of Summer" (Mike Campbell / Don Henley) - 4:36
6. "Anywhere Near You" (Russ Freeman / Barry Eastmond) - 4:45
7. "Drive" - 4:30
8. "Cool In the Shade" - 4:16
9. "East River Drive" (Grover Washington, Jr.) - 4:35
10. "Bellagio" - 4:16
11. "Higher Love" (Steve Winwood / Will Jennings) - 4:04*

• Bonus track included on Special Edition release

Personnel

• Russ Freeman - Guitar, Keyboards
• Chris Botti - Trumpet
• Barry Eastmond - Keyboards
• Bill Heller - Keyboards
• Jeff Lorber - Keyboards
• Eric Marienthal - Saxophone
• Jason Miles - Keyboards
• Jeff Mirinov - Guitar
• Will Lee - Bass
• Buddy Williams - Drums
• Pablo Batista - Percussion

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Billboard Jazz Albums	7

References

• Russ Freeman Chart History

External links

• Russ Freeman-Drive at AllMusic
• Rippingtons Official website