Live Across America

Live Across America
Live album by The Rippingtons
Released	March 12, 2002
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Smooth jazz Jazz fusion
Length	65:48
Label	Windham Hill / Peak
Producer	Russ Freeman Nick Sodano
The Rippingtons chronology
Life in the Tropics (2000) Live Across America (2002) Let It Ripp (2003)

Professional ratings

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Allmusic	[1]

Live Across America is The Rippingtons' second live album (preceded by 1992's Live in L.A.) which was released in 2002.

Track listing

1. "Road Warriors" - 4:15
2. "Summer Lovers" - 6:35
3. "Welcome to the St. James' Club" - 5:15
4. "Hideaway" - 3:57
5. "Black Diamond" - 5:00
6. "South Beach Mambo" - 4:39
7. "She Likes to Watch" - 5:38
8. "Jewel Thieves" - 8:34
9. "Rain" - 7:07
10. "Avenida del Mar" - 3:59
11. "Purple Haze / Fire Medley" - 1:42
12. "Fire" - 1:42
13. "The Star-Spangled Banner" - 2:46
14. "Are We There Yet?" - 4:29

Personnel

The Rippingtons

• Russ Freeman – guitars
• David Kochanski – keyboards
• Kim Stone – bass
• Dave Hooper – drums
• Ray Yslas – percussion
• Paul Taylor – saxophone

With:

• Bill Heller – keyboards (2, 6, 9, 10)
• Dave Karasony – drums (2, 6, 9, 10)
• Scott Breadman – percussion (2, 6, 9, 10)
• Eric Marienthal – saxophone (2, 6, 9, 10)

Production

• Andi Howard – executive producer, management
• Russ Freeman – executive producer, producer, arrangements, mixing
• Nick Sodano – producer (1-5, 7-9), recording, mixing (1, 3-5, 7, 8)
• Kurt Wolf – recording assistant
• Cheyenne Mountain Ranch (Woodland Park, Colorado) – mixing location (1, 3-5, 7, 8)
• Boca Rio Studios (Boca Raton, Florida) – mixing location (2, 6, 9, 10)
• Robert Hadley – mastering
• Doug Sax – mastering
• The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California) – mastering location
• Valerie Ince – A&R assistance
• Leilani Shelby – production coordinator
• Sonny Mediana – design
• Bill Mayer – cover artwork

Tour Crew

• Nick Sodano – tour manager, front house engineer
• D. Ogas – stage manager, monitor engineer
• Joe Allegro – lighting director
• Kurt Wolf – audio system technician
• Terry McNary – stage technician
• Carson Weed – stage technician
• Duane Hayes – road manager

References

1. Widran, Jonathan. Live Across America at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2025.