Sahara (The Rippingtons album)

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Sahara
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 30, 1994
RecordedMarch – May 1994
Studio
  • Cheyenne Mountain Ranch Studios (Colorado)
  • Ameraycan Studios and The Slam Shack (North Hollywood, California)
Genre Smooth jazz, jazz fusion
Length46:06
Label GRP
Producer Russ Freeman
The Rippingtons chronology
Live in L.A.
(1992)
Sahara
(1994)
Brave New World
(1996)

Sahara is the eighth album by American Jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1994 on the GRP label. The album reached number two on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart. It is also the first of two studio albums to be released under the name Russ Freeman & The Rippingtons, with the next being Brave New World.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Russ Freeman except where noted.

  1. "Native Sons of a Distant Land" – 4:47
  2. "True Companion" – 4:26
  3. "I'll Be Around" (Phil Hurtt, Thomas Bell) – 4:04
  4. "Principles of Desire" – 4:41
  5. "Sahara" – 5:01
  6. "'Til We're Together Again" – 5:17
  7. "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 4:59
  8. "Journey's End" – 3:13
  9. "Girl With the Indigo Eyes" – 4:49
  10. "Porscha" – 4:49

Personnel

The Rippingtons

Guest Musicians and Vocalists

Production

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
US Billboard Jazz Albums [1] 2

References

  1. "The Rippingtons US albums chart history (incorrectly listed as Russ Freeman)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.