Tourist in Paradise is the third studio album by the American jazz group the Rippingtons, released in 1989 on GRP Records. The album is primarily the work of Russ Freeman, who acted as producer, arranger, and composer. Tourist in Paradise reached No. 4 on Billboard's Jazz chart.
Track listing All tracks composed by Russ Freeman except where noted "Tourist in Paradise" - 5:39 "Jupiter's Child" - 5:17 "Aruba!" - 4:15 "One Summer Night in Brazil" - 6:28 "Earthbound" - 4:37 "Let's Stay Together" (Willie Mitchell, Al Green, Al Jackson) - 4:47 "One Ocean Way" - 4:19 "Destiny" - 5:40 "The Princess" - 3:08
Personnel
The Rippingtons Russ Freeman – synthesizers, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, guitar synthesizer, programming, Linn 9000 drum programming, arrangements Steve Bailey – bass Tony Morales – cymbals and hi-hat (1–3, 5, 6, 8), drums (4, 7, 9) Steve Reid – percussion, soundscapes Brandon Fields – alto saxophone (1, 2, 5–9), soprano saxophone (4)
Additional musicians Rob Mullins – keyboards (3) Carl Anderson – vocals (1–3)
Production Dave Grusin – executive producer Larry Rosen – executive producer Russ Freeman – producer, recording, mixing, digital editing Steve Reid – recording, mixing Ted Blaisdell – additional engineer Micajah Ryan – additional engineer Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator Andy Baltimore – creative director, graphic design Bill Mayer – front cover artwork David Gibb – graphic design Dave Kunze – graphic design Dan Serrano – graphic design Chris Cuffaro – photography
Charts Chart (1989) Peakposition US Billboard Jazz Albums 4
References
External links The Rippingtons - Tourist in Paradise at AllMusic The Rippingtons - Tourist in Paradise at Discogs The Rippingtons Official Website