''Welcome to the St. James' Club'' is the fourth album by the American jazz group
the Rippingtons, released in 1990. It reached No. 1 on
''Billboard'''s
Jazz chart. The group supported the album with a North American tour. The album was produced by
Russ Freeman, who chose to give the songs a more rhythmic direction.
Critical reception
''
The Philadelphia Inquirer'' deemed the album "generally complex, heavily synthesized music—some of it heavily orchestrated."
The ''
Chicago Tribune'' concluded that "what pop is to rock, the Rippingtons is to jazz—upbeat, modern and able to sell a lot of albums."
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Track listing
(All tracks composed by Russ Freeman).
#"Welcome to the St. James' Club" - 4:41
#"Wednesday's Child" - 4:53
#"I Watched Her Walk Away" - 5:24
#"Kenya" - 5:23
#"Affair in San Miguel" - 5:04
#"Tropic of Capricorn" - 4:59
#"Who's Holding Her Now?" - 3:53
#"Soul Mates" - 4:57
#"Passion Fruit" - 4:34
#"Victoria's Secret" - 3:25
Personnel
The Rippingtons
* Russ Freeman – keyboards (1-10), keyboard programming (1-10), acoustic guitar (1, 5, 6, 7), electric guitar (1-6, 8, 9, 10), guitar synthesizer (1-4, 6, 8, 10), bass (1-10), drums (1-5, 8, 10), classical guitar
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(3), percussion (4, 8)
* Steve Bailey – additional fretless bass (2, 4, 5, 9, 10)
* Tony Morales – cymbal (1-5, 8), hi-hat (1-5, 8), additional cymbal (7)
* Steve Reid
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– percussion (1-10), vocals (6)
* Jeff Kashiwa – saxophone (1, 6), EWI controller (1)
Guest Musicians and Vocalists
* Mike Lang – acoustic piano (6)
* Joe Sample – acoustic piano (9)
* Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (6, 7, 9)
* Brant Biles – additional shaker (1)
* Kirk Whalum – saxophone (2, 8)
* Judd Miller – EWI controller (2, 4, 10)
* Brandon Fields – saxophone (3, 5, 7, 9), soprano saxophone (10)
* Carl Anderson – vocals (1, 4)
* Lynne Fiddmont – vocals (1)
* Patti Austin
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– vocals (3, 8)
* Dee Dee Bellson – vocals (4)
* Kevin Guillaume – vocals (4)
Production
* Russ Freeman – producer, arrangements, engineer, mixing
* Dave Grusin – executive producer
* Larry Rosen – executive producer
* Anthony Jeffries – additional engineer
* Robert Margouleff – additional engineer, mixing
* David Nesse – additional engineer
* Steve Reid – additional engineer
* Mike Scotella – additional engineer
* Brant Biles – mix associate
* Carl Griffin – additional mixing (2, 4, 8)
* Bernie Grundman – editing, mastering
* Bruce Volk – technical support
* Suzanne Sherman – production coordinator
* Bill Mayer – front cover artwork
* Andy Baltimore – creative director
* David Gibb – graphic design
* Jacki McCarthy – graphic design
* Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
* Dan Serrano – graphic design
* Jeff Sedlik – photography
** Mixed at Aire L. A. Studios (Glendale, California).
** Edited and Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering
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He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chris Bellman, Patricia Sullivan, and Mi ...
(Hollywood, California).
Charts
References
External links
The Rippingtons - Welcome to the St. James Club at DiscogsThe Rippingtons Official Website
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The Rippingtons albums
1990 albums
GRP Records albums