Sahara (The Rippingtons album)

Sahara
Studio album by The Rippingtons
Released	August 30, 1994
Recorded	1994
Genre	Smooth jazz, jazz fusion
Length	46:06
Label	GRP
Producer	Russ Freeman
The Rippingtons chronology
Live in L.A. (1992) Sahara (1994) Brave New World (1995)

Sahara is the seventh album by the American Jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1994 for the GRP label.
The album reached #2 on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Russ Freeman except as noted

1. "Native Sons of a Distant Land" - 4:47
2. "True Companion" - 4:26
3. "I'll Be Around" (Phil Murtt, 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

• Russ Freeman - guitar, systhesizers
• Jeff Kashiwa - saxophone
• Tom McMorran - keyboards, piano
• Tony Morales - drums
• Steve Reid - percussion
• Kim Stone - bass
• Kirk Whalum - saxophone
• Jeffrey Osborne - vocals
• Phil Perry - vocals

Charts

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

References

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

External links

• The Rippingtons-Sahara at Discogs
• The Rippingtons-Sahara at AllMusic
• The Rippingtons Official Website