Welcome to the St. James' Club
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Released1990
RecordedMarch–May 1990
Studio
- The Slam Shack and Pacifique (North Hollywood, California)
- Aire L.A. (Glendale, California)
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 1990 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz, jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 47:13 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
| Producer | Russ Freeman | |||
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Welcome to the St. James' Club is the fourth album by the American jazz group the Rippingtons, released in 1990.[1] It reached No. 1 on Billboard's Jazz chart.[2] The group supported the album with a North American tour.[3] The album was produced by Russ Freeman, who chose to give the songs a more rhythmic direction.[4][5]
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| Chicago Tribune | [7] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the album "generally complex, heavily synthesized music—some of it heavily orchestrated."[8] 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."[7]
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, keyboard programming, acoustic guitar (1, 5–7), electric guitar (1–6, 8–10), guitar synthesizer (1–4, 6, 8, 10), bass, drums (1–5, 8, 10), classical guitar (3), percussion (4, 8)
- Steve Bailey – additional fretless bass (2, 4, 5, 9, 10)
- Tony Morales – cymbals (1–5, 8), hi-hat (1–5, 8), additional cymbals (7)
- Steve Reid – percussion, 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 – vocals (3, 8)
- Dee Dee Bellson – vocals (4)
- Kevin Guillaume – vocals (4)
Production
- Dave Grusin – executive producer
- Larry Rosen – executive producer
- Russ Freeman – producer, arrangements, engineer, mixing
- Robert Margouleff – mixing, additional engineer
- Carl Griffin – additional mixing (2, 4, 8)
- Anthony Jeffries – additional engineer
- David Nesse – additional engineer
- Steve Reid – additional engineer
- Mike Scotella – additional engineer
- Brant Biles – associate mix engineer
- Bernie Grundman – editing and mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- 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
- Andi Howard – stylist, wardrobe, management
- Bruce Grayson – make-up
- Lucia Casteneda – hair
