Wild Card (The Rippingtons album)

Wild Card
Studio album by
The Rippingtons
ReleasedMay 17, 2005
GenreSmooth jazz
Length52:49
LabelPeak
ProducerRuss Freeman, Andi Howard, Steve Sykes and Mark Wexler
The Rippingtons chronology
Let It Ripp
(2003) 		Wild Card
(2005) 		20th Anniversary
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Wild Card is The Rippingtons' thirteenth album, which was released in 2005.

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gypsy Eyes"Russ Freeman; Yaredt Leon4:20
2."Wild Card"Russ Freeman3:56
3."El Vacilón"Russ Freeman; Yaredt Leon4:47
4."Paradise"Russ Freeman5:04
5."Spanish Girl"Russ Freeman4:15
6."Mulata de Mi Amor"Russ Freeman; Yaredt Leon4:08
7."Moonlight"Russ Freeman3:51
8."Til You Come Back to Me"Stevie Wonder; Clarence Paul; Morris Broadnax4:00
9."Lay It Down"Russ Freeman4:11
10."King of Hearts"Russ Freeman; Yaredt Leon4:10
11."Into You"Russ Freeman; Rex Rideout3:57
12."Mulata de Mi Amor (Instrumental)"Russ Freeman; Rex Rideout3:56
13."In the End"Russ Freeman4:14

Personnel

The Rippingtons

  • Russ Freeman – keyboards, guitars, rhythm programming, arrangements (1-7, 9-13)
  • Bill Heller – keyboards, acoustic piano
  • Kim Stone – bass
  • Dave Karasony – drums
  • Scott Breadman – percussion
  • Eric Marienthal – saxophones
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet

Additional personnel

  • Ralph Sutton – arrangements (8)
  • Lloyd Talbot – arrangements (8)
  • Albita Rodriguez – lead vocals (3)
  • Asdru Sierra – backing vocals (3)
  • Sheffer Bruton – backing vocals (3)
  • Willy Chirino – lead and backing vocals (6)
  • Chanté Moore – lead and backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer
  • Steve Sykes – associate producer, recording, mixing
  • Andi Howard – executive producer
  • Mark Wexler – executive producer
  • Hatsukazu Inagaki – additional recording
  • Marko Ruffalo – additional recording
  • Cornell "Doc" Wiley – additional recording
  • Sonny Mediana – art direction
  • MAD Design – art direction
  • Bill Mayer – illustration
  • Carl Studna – photography
Studios
  • Recorded and Mixed at Castle Oaks Recording (Calabasas, CA).
  • Additional recording at Latinum Music Studios (Miami, FL) and Surfboard Studios (Boca Raton, FL).

References

  1. ^ Wild Card at AllMusic


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