Curves Ahead is the fifth album by the American Jazz group The Rippingtons, released in 1991 for the GRP label. This album reached #1 on Billboard's contemporary Jazz chart.

Curves Ahead
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 13, 1991
Recorded1991
GenreJazz
Length47:57
LabelGRP
ProducerRuss Freeman
The Rippingtons chronology
Welcome to the St. James' Club
(1990)
Curves Ahead
(1991)
Weekend in Monaco
(1992)

Track listing

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All tracks written by Russ Freeman.

  1. "Curves Ahead" - 5:39
  2. "Aspen" - 5:28
  3. "Santa Fe Trail" - 5:14
  4. "Take Me With You" - 5:34
  5. "North Star" - 5:24
  6. "Miles Away" - 5:17
  7. "Snowbound" - 4:51
  8. "Nature of the Beast" - 6:21
  9. "Morning Song" - 4:09

Personnel

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Production

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  • Russ Freeman – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Carl Griffin – associate producer
  • Dave Grusin – executive producer
  • Larry Rosen – executive producer
  • Brant Biles – engineer, mixing
  • Robert Margouleff – engineer, mixing
  • David Hesse – additional engineer
  • Joseph Doughney – post-production editing
  • Michael Landay – post-production editing
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering
  • Andi Howard – production coordinator, management
  • Michele Lewis – production coordinator
  • Andy Baltimore – creative director
  • David Gibb – graphic design
  • Scott Johnson – graphic design
  • Sonny Mediana – graphic design
  • Andy Ruggirello – graphic design
  • Dan Serrano – graphic design
  • Bill Mayer – front cover artwork
  • Jeff Katz – photography
Studios
  • Recorded at Alpha Studios and Underwear Studios (Burbank, California); The Slam Shack (North Hollywood, California).
  • Mixed at Alpha Studios
  • Post-Production Editing at The Review Room (New York City, New York).
  • Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).

Charts

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Chart (1991) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[1] 1

References

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  1. ^ "The Rippingtons US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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