Built to Last (The Rippingtons album)

Built to Last is a 2012 album by The Rippingtons.

Built to Last
Studio album by The Rippingtons
Released	August 28, 2012
Genre	Smooth jazz
Label	eOne
Producer	Russ Freeman
The Rippingtons chronology
Cote D'Azur (2011) Built to Last (2012) Fountain of Youth (2014)

Track listing

All songs written by Russ Freeman, except Track 11 written by Russ Freeman and Yaredt Leon.

1. "Built to Last" - 5:30
2. "American Panorama" - 3:20
3. "Fool's Gold" - 3:50
4. "Hotel Deville" - 4:41
5. "Cougars & Gigolos" - 4:14
6. "Route 66" - 3:23
7. "In the Shadow of Giants" - 4:08
8. "Black Oak" - 4:29
9. "We Made A New World" - 3:20
10. "Monument/Monolith" - 5:58
11. "Firefly" - 4:27
12. "Built to Last (Classical Guitar Reprise)" - 1:50

Bonus Tracks

1. "Fool's Gold (Orchestral)" - 2:59
2. "Black Oak (Orchestral)" - 3:20
3. "Hotel Deville (Orchestral)" - 2:55
4. "Built to Last (Orchestral)" - 3:33

Personnel

• Russ Freeman – guitars, keyboards, programming
• Bill Heller – acoustic piano
• Zakk Wylde – guitar solo (10)
• Rico Belled – bass
• Dave Karasony – drums
• Jeff Kashiwa – saxophone (6, 11)

Production

• Russ Freeman – producer, executive producer, arrangements, recording, mixing, liner notes
• Andi Howard – executive producer, management
• Adam Klumpp – additional engineer (guitar solo on Track 10)
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Paul Grosso – creative director
• Sean Marlowe – art direction, design
• Bill Mayer – cover art illustration

Studios

• Recorded and Mixed at Surfboard Studios (Marina del Rey, California).
• Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California).