Tourist in Paradise

Tourist in Paradise Artist: The Rippingtons
Label: Grp Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 011105958820
EAN: 0011105958820
ASIN: B0000001QG


Release Date: 1989-05-11

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Tracks:

  1. Tourist In Paradise
  2. Jupiter's Child
  3. Aruba!
  4. One Summer Night In Brazil
  5. Earthbound
  6. Let's Stay Together
  7. One Ocean Way
  8. Destiny
  9. The Princess

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  1. Moonlighting
  2. Kilimanjaro
  3. Curves Ahead
  4. Weekend in Monaco
  5. Welcome to the St. James' Club

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Consistent Ripps.......2007-01-17

Tracks 2, 5, and 8 are outstanding! worth the price of a CD alone.

5 out of 5 stars Big Rip Fan.......2006-08-12

I bought this album on cassette tape back in 1989 and wore the thing out! Now I'm getting it on CD - finally! The Rippingtons got me hooked on the smooth jazz sound back then and I still listen to their same tunes over and over. My husband and I even had their music played at our wedding reception. If you want something to relax to without falling asleep, the Rips are for you! They are the best, and this is one of their finest albums!

5 out of 5 stars Definitely a must have.......2005-10-04

From "Tourist in Paradise" to "The Princess", this cd is an awesome stress reliever. It got me through MANY commutes on the DC beltway!

5 out of 5 stars My First Rippingtons.......2005-08-16

This cd was my introduction to the Rippingtons back in '89 (fresh out of high school---into college)...I then started to collect some of their other works. Without a doubt, from their classy Jazz Cat (retro beatnik?) mascot artwork to the actual musical material,as a whole, this cd is brilliant ! The vitality and the energy (even the subtle warmth and beauty of the slower tracks like One Night In Brazil) from this project renders each composition to be very special with absolutely no fillers. Styles range from contemporary smooth cool jazz, light pop rock (Earthbound) to a highly danceable salsa track (Aruba!) steeped in it's rich Latin ambience and rhythms really makes this an awesome and complete cd ! Tourist in Paradise is polished to perfection.

I happen to own both the cd version and the vinyl/record version (remember those?). The vinyl pressing is a trip to listen to and makes the music really come alive---now I know why jazz enthusiasts prefer the sound of vinyl over cd sometimes ! There's no elevator muzak here guys. The Rippingtons know how to really surprise and catch your attention by also creating beautiful Latin-jazz infused rhythms and tracks throughout some of their catalog releases; They do it with such genuine command and natural ease !

Out of the entire Rippingtons catalog I recommend these 4 titles: 1. Tourist In Paradise, 2. Moonlighting, 3.Life In The Tropics, 4. Wild Card.

5 out of 5 stars THE FUNNEST RIPPS EVER!!.......2005-04-01

I HAVE ALL THE RIPPS CD'S AND HAVE SEEN THEM IN CONCERT MORE THAN I CARE TO COUNT. THIS IS MY FAVORITE OF ALL THOUGH. SOMEONE IN AN EARLIER POSTING SAID IT, AND I'LL REPEAT, THAT THIS CD JUST ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER DAY AND NIGHT. JUST SO SMOOTH AND YET EXCITING. BRANDON FIELDS AND STEVE REID REALLY MAKE SUCH STATEMENTS ON THIS CD. WHY THEY EVER LEFT THE BAND IS ONLY RUSS'S LOSS. 'ONE SUMMER NIGHT IN BRAZIL' IS JUST BEAUTIFUL! 'DESTINY' AND 'TOURIST AND PARADISE' ARE JUST SO GREAT YOU HAVE TO HEAR THEM TO BELIEVE THEM!! THE EXCITEMENT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS FOR RIPPS LOVERS!! STEVE REIDS PLAYING JUST MAKES YOU WANT TO HANG WITH GUY HE JUST GIVES YOU THE FEELING THAT LIFE IS SO EXCITING!! JUPITERS CHILD HAS ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL LIKE CUDDLING UP TO BRANDON FIELDS ON A BEACH SOMEWHERE (OOPS) IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIPPINGTONS CD'S GET THIS ONE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY OR MOST OF THEM THEN YOU MUST GET THIS ONE!! AND BY THE WAY STEVE AND BRANDON, HOOK UP WILL YOU! YOU TWO MAKE SOME GREAT MUSIC TOGETHER!

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