Nocturnal Playground is the first album by American guitarist Russ Freeman, released on April 10, 1986 by Brainchild Records. After this album, Freeman formed the band the Rippingtons. Several tracks from the album appeared on The Weather Channel in its infancy, and were later used on News at 11 by Cat System Corp.
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| Released | April 10, 1986 (1986-04-10) |
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| Recorded | 1985 |
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| Studio | Juniper Recording Studio, Burbank, California |
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| Genre | Jazz |
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| Length | 42:37 |
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| Label | Brainchild |
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| Producer | Dean Whitney |
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Nocturnal Playground
(1986)
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Sahara
(1994)
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All tracks are written by Russ Freeman
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| 1. | "Nocturnal Playground" | 6:36 |
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| 2. | "Polo in the Palisades" | 5:26 |
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| 3. | "What She Really Wants" | 4:34 |
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| 4. | "Jamaican Nights" | 5:30 |
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| 5. | "Easter Island" | 5:34 |
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| 6. | "Moving Violation" | 5:50 |
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| 7. | "Amelia" | 4:39 |
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| 8. | "Paradise Cove" | 4:28 |
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- Russ Freeman – electric guitar, classical guitar, guitar synthesizer, synth bass, various keyboards, drum programming
- Brandon Fields – alto saxophone
- David Vasquez – keyboards
- Mike Watts – piano on "Amelia"
- David Renick – drums, percussion
- Steve Reid – percussion and programming
