2005 studio album by Chris Botti
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To Love Again: The Duets is the eighth studio album by Chris Botti , released on October 18, 2005. It consists of cover versions of pop and jazz standards , except for the title track "To Love Again".
Track listing
Title Writer(s) 1. "Embraceable You " George /Ira Gershwin 4:25 2. "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? " (featuring Sting ) Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman , Michel Legrand 5:05 3. "My One and Only Love " (featuring Paula Cole ) Guy Wood , Robert Mellin 5:41 4. "Let There Be Love " (featuring Michael Bublé ) Lionel Rand, Ian Grant 3:12 5. "What's New? " Bob Haggart , Johnny Burke 3:59 6. "Good Morning Heartache " (featuring Jill Scott ) Irene Higginbotham , Ervin Drake , Dan Fisher6:13 7. "To Love Again" Chris Botti , Federico Peña4:38 8. "Are You Lonesome Tonight? " (featuring Paul Buchanan ) Lou Handman , Roy Turk 4:01 9. "Lover Man " (featuring Gladys Knight ) Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez , James Sherman 4:50 10. "I'll Be Seeing You " (featuring Billy Childs) Sammy Fain , Irving Kahal 4:18 11. "Pennies from Heaven " (featuring Renee Olstead ) Arthur Johnston , Burke3:46 12. "Here's That Rainy Day " (featuring Rosa Passos ) Jimmy Van Heusen , Burke5:07 13. "Smile " (featuring Steven Tyler ) Charlie Chaplin , John Turner , Geoffrey Parsons 4:22 Total length: 59:43
Personnel
Chris Botti – trumpet
Billy Childs – acoustic piano (1, 3-13), Fender Rhodes (2), arrangements (2, 9, 10, 11), conductor
Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (6), arrangements (6)
Richard Cottle – Hammond organ (9)
Heitor Pereira – guitar (2), arrangements (2)
Anthony Wilson – guitar (3, 4, 6-12)
Arnie Somogyi – bass (1, 5, 13)
Christian McBride – bass (2, 4, 8, 11)
Robert Hurst – bass (3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Brian Bromberg – bass (13)
Billy Kilson – drums (1, 3, 5-7, 10, 12, 13)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (2, 4, 8, 11)
Peter Erskine – drums (9)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2)
Jeremy Lubbock – arrangements (1, 3, 5, 13), conductor
Gil Goldstein – arrangements (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12), conductor
Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
The London Session Orchestra 2005 – orchestra
Sting – vocals (2)
Paula Cole – vocals (3)
Michael Bublé – vocals (4)
Jill Scott – vocals (6)
Paul Buchanan – vocals (8)
Gladys Knight – vocals (9)
Renee Olstead – vocals (11)
Rosa Passos – vocals (12)
Steven Tyler – vocals (13)
Production
Producer – Bobby Colomby
Engineers – Hadyn Bendell, Irecyr Franco, Steve Genewick, Jake Jackson, Kevin Killen , Pablo Munguia, Paul Santo and Al Schmitt .
Recorded at Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA); Lamirada Studios (Las Vegas, NV); The Studio (Philadelphia, PA); Pandora's Box (Hanover, MA): Studio 57 (Brasilia, DF); The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, BC); Air Lyndhurst (London, UK).
Mixed by Al Schmitt
Additional ProTools Editing – Andy Snitzer
Mastered by Robert Hadley and Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California).
Creative Consultant – Jeff Ayeroff
Art Direction and Design – Mary Maurer
Design Assistant – Michael Lau-Robles
Photography – Fabrizio Ferri
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