To Love Again: The Duets Explained
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".
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
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=chris botti|chart=all}} To Love Again: The Duets - Chris Botti ]. Billboard . September 1, 2011.
- Web site: Search Results for Chris Botti. riaa.com. September 1, 2011.
