Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on October 20, 1998,[1] by Columbia Records on which he covers 10 of the songwriter's hits.
| Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren | ||||
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| Released | October 20, 1998[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Studio | Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, California, Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, Simply Audio, Los Angeles, California[2] | |||
| Genre | Vocal[3] | |||
| Length | 48:03 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Humberto Gatica[2] | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Reception
editWilliam Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album a four-star rating, saying that "this is a distinguished step on Diane Warren's path to full recognition of her talents, and a typically high-quality effort from Mathis as well."[3]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Diane Warren, except as noted:[2]
- "Un-Break My Heart" – 5:01
- Rick Hunt – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
- Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
- "Love Will Lead You Back" – 5:09
- Tony Smith – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Michael Landau – electric and acoustic guitars
- Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Kenya Hathaway – background vocals
- "Don't Take Away My Heaven" – 4:38
- Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Michael Landau – electric guitars
- Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
- "If You Asked Me To" – 4:13
- Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Michael Landau – electric guitars
- Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
- "By the Time This Night Is Over" (Michael Bolton, Andy Goldmark, Warren) – 4:39
- Tony Smith – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Kenya Hathaway – background vocals
- "Because You Loved Me" – 4:37
- David Foster – arrangement; synth programming
- Lester Mendez – additional keyboards
- Michael Landau – electric guitars
- Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Bernadette "Brandy" Jones – background vocals
- "All I Want Is Forever" – 4:28
- Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Michael Landau – electric guitar
- Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
- "Set the Night to Music" – 5:10
- Danny Luchansky – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Michael Landau – electric guitars
- David Boruff – tenor sax
- Kenny O'Brien – arrangement; background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
- "Live for Loving You" (Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, Warren) – 5:39
- Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Michael Landau – electric guitars
- Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
- "Missing You Now" (Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton, Warren) – 4:24
- Danny Luchansky – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
- Michael Landau – electric guitars
- Rafael Padilla – percussion
- Kenny O'Brien – arrangement; background vocals
- Francis Benitez – background vocals
- Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
Personnel
editFrom the liner notes for the original album:[2]
- Johnny Mathis – vocals
- Humberto Gatica – producer, recording engineer, mixer
- Alex Rodriguez – additional engineering
- Chris Brooke – assistant; additional engineering
- Cristian Robles – assistant; additional engineering
- Frederic Sarhagen – assistant
- Joanna Ifrah – A&R direction
- Vlado Meller – mastering
- Danny Luchansky – Pro Tools editor
- Kenny O'Brien – Pro Tools editor
- Christine Wilson – art direction/design
- David Vance – photography
- Mixed at Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
- Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York
References
edit- ^ a b (2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
- ^ a b c d (1998) Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records CK 68893.
- ^ a b c "Because You Loved Me: Songs of Diane Warren - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2015.