Album · 2005

To Love Again: The Duets

Released
18 October 2005
Label
Columbia
Catalogue no.
8-2876-75526-2
Tracklist
19 tracks
Length
1:21:23
Country
US

“To Love Again: The Duets” is an album by Chris Botti, released in 2005 on Columbia. The original release has 19 tracks with a running time of 1:21:23. Jazz standards on the record include “Embraceable You”, “Good Morning Heartache”, “Here's That Rainy Day” and “I'll Be Seeing You”. The line-up features Chris Botti (trumpet, arranger), Billy Childs (piano, arranger), London Session Orchestra (performing orchestra), Anthony Wilson (guitar) and Billy Kilson (drums (drum set)).

Who played on To Love Again: The Duets

  • Chris Botti trumpet, arranger all tracks
  • Billy Childs piano, arranger, conductor, Rhodes piano on 17 tracks
  • London Session Orchestra performing orchestra on 13 tracks
  • Anthony Wilson guitar on 10 tracks
  • Billy Kilson drums (drum set) on 7 tracks
  • Gil Goldstein arranger, conductor on 6 tracks
  • Vinnie Colaiuta drums (drum set) on 6 tracks
  • Christian McBride bass on 5 tracks
  • Robert Hurst bass on 5 tracks
  • Jeremy Lubbock arranger, conductor on 4 tracks
  • Peter Erskine drums (drum set), percussion on 4 tracks
  • Arnie Somogyi bass on 3 tracks
  • C.J. Vanston synthesizer, instrument arranger on 3 tracks
  • Dave Carpenter bass on 3 tracks
  • Paulinho da Costa percussion on 3 tracks
  • Andrew Picken viola on 2 tracks
  • Gina Kronstadt violin on 2 tracks
  • Heitor Pereira arranger, guitar on 2 tracks
  • Joel Derouin violin on 2 tracks
  • John Wittenberg violin on 2 tracks
  • Maryanne Steinberger cello on 2 tracks
  • Susan Chatman violin on 2 tracks
  • Bob Sheppard alto flute on 1 track
  • Brian Bromberg bass on 1 track
  • Dean Parks guitar on 1 track
  • Gladys Knight lead vocals on 1 track
  • Greg Phillinganes arranger, Rhodes piano on 1 track
  • Jill Scott lead vocals on 1 track
  • London Symphony Orchestra performing orchestra on 1 track
  • Michael Bublé lead vocals on 1 track
  • Paul Buchanan lead vocals on 1 track
  • Paula Cole lead vocals on 1 track
  • Renee Olstead lead vocals on 1 track
  • Richard Cottle Hammond organ on 1 track
  • Rosa Passos lead vocals on 1 track
  • Steven Tyler lead vocals on 1 track
  • Sting lead vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1-1 Embraceable You standard — George Gershwin 4:26
  2. 1-2 What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? standard — Michel Legrand 5:05
  3. 1-3 My One and Only Love standard — Robert Mellin, Guy Wood 5:41
  4. 1-4 Let There Be Love standard — Lionel Rand 3:12
  5. 1-5 What’s New? standard — Bob Haggart 3:59
  6. 1-6 Good Morning Heartache standard — Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham 6:14
  7. 1-7 To Love Again — Chris Botti, Federico González Peña 4:38
  8. 1-8 Are You Lonesome Tonight? — Lou Handman 4:01
  9. 1-9 Lover Man standard 4:50
  10. 1-10 I’ll Be Seeing You standard — Sammy Fain 4:19
  11. 1-11 Pennies From Heaven standard — Arthur Johnston 3:46
  12. 1-12 Here’s That Rainy Day standard — Jimmy Van Heusen 5:08
  13. 1-13 Smile standard — Charlie Chaplin 4:23
  14. 2-1 The Christmas Song — Mel Tormé 4:33
  15. 2-2 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing — Felix Mendelssohn 2:02
  16. 2-3 The First Noel — [traditional] 2:51
  17. 2-4 Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! — Jule Styne 4:04
  18. 2-5 O Little Town of Bethlehem — Lewis Henry Redner 3:11
  19. 2-6 Silent Night — Franz Xaver Gruber 5:00

Production

  • Bobby Colomby producer
  • Al Schmitt mix
  • Nathaniel Kunkel engineer

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Frequently asked questions

Who played on To Love Again: The Duets?

The line-up of To Love Again: The Duets includes Chris Botti (trumpet, arranger), Billy Childs (piano, arranger), London Session Orchestra (performing orchestra), Anthony Wilson (guitar), Billy Kilson (drums (drum set)), Gil Goldstein (arranger, conductor), Vinnie Colaiuta (drums (drum set)) and Christian McBride (bass).

Which label released To Love Again: The Duets?

To Love Again: The Duets was released in 2005 on Columbia (8-2876-75526-2).

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