Jump to content

Impressions (Chris Botti album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Impressions
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 17, 2012
GenreJazz
Length62:59
LabelColumbia
ProducerBobby Colomby
Chris Botti chronology
Live in Boston
(2009)
Impressions
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Impressions is the tenth studio album by American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, which was released on April 17, 2012 through Columbia Records. The album debuted and peaked No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart.[2] On February 10, 2013, the album received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prelude No. 20 in C Minor"Frédéric Chopin4:55
2."Per Te (For You)" (featuring Andrea Bocelli)Chris Botti, David Foster, Tiziano Ferro4:25
3."En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor"Joaquín Rodrigo5:27
4."You Are Not Alone"R. Kelly3:23
5."Losing You" (featuring Vince Gill)Randy Newman6:11
6."Tango Suite" (featuring Herbie Hancock)Botti, Hancock6:38
7."Setembro"Ivan Lins3:04
8."Oblivion" (featuring Caroline Campbell)Ástor Piazzolla4:23
9."Sevdah"Gabriel Yared, Tanja Tzarovska5:47
10."Summertime" (featuring David Foster)George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward3:42
11."Contigo En La Distancia"César Portillo de la Luz4:07
12."Over the Rainbow"Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg3:21
13."What a Wonderful World" (featuring Mark Knopfler)George David Weiss, Bob Thiele7:34

Personnel

[edit]

Production

[edit]
  • Bobby Colomby – producer (1-8, 10-12), management
  • Walter Afanasieff – producer (9)
  • Mark Knopfler – producer (13)
  • Allen Sides – mixing, engineer (1-12), recording (1, 4, 6, 10), instrumental recording (2, 3, 5, 7-9, 11, 12), orchestra recording (2, 5, 8, 11, 12)
  • Jorge Vivo – vocal recording (2)
  • Haydn Bendall – orchestra recording (3, 7, 9, 13), vocal recording (9)
  • Drew Bollman – instrumental recording (5), vocal recording (5)
  • Matt Rausch – instrumental recording (5), vocal recording (5)
  • Tyler Gordon – keyboard recording (7, 9), choir vocal recording (9)
  • Chuck Ainlay – engineer (13), recording (13)
  • Joe Kearnes – second engineer (13)
  • Scott Moore – Pro Tools operator (1-9, 11, 12)
  • Tim Lauber – Pro Tools operator (2, 5, 8, 10-12)
  • Jochem van der Saag – Pro Tools operator (2), instrumental recording (11)
  • Fiona Cruikshank – Pro Tools operator (3, 7, 9, 13)
  • Eric Boulanger – mastering
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Matt Evers – production coordinator
  • Fabrizio Ferri – photography
  • Archie Castillo – management

Studios

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Polish Albums Chart[3] 8
US Billboard 200[2] 32
US Billboard Jazz Albums[2] 1

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Collar, Matt. Chris Botti: Impressions > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Impressions - Chris Botti". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  3. ^ "OLiS - sales for the period 30.07.2012 - 05.08.2012". OLiS. Retrieved August 10, 2013.