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Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren

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Released
  
October 20, 1998

Length
  
48:03

Release date
  
20 October 1998

Label
  
Columbia Records

Genre
  
Vocal

Artist
  
Johnny Mathis

Producer
  
Humberto Gatica

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Recorded
  
1998 at Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, California, Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, Simply Audio, Los Angeles, California

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Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in October 1998 by Columbia Records on which he covers 10 of the songwriter's hits.

Contents

Reception

William 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."

Track listing

All songs written by Diane Warren, except as noted:

  1. "Un-Break My Heart" – 5:01
  2. Rick Hunt – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  3. Rafael Padilla – percussion
  4. Michael Landau – electric guitar
  5. Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
  6. Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
  7. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  8. Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  9. "Love Will Lead You Back" – 5:09
  10. Tony Smith – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  11. Rafael Padilla – percussion
  12. Michael Landau – electric and acoustic guitars
  13. Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
  14. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  15. Kenya Hathaway – background vocals
  16. "Don't Take Away My Heaven" – 4:38
  17. Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  18. Michael Landau – electric guitars
  19. Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
  20. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  21. Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  22. "If You Asked Me To" – 4:13
  23. Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  24. Rafael Padilla – percussion
  25. Michael Landau – electric guitars
  26. Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
  27. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  28. Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  29. "By the Time This Night Is Over" (Michael Bolton, Andy Goldmark, Warren) – 4:39
  30. Tony Smith – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  31. Rafael Padilla – percussion
  32. Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
  33. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  34. Kenya Hathaway – background vocals
  35. "Because You Loved Me" – 4:37
  36. David Foster – arrangement; synth programming
  37. Lester Mendez – additional keyboards
  38. Michael Landau – electric guitars
  39. Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
  40. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  41. Bernadette "Brandy" Jones – background vocals
  42. "All I Want Is Forever" – 4:28
  43. Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  44. Michael Landau – electric guitar
  45. Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
  46. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  47. Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  48. "Set the Night to Music" – 5:10
  49. Danny Luchansky – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  50. Michael Landau – electric guitars
  51. David Boruff – tenor sax
  52. Kenny O'Brien – arrangement; background vocals
  53. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  54. Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  55. "Live for Loving You" (Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, Warren) – 5:39
  56. Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  57. Rafael Padilla – percussion
  58. Michael Landau – electric guitars
  59. Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
  60. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  61. Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  62. "Missing You Now" (Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton, Warren) – 4:24
  63. Danny Luchansky – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
  64. Michael Landau – electric guitars
  65. Rafael Padilla – percussion
  66. Kenny O'Brien – arrangement; background vocals
  67. Francis Benitez – background vocals
  68. Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals

Personnel

  • 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

    Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren Wikipedia
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