To Love Again: The Duets

Studio album by

Chris Botti

Released

October 18, 2005

Genre

Jazz

Length

59:43

Chris Botti chronology

When I Fall in Love
(2004)

To Love Again: The Duets
(2005)

Italia
(2007)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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".

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Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Embraceable You"	George/Ira Gershwin	4:25
2.	"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (featuring Sting)	Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand	5:05
3.	"My One and Only Love" (featuring Paula Cole)	Guy Wood, Robert Mellin	5:41
4.	"Let There Be Love" (featuring Michael Bublé)	Lionel Rand, Ian Grant	3:12
5.	"What's New?"	Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke	3:59
6.	"Good Morning Heartache" (featuring Jill Scott)	Irene Higginbotham, Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher	6:13
7.	"To Love Again"	Chris Botti, Federico Peña	4:38
8.	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (featuring Paul Buchanan)	Lou Handman, Roy Turk	4:01
9.	"Lover Man" (featuring Gladys Knight)	Jimmy Davis, Ram Ramirez, James Sherman	4:50
10.	"I'll Be Seeing You" (featuring Billy Childs)	Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal	4:18
11.	"Pennies from Heaven" (featuring Renee Olstead)	Arthur Johnston, Burke	3:46
12.	"Here's That Rainy Day" (featuring Rosa Passos)	Jimmy Van Heusen, Burke	5:07
13.	"Smile" (featuring Steven Tyler)	Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons	4:22
Total length:			59:43

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

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	18
US Top Jazz Albums^[2]	1

Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States	Gold^[3]	500,000

References

^ Collar, Matt. Chris Botti: To Love Again: The Duets > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "To Love Again: The Duets - Chris Botti". Billboard. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
^ "Search Results for Chris Botti". riaa.com. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

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Studio albums	First Wish Midnight Without You Slowing Down the World Night Sessions December A Thousand Kisses Deep When I Fall in Love To Love Again: The Duets Italia Impressions
Live albums	Chris Botti in Boston

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