Impressions (Chris Botti album)

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.

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]

Track listing

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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

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Production

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  • 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

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

References

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  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.