With Love (titled The Phantom Unmasked in North America and Australasia) is the second studio album by English actor and singer Michael Crawford, together with the London Symphony Orchestra. It was originally released in 1989 on Telstar Records.
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Angel Recording Studios (London) | |||
| Label | Telstar | |||
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Continuing on a similar theme to his previous album Songs from the Stage and Screen (1987), With Love features Crawford singing show tunes from various musical theatre and films, but also includes two covers of pop songs.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
In a review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave With Love four stars out of five, commenting that it was "a better showing" for Crawford than his previous album Songs from the Stage and Screen. He went on to say that a "big surprise" was Art of Noise keyboardist Anne Dudley's arranging and conducting on "When I Fall in Love", "that would make [arranger and orchestrator] Nelson Riddle nod appreciatively."[1]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Origin | Length |
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| 1. | "I Dreamed a Dream" |
| Les Misérables | 4:27 |
| 2. | "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" | The Happy Ending | 2:31 | |
| 3. | "With You I'm Born Again" (with Barbara Dickson) | Fast Break | 3:42 | |
| 4. | "Every Time We Say Goodbye" | Cole Porter | Seven Lively Arts | 3:30 |
| 5. | "The Story of My Life" | Neil Diamond | Headed for the Future (Neil Diamond album) | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Being Alive" | Stephen Sondheim | Company | 2:23 |
| 7. | "The Music of the Night" | The Phantom of the Opera | 5:29 | |
| 8. | "When I Fall in Love" | One Minute to Zero | 3:29 | |
| 9. | "If" | David Gates | Manna (Bread album) | 3:01 |
| 10. | "On My Own" |
| Les Misérables | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Why Did I Choose You" |
| The Yearling | 2:42 |
| 12. | "Come Rain or Come Shine" | St. Louis Woman | 3:21 |
Personnel
editAdapted from the album's liner notes.[2]
- Michael Crawford – vocals (all tracks)
- Barbara Dickson – vocals (track 3)
Production
- Anne Dudley – arranger (track 8), conductor (track 8)
- Steve Gray – arranger (tracks 4, 9, 11)
- Nick Ingman – arranger (tracks 6, 10, 12), conductor (tracks 1, 6, 10)
- Andrew Powell – arranger (track 3), conductor (track 3)
- Andrew Pryce Jackman – arranger (tracks 1, 2, 5), conductor (tracks 2, 5, 7)
- Harry Rabinowitz – conductor (tracks 4, 9, 11, 12)
Charts
edit| Chart (1989–1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 77 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 34 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 31 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "Michael Crawford - With Love Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ With Love (liner notes). Michael Crawford. Telstar. 1989.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Australiancharts.com – Michael Crawford – The Phantom Unmasked". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Michael Crawford – The Phantom Unmasked". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Michael Crawford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "British album certifications – Michael Crawford – With Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
External links
edit- With Love at Discogs
- The Phantom Unmasked at Discogs