2007 studio album by Chris Botti
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Italia Chris Botti that was released by Columbia Records on September 25, 2007. The album focuses on Botti's Italian roots with the title track "Italia" and songs such as "Venice" and "Estaté". Botti partnered with Andrea Bocelli on the song "Italia" and performed it with Bocelli during the 2007 concert at the Teatro del Silenzio . The song was released in 2008 on the DVD titled Vivere Live in Tuscany .
Italia reached #1 on the Top Jazz album charts.[ 2] Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album . Italia peaked at #27 on both The Billboard 200 and Top Internet Album charts.
Chris Botti – trumpetJeremy Lubbock – arrangements (1, 9, 10), orchestra arrangement adaptation (12)David Foster – acoustic piano (2), arrangements (2)Gil Goldstein – arrangements (2-8, 11), Fender Rhodes (6)Jochem van der Saag – programming (2, 3), sound designer (2, 3) Billy Childs – acoustic piano (3-5, 7, 11)Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (6)Shane Fontayne – electric guitar (2)Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (2), guitars (3, 5, 11)James Harrah – guitars (6) Christian McBride – bass (2, 11)Jimmy Johnson – bass (3)James Genus – bass (4, 7)Brian Bromberg – bass (6, 8)Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (2, 3, 6, 8, 11)Billy Kilson – drums (4, 7)Paul Clarvis – percussion (3, 11)Tom Scott – soprano saxophone (3)Andrea Bocelli – vocals (2)Paula Cole – vocals (4)Dean Martin – vocals (6)Orchestra of St John's – choir (10)John Lubbock – choir conductor (10)Jeremy Lubbock – conductor Isobel Griffiths – contractor (1-5, 7-12)JoAnn Tominaga – contractor (6) Horns and Woodwinds
Meyrick Alexander , Dominic Morgan, Andrew Radford and Richard Skinner – bassoon Nicholas Bucknall, Julian Farrell, Don Markese, Nick Moss and Martin Robertson – clarinet Andrew Findon , Helen Keen, Steve Kujala, Richard Mitchell, Andy Panayi, Robert Shulgold and Phil Todd – flute David Theodore – oboe Leila Ward – English horn Richard Berry, Justin Hageman, Suzette Moriarty, Brian O'Connor, Martin Owen , David Pyatt , Kurt Snyder and Michael Thompson – French horn Dudley Bright , Richard Bullock, Richard Edwards, Mike Hext, Nick Lane, Mark Nightingale and Bruce Otto – tromboneJohn Barclay, Guy Barker , Simon Gardner, Gabriel Johnson , Mike Lovett and Derek Watkins – trumpet Owen Slade and John Van Houten – tuba Strings
David Daniels, Jo Knight, Anthony Lewis, Martin Loveday and Anthony Pleeth – cello David Johnson, Steve Mair, Steve McManus, Mary Scully, Allen Walley and Stacey Watton – double bass Skaila Kanga – harp Gustav Clarkson, Peter Lale, Donald McVay, Edward Vanderspar, Vicci Wardman and Bruce White – viola Mark Barrow, John Bradbury, Michael Davis (leader), Jonathan Evans-Jones, Boguslaw Kostecki, Julian Leaper, Perry Montague-Mason, Jonathan Rees, Emlyn Singleton, Chris Tombling, Rose Warren-Green, Debbie Widdup, Paul Willey (second violin leader), David Woodcock and Warren Zilenski – violin Percussion
Bobby Colomby – producer Matt Evers – associate producer Haydn Bendall – recording Steve Genewick – recording, mixing Jake Jackson – recording Al Schmitt – recording, mixingBill Smith – recording Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studios (New York, NY)David Bett – art direction Meghan Foley – art direction Fabrizio Ferri – photography Charts and certifications [ edit ]
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