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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] Later that year, it was nominated for the
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album . Italia peaked at #27 on both
The Billboard 200 and Top Internet Album charts.
Track listing Personnel Musicians
Chris Botti – trumpet
Jeremy 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) Orchestra 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 – trombone
John 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
Production Bobby Colomby – producer
Matt Evers – associate producer
Haydn Bendall – recording
Steve Genewick – recording, mixing
Jake Jackson – recording
Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
Bill 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
Weekly charts
Year-end charts Certifications
References
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