Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren

Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren
Studio album by Johnny Mathis
Released October 20, 1998[1]
Recorded Westlake Recording Studios,
West Hollywood, California,
Record Plant,
Los Angeles, California,
Simply Audio,
Los Angeles, California[2]
Genre Vocal[1]
Length 48:03
Label Columbia
Producer Humberto Gatica[2]
Johnny Mathis chronology

The Ultimate Hits Collection
(1998)		 Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren
(1998)		 Mathis on Broadway
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in October 1998 by Columbia Records[1] on which he covers 10 of the songwriter's hits.

Reception

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album a four-star rating, saying that "this is a distinguished step on Diane Warren's path to full recognition of her talents, and a typically high-quality effort from Mathis as well."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Diane Warren, except as noted:[2]

  1. "Un-Break My Heart" – 5:01
    • Rick Hunt – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Rafael Padilla – percussion
    • Michael Landau – electric guitar
    • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
    • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  2. "Love Will Lead You Back" – 5:09
    • Tony Smith – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Rafael Padilla – percussion
    • Michael Landau – electric and acoustic guitars
    • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Kenya Hathaway – background vocals
  3. "Don't Take Away My Heaven" – 4:38
    • Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Michael Landau – electric guitars
    • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  4. "If You Asked Me To" – 4:13
    • Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Rafael Padilla – percussion
    • Michael Landau – electric guitars
    • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  5. "By the Time This Night Is Over" (Michael Bolton, Andy Goldmark, Diane Warren) – 4:39
    • Tony Smith – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Rafael Padilla – percussion
    • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Kenya Hathaway – background vocals
  6. "Because You Loved Me" – 4:37
    • David Foster – arrangement; synth programming
    • Lester Mendez – additional keyboards
    • Michael Landau – electric guitars
    • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Bernadette "Brandy" Jones – background vocals
  7. "All I Want Is Forever" – 4:28
    • Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Michael Landau – electric guitar
    • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  8. "Set the Night to Music" – 5:10
    • Danny Luchansky – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Michael Landau – electric guitars
    • David Boruff – tenor sax
    • Kenny O'Brien – arrangement; background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  9. "Live for Loving You" (Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, Diane Warren) – 5:39
    • Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Rafael Padilla – percussion
    • Michael Landau – electric guitars
    • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
  10. "Missing You Now" (Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton, Diane Warren) – 4:24
    • Danny Luchansky – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Michael Landau – electric guitars
    • Rafael Padilla – percussion
    • Kenny O'Brien – arrangement; background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals

Personnel[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Because You Loved Me: Songs of Diane Warren - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 (1998) Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records CK 68893.