Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren

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
Recorded	1998
Studio	Westlake Recording Studios, ; West Hollywood, California, ; Record Plant, ; Los Angeles, California, ; Simply Audio, ; Los Angeles, California
Genre	Vocal
Length	48:03
Label	Columbia
Producer	Humberto Gatica
Johnny Mathis chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on October 20, 1998,^[1] by Columbia Records 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."^[3]

Track listing

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

"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
"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
"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
"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
"By the Time This Night Is Over" (Michael Bolton, Andy Goldmark, 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
"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
"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
"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
"Live for Loving You" (Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, 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
"Missing You Now" (Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton, 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

From the liner notes for the original album:^[2]

Johnny Mathis – vocals
Humberto Gatica – producer, recording engineer, mixer
Alex Rodriguez – additional engineering
Chris Brooke – assistant; additional engineering
Cristian Robles – assistant; additional engineering
Frederic Sarhagen – assistant
Joanna Ifrah – A&R direction
Vlado Meller – mastering
Danny Luchansky – Pro Tools editor
Kenny O'Brien – Pro Tools editor
Christine Wilson – art direction/design
David Vance – photography
Mixed at Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York

References

^ ^a ^b (2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (1998) Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records CK 68893.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Because You Loved Me: Songs of Diane Warren - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved 7 February 2015.