With Love (Michael Crawford album)
1989 studio album by Michael Crawford
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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 by 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
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
| 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
Adapted 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
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | Gold | 35,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[7] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||