First Wish
1995 studio album by Chris Botti
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Studio album by Chris Botti | ||||
Released | February 28, 1995 | |||
Studio | Bearsville Studios (Bearsville, New York); AGF Studios (New York City, New York). | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 45:50 | |||
Label | Verve Forecast | |||
Producer | Chris Botti, Kevin Killen, Andy Snitzer | |||
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First Wish is the first album by the trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Verve Forecast Records on February 28, 1995.
Track listing
All music is composed by Chris Botti, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Worlds Outside" | 4:35 | |
2. | "On the Night Ride" | 4:28 | |
3. | "First Wish" | 5:02 | |
4. | "Like I Do Now" | Botti, Edie Brickell, Paul Joseph Moore | 4:53 |
5. | "Cubism" | 5:32 | |
6. | "Through Tin Hearts" | 4:28 | |
7. | "Longing" | 5:08 | |
8. | "Nerve Central" | 4:51 | |
9. | "Fade to Day" | 5:19 | |
10. | "A Few More Days, A Few More Weeks" | 1:34 |
Personnel
- Chris Botti – trumpet, keyboards, programming (1-3, 5, 6), tambourine (9), acoustic piano (10)
- Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards, acoustic piano (1), Omnichord (8)
- Andy Snitzer – Rhodes electric piano (1), programming (1, 5, 6)
- Mitchell Froom – Wurlitzer electric piano (5), organ (8)
- Kevin Killen – Omnichord (8)
- Larry Saltzman – guitars (1, 5, 7)
- Shane Fontayne – guitars (2, 6)
- Paul Livant – guitars (3)
- Marc Shulman – guitars (3, 4, 8, 9)
- Dominic Kanza – guitars (5)
- Pino Palladino – bass (1, 2, 4–9)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
- Jerry Marotta – drums (2, 4, 6, 9)
- Joe Bonadio – percussion (2, 3, 4, 7)
- Cyro Baptista – surdo and shaker (8)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (5)
- Sandra Park – violin (6)
- Rebecca Young – violin (6)
- Morris Goldberg – African flutes (7)
- Edie Brickell – vocals (4)
Production
- Guy Eckstine – executive producer
- Chris Botti – producer
- Kevin Killen – producer, engineer, mixing
- Andy Snitzer – co-producer (1, 3, 5)
- Andrew Page – additional recording
- Marc Silag – production coordinator
- David Lau – art direction
- Sheryl Lutz-Brown – art direction
- Étsuko Iseki – design
- Gary St. Clair – design
- Brad Hitz – photography
Charts
Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[2] | 18 |
References
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- First Wish
- Midnight Without You
- Slowing Down the World
- Night Sessions
- December
- A Thousand Kisses Deep
- When I Fall in Love
- To Love Again: The Duets
- Italia
- Impressions