''If You Really Want'' is an album by
Raul Midón
Raul Midón (born March 14, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from New Mexico.
Biography Early life
Midón was born prematurely in a rural hospital in Embudo, New Mexico, Embudo, New Mexico, to parents of Argentines, Arg ...
with The
Metropole Orkest
The Metropole Orkest (Metropole Orchestra) is a jazz and pop orchestra based in the Netherlands, and is the largest full-time ensemble of its kind in the world. A hybrid orchestra, it is a combination of jazz, big band and symphony orchestra. Com ...
, released in September 14, 2018.
This album was nominated for
Best Jazz Vocal Album
The Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the vocal jazz ...
in the
61st Annual Grammy Awards
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys hosted. During her opening monologue, Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and fo ...
.
Track listing
:''All compositions by Raul Midón except as indicated.''
# "Ride on a Rainbow" – 4:12
# "God's Dream" – 4:41
# "If You Really Want" – 4:41
# "All Love Is Blind" – 3:22
# "Sunshine (I Can Fly)" (written by Albert Menendez, Luis Vega and Raul Midón) – 6:38
# "Ocean Dreamer" – 3:30
# "Pick Somebody Up" – 3:28
# "Everyone Deserves a Second Chance" (arranged by
Miho Hazama
is a Tokyo-born composer and jazz musician, based in New York City.
Early life and career
Miho Hazama started to play electric keyboard at the age of three at Yamaha Music Foundation's School, and received attention when she proceeded to the fi ...
) – 5:05
# "Sittin' in the Middle" – 5:34
# "Suddenly" – 3:50
Personnel
Musicians
*Raul Midón – Vocals, Guitar
*Metropole Orkest
**Conductor –
Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza (born November 17, 1961) is an American composer, music arranger and conductor, and six-time Grammy Award winner. He debuted as a solo artist in 1989, and is known for his work conducting the Metropole Orkest and WDR Big Band Kö ...
**Trumpet – , Jelle Schouten, Peter van Soest, Ray Bruinsma
**Saxophone, Clarinet – Leo Janssen, Marc Scholten, Max Boeree, Paul van der Feen, Werner Janssen
**Trombone –
Bart Van Lier, Jan Bastiani, Jan Oosting
**Bass Trombone – Bart van Gorp
**Flute – Janine Abbas, Nola Exel
**Horn – Jasper de Waal, Pieter Hunfeld
**Oboe – Willem Luijt
**Piano, Keyboards – Hans Vroomans
**Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Tiehuis
**Double Bass – Arend Liefkes, Erik Winkelmann, Walter van Egeraat
**Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass – Aram Kersbergen
**Drums –
**Percussion – Eddy Koopman, Murk Jiskoot
**Violin
st– Alida Schat, Arlia De Ruiter, David Peijnenborgh, Denis Koenders, Ewa Zbyszynska, Jasper van Rosmalen, Pauline Terlouw, Ruben Margarita
**Violin
nd– Federico Nathan, Herman Van Haaren, Merel Jonker, Merijn Rombout, Robert Baba, Seija Teeuwen, Wim Kok
**Cello – Annie Tangberg*, Emile Visser, Jascha Albracht, Maarten Jansen
**Viola – Isabella Petersen, Julia Jowett, Marit Ladage, Mieke Honingh, Norman Jansen
**Harp – Joke Schonewille
Production
* Raul Midón – producer, A&R, engineer (recording, editing, overdubbing)
* Vince Mendoza – producer
* Gert-Jan Blom – artistic producer for Metropole Orkest
* Will Wakefield – A&R (senior director)
* Kathleen Midón – A&R
* Paul Dorin – assistant engineer (recording)
* Dirk Overeem – assistant engineer (recording)
* Darcy Proper – engineer (mastering)
* Tijmen Zinkhaan – engineer (mixing)
* Erik Van Der Horst – assistant engineer (mixing)
* Kathleen – management
* Zot Management – management
* Sharon Green – management (marketing director)
* Fiona Bloom – public relations
* The Bloom Effect – public relations
* Raj Naik – art direction, design
* Samuel Prather – photography
References
2018 albums
Artistry Music albums
Raul Midón albums
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