If You Really Want
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| Studio album by Raul Midón with The Metropole Orkest | ||||
| Released | September 14, 2018[1] | |||
| Studio | MCO Studio 3 and 5, Hilversum, Nederland[1] | |||
| Label | Artistry Music | |||
| Raul Midón chronology | ||||
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| All About Jazz |   [2] |
If You Really Want is an album by Raul Midón with The Metropole Orkest, released in September 14, 2018.[1] This album was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album in the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[3]
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) – 5:05
- "Sittin' in the Middle" – 5:34
- "Suddenly" – 3:50
Personnel
Musicians
- Raul Midón – Vocals, Guitar
- Metropole Orkest
- Conductor – Vince Mendoza
- Trumpet – Jan Wessels, 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 – Martijn Vink
- Percussion – Eddy Koopman, Murk Jiskoot
- Violin [1st] – Alida Schat, Arlia De Ruiter, David Peijnenborgh, Denis Koenders, Ewa Zbyszynska, Jasper van Rosmalen, Pauline Terlouw, Ruben Margarita
- Violin [2nd] – 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
- ^ a b c "Raul Midón / If You Really Want". Mack Avenue. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Mosey, Chris (September 12, 2018). "Raul Midon: If You Really Want". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Grammys 2019 Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2020.