With Love (Michael Crawford album)
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Studio | Angel Recording Studios (London, England) | |||
| Label | Telstar | |||
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With Love (titled The Phantom Unmasked in North America and Australasia) is the second album by English actor and singer Michael Crawford, together with the London Symphony Orchestra. It was originally released in 1989 on Telstar Records.
Continuing on a similar theme to his previous album Songs from the Stage and Screen (1987), With Love features Crawford singing show tunes, and also includes several covers of pop songs.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Dreamed a Dream" |
| 4:27 |
| 2. | "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" | 2:31 | |
| 3. | "With You I'm Born Again" (with Barbara Dickson) | 3:42 | |
| 4. | "Every Time We Say Goodbye" | Cole Porter | 3:30 |
| 5. | "The Story of My Life" | Neil Diamond | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Being Alive" | Stephen Sondheim | 2:23 |
| 7. | "The Music of the Night" | 5:29 | |
| 8. | "When I Fall in Love" | 3:29 | |
| 9. | "If" | David Gates | 3:01 |
| 10. | "On My Own" |
| 3:54 |
| 11. | "Why Did I Choose You" |
| 2:42 |
| 12. | "Come Rain or Come Shine" | 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
| Chart (1989–1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] | 77 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] | 34 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 31 |
References
- ^ a b "Michael Crawford - With Love Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ With Love (liner notes). Michael Crawford. Telstar. 1989.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Australiancharts.com – Michael Crawford – The Phantom Unmasked". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Michael Crawford – The Phantom Unmasked". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Michael Crawford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
External links
- With Love at Discogs
- The Phantom Unmasked at Discogs