1100 Bel Air Place | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 10 August 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1983–1984 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 40:03 | |||
Label | CBS | |||
Producer |
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Julio Iglesias chronology | ||||
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Singles from 1100 Bel Air Place | ||||
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Allmusic | [1] |
1100 Bel Air Place is a concept album of love songs largely composed by Albert Hammond, and performed by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, released on 10 August 1984 by CBS Records internationally and by Columbia Records in the United States. It was the first of Iglesias' albums to be performed largely in English, and it is generally considered his breakthrough album in English-speaking markets.
The album features Iglesias' only US top-40 singles, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", with Willie Nelson, and "All of You" with Diana Ross. The Beach Boys performed backing vocals on "The Air That I Breathe", a song from Albert Hammond's 1972 album It Never Rains in Southern California , which was also a major hit for the British band the Hollies in 1974. The album also features a re-working of Hammond's song "It Never Rains in Southern California", with new lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager and re-titled "Moonlight Lady", with an interpolation of the original song as an uncredited reprise at the track's conclusion.
The album's title is the address, 1100 Bel Air Place—Iglesias' former home in Los Angeles, which was owned by music producer Quincy Jones until September 2005. 34°05′39″N118°26′40.5″W / 34.09417°N 118.444583°W [2]
To promote 1100 Bel Air Place, Julio Iglesias began a world tour on 15 June 1984 in Puerto Rico. The tour totaled 124 concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia and the Orient. The tour was sponsored by Coca-Cola and sold around 1 million tickets. [3] [4] [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All of You" (with Diana Ross) | 3:57 | |
2. | "Two Lovers" |
| 4:23 |
3. | "Bambou Medley: Tape Sur Des Bambous Jamaica" |
| 3:48 |
4. | "The Air That I Breathe" (with The Beach Boys) |
| 4:16 |
5. | "The Last Time" |
| 3:36 |
6. | "Moonlight Lady" |
| 4:10 |
7. | "When I Fall in Love" | 3:27 | |
8. | "Me Va, Me Va" |
| 6:03 |
9. | "If (E Poi)" |
| 3:09 |
10. | "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (with Willie Nelson) |
| 3:30 |
Total length: | 40:03 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "I Don't Want to Wake You" | 2:56 |
Adapted from the 1100 Bel Air Place liner notes: [6]
Vocals
Keyboards, Rhodes, Synthesizers
Guitars
Drums
Bass
Percussion
Trumpets
Trombones
French Horns
Background Vocals
Violins
Viola
Cello
Horns
Saxophone solo
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [35] | 4× Platinum | 280,000^ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [35] | 2× Platinum | 700,000 [36] |
Canada (Music Canada) [37] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [35] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
France (SNEP) [35] | Gold | 100,000* |
Italy (FIMI) [35] | Platinum | 100,000* |
Japan | — | 28,190 [16] |
Malaysia [35] | Platinum | |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [35] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [35] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [35] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
Philippines (PARI) [35] | Gold | |
Portugal (AFP) [35] | Gold | 20,000^ |
Singapore (RIAS) [35] | Platinum | |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [35] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [35] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] | Silver | 60,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [39] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide Worldwide sales up to 1986 | — | 9,000,000 [40] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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