Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren

Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren
Studio album by Johnny Mathis
Released	October 20, 1998 [1]
Recorded	1998
Studio	Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, California, Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, Simply Audio, Los Angeles, California [2]
Genre	Vocal [3]
Length	48:03
Label	Columbia
Producer	Humberto Gatica [2]
Johnny Mathis chronology
The Ultimate Hits Collection (1998) Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren (1998) Mathis on Broadway (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on October 20, 1998, ^[1] by Columbia Records on which he covers 10 of the songwriter's hits.

Reception

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic gave the album a four-star rating, saying that "this is a distinguished step on Diane Warren's path to full recognition of her talents, and a typically high-quality effort from Mathis as well." ^[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Diane Warren, except as noted: ^[2]

1. "Un-Break My Heart" – 5:01
   • Rick Hunt – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
   • Rafael Padilla – percussion
   • Michael Landau – electric guitar
   • Dean Parks – acoustic guitar
   • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
2. "Love Will Lead You Back" – 5:09
   • Tony Smith – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
   • Rafael Padilla – percussion
   • Michael Landau – electric and acoustic guitars
   • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Kenya Hathaway – background vocals
3. "Don't Take Away My Heaven" – 4:38
   • Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
   • Michael Landau – electric guitars
   • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
4. "If You Asked Me To" – 4:13
   • Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
   • Rafael Padilla – percussion
   • Michael Landau – electric guitars
   • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
5. "By the Time This Night Is Over" (Michael Bolton, Andy Goldmark, Warren) – 4:39
   • Tony Smith – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
   • Rafael Padilla – percussion
   • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Kenya Hathaway – background vocals
6. "Because You Loved Me" – 4:37
   • David Foster – arrangement; synth programming
   • Lester Mendez – additional keyboards
   • Michael Landau – electric guitars
   • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Bernadette "Brandy" Jones – background vocals
7. "All I Want Is Forever" – 4:28
   • Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
   • Michael Landau – electric guitar
   • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
8. "Set the Night to Music" – 5:10
   • Danny Luchansky – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
   • Michael Landau – electric guitars
   • David Boruff – tenor sax
   • Kenny O'Brien – arrangement; background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
9. "Live for Loving You" (Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, Warren) – 5:39
   • Lester Mendez – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
   • Rafael Padilla – percussion
   • Michael Landau – electric guitars
   • Kenny O'Brien – background vocals
   • Francis Benitez – background vocals
   • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals
10. "Missing You Now" (Walter Afanasieff, Michael Bolton, Warren) – 4:24
    • Danny Luchansky – arrangement; synth programming; keyboards
    • Michael Landau – electric guitars
    • Rafael Padilla – percussion
    • Kenny O'Brien – arrangement; background vocals
    • Francis Benitez – background vocals
    • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – background vocals

Personnel

From the liner notes for the original album: ^[2]

• Johnny Mathis – vocals
• Humberto Gatica – producer, recording engineer, mixer
• Alex Rodriguez – additional engineering
• Chris Brooke – assistant; additional engineering
• Cristian Robles – assistant; additional engineering
• Frederic Sarhagen – assistant
• Joanna Ifrah – A&R direction
• Vlado Meller – mastering
• Danny Luchansky – Pro Tools editor
• Kenny O'Brien – Pro Tools editor
• Christine Wilson – art direction/design
• David Vance – photography
• Mixed at Westlake Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
• Mastered at Sony Music Studios, New York, New York

References

1. (2017) The Voice of Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Sony Music Entertainment 88985 36892 2.
2. (1998) Because You Loved Me: The Songs of Diane Warren by Johnny Mathis [CD booklet]. New York: Columbia Records CK 68893.
3. "Because You Loved Me: Songs of Diane Warren - Johnny Mathis". allmusic.com. All Media Network, LLC. Retrieved February 7, 2015.