| Impressions | ||||
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| Released | April 17, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 62:59 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Bobby Colomby | |||
| Chris Botti chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Impressions is the tenth studio album by American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, which was released on April 17, 2012 through Columbia Records. The album debuted and peaked No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Album chart. [2] On February 10, 2013, the album received the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prelude No. 20 in C Minor" | Frédéric Chopin | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Per Te (For You)" (featuring Andrea Bocelli) | Chris Botti, David Foster, Tiziano Ferro | 4:25 |
| 3. | "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor" | Joaquín Rodrigo | 5:27 |
| 4. | "You Are Not Alone" | R. Kelly | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Losing You" (featuring Vince Gill) | Randy Newman | 6:11 |
| 6. | "Tango Suite" (featuring Herbie Hancock) | Botti, Hancock | 6:38 |
| 7. | "Setembro" | Ivan Lins | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Oblivion" (featuring Caroline Campbell) | Ástor Piazzolla | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Sevdah" | Gabriel Yared, Tanja Tzarovska | 5:47 |
| 10. | "Summertime" (featuring David Foster) | George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Contigo En La Distancia" | César Portillo de la Luz | 4:07 |
| 12. | "Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg | 3:21 |
| 13. | "What a Wonderful World" (featuring Mark Knopfler) | George David Weiss, Bob Thiele | 7:34 |
Studios
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Polish Albums Chart [3] | 8 |
| US Billboard 200 [2] | 32 |
| US Billboard Jazz Albums [2] | 1 |
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