Midnight Without You

Midnight Without You
Studio album by Chris Botti
Released	May 20, 1997
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:51
Label	Verve Forecast
Producer	Chris Botti, Paul Joseph Moore, Kevin Killen, Andy Snitzer
Chris Botti chronology
First Wish (1995) Midnight Without You (1997) Slowing Down the World (1999)

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Midnight Without You is the second studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Verve Forecast Records on May 20, 1997. Botti co-wrote the album title track with The Blue Nile.

Track listing

All music is composed by Chris Botti, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Steps of Positano"		3:40
2.	"Midnight Without You"	Botti, Paul Buchanan, Paul Joseph Moore	4:28
3.	"Regroovable"		4:49
4.	"Never Gone"		4:18
5.	"The Way Home"		4:52
6.	"When Rain Falls"		4:25
7.	"Until Now"		3:57
8.	"Mr. Wah"		4:57
9.	"Forgiven"	Botti, Moore	5:08
10.	"Alone in the City"		6:19

Personnel

• Chris Botti – trumpet, keyboards (1-3, 5-7, 9), acoustic piano (5, 9), atmosphere electronics (10)
• Harvey Jones – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 7), atmosphere electronics (4)
• Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards (1-3, 5-10), acoustic piano (2, 6)
• John Levanthal – organ (3)
• Shane Fontayne – guitars (1-5, 10)
• Gerry Leonard – guitars (2, 5, 7, 10)
• Marc Shulman – guitars (2-9)
• Vincent Nguini – guitars (5)
• Larry Saltzman – guitars (9)
• Jeff Allen – bass (1-4, 6)
• Tony Levin – bass (5, 8)
• Bakithi Kumalo – bass (7, 9, 10)
• Shawn Pelton – snare drum (1), drum programming (1), drums (2, 3, 5-9)
• Jerry Marotta – brushed cymbals (1), Native American drums (4, 6, 10)
• Andy Snitzer – drum programming (2, 4, 5, 7, 10), acoustic piano (4, 7, 8)
• Joe Bonadio – tambourine (9), Native American drums (10), tom tom (10)
• Paul Buchanan – vocal (2)
• Jonatha Brooke – vocal (9)

Production

• Chris Botti – producer, additional engineer
• Paul Joseph Moore – producer, additional engineer
• Kevin Killen – co-producer, engineer, mixing
• Andy Snitzer – co-producer
• Guy Eckstine – executive producer
• Aron Keene – second engineer
• Kristen Koerner – second engineer
• Keith Shortreed – second engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Mike Charlasch – production coordination
• Giulio Turturro – art direction
• Sung Lee – design
• Frank Ockenfels – photography
• Marc Silag – management

Studios

• Recorded at BearTracks Studios (Suffren, NY); Shelter Island Sound and Truck Sound Studios (New York City, NY).
• Mixed at Clinton Recording Studio (New York City, NY).
• Mastered at Gateway Mastering (Portland, ME).

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums	13