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
Recorded 1998
Studio Westlake Recording Studios,
West Hollywood, California,
Record Plant,
Los Angeles, California,
Simply Audio,
Los Angeles, California
Genre Vocal
Length 48:03
Label Columbia
Producer Humberto Gatica
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

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, 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."

Track listing

All songs written by Diane Warren, except as noted:

  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: