A Touch of Music in the Night

A Touch of Music in the Night
Studio album by
Michael Crawford
Released1993
Studio
LabelTelstar
Producer
Michael Crawford chronology
Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
(1991) 		A Touch of Music in the Night
(1993) 		Favourite Love Songs
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

A Touch of Music in the Night is the fourth studio album by English actor and singer Michael Crawford. It was released in 1993 on Telstar Records. Like with his previous albums, A Touch of Music in the Night features Crawford singing show tunes from various musical theatre and films, but also includes covers of pop songs.

A Touch of Music in the Night reached number one in Australia[2] and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 1994 Grammy Awards.[3] From the album, "The Music of the Night", a duet with Barbra Streisand, was nominated for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[3] "The Music of the Night" was also released as a single in the UK, reaching number 54 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1994.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)OriginLength
1."The Power of Love"
Jennifer Rush (Jennifer Rush album)4:51
2."With Your Hand Upon My Heart" (with Patti LaBelle)
The Happy Ending4:02
3."If You Could See Me Now"
Celine Dion (Celine Dion album)5:10
4."Stormy Weather"
Stormy Weather3:59
5."It Goes Like It Goes"
Norma Rae3:19
6."She Used to Be Mine"
New song4:35
7."The Music of the Night" (with Barbra Streisand)
The Phantom of the Opera5:37
8."Serenade in Blue"
Orchestra Wives3:35
9."Speak Low"
One Touch of Venus3:53
10."Since You Stayed Here"
  • Peter Larson
  • Josh Rubins
Brownstone3:47
11."One of My Best Friends"
New song3:42
12."Papa, Can You Hear Me?/ A Piece of Sky"
Yentl6:14

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Musicians

New York & Los Angeles sessions

London sessions

  • Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
  • George Robertson – first viola
  • Tony Pleeth – first cello
  • Dick Morgan – oboe obligato

Technical

  • Arif Mardin – producer (tracks 1–6, 8–12 ), arrangement (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8–10), basic track arrangement (tracks 3, 6, 11, 12), orchestral arrangement (track 11)
  • Joe Mardin – co-producer (tracks 1, 3), arrangement (track 1), synthesizer and orchestral arrangement (track 3)
  • David Foster – producer (track 7)
  • Barbra Streisand – co-producer (track 7)
  • Humberto Gatica – vocal recording (track 7)
  • Jeff Jarratt – associate producer (track 7)
  • Robbie Kondor – arrangement (track 2), programming (track 2)
  • Michael Lang – basic track arrangement (tracks 6, 11)
  • Michael O'Reilly – engineer (tracks 1–4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12)
  • Jack Joseph Puig – additional engineering (tracks 1, 2, 8), engineering (tracks 3–6, 9–12)
  • Don Reedman – associate producer (track 7)
  • Dave Reitzas – additional vocal engineering (track 7)
  • Steve Skinner – arrangement (track 5)
  • John Timperley – orchestra recording (track 7)
  • Larry Wilcox – orchestral arrangement (track 6, 12)

Charts

Chart performance for A Touch of Music in the Night
Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 12
US Billboard 200[8] 39

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "A Touch of Music in the Night - Michael Crawfo... | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com.
  3. ^ a b "36th Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com". grammy.com.
  4. ^ "MICHAEL CRAWFORD". Official Charts. January 10, 1987.
  5. ^ A Touch of Music in the Night (liner notes). Michael Crawford. Telstar. 1993.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Michael Crawford – A Touch of Music in the Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Michael Crawford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Michael Crawford Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  9. ^ "British album certifications – Michael Crawford – A Touch of Music in the Night". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2024.