1100 Bel Air Place

1100 Bel Air Place
Studio album by
Julio Iglesias
Released10 August 1984
Recorded1983–1984
GenrePop
Length40:03
LabelCBS
Producer
Julio Iglesias chronology
Julio
(1983) 		1100 Bel Air Place
(1984) 		Libra
(1985)
Singles from 1100 Bel Air Place
  1. "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
    Released: February 1984
  2. "All of You"
    Released: June 12, 1984
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

1100 Bel Air Place is a concept album of love songs largely composed by Albert Hammond, and performed by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, released on 10 August 1984 by CBS Records internationally and by Columbia Records in the United States. It was the first of Iglesias' albums to be performed largely in English, and it is generally considered his breakthrough album in English-speaking markets.

The album features Iglesias' only US top-40 singles, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", with Willie Nelson, and "All of You" with Diana Ross. The Beach Boys performed backing vocals on "The Air That I Breathe", a song from Albert Hammond's 1972 album It Never Rains in Southern California, which was also a major hit for the British band the Hollies in 1974. The album also features a re-working of Hammond's song "It Never Rains in Southern California", with new lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager and re-titled "Moonlight Lady", with an interpolation of the original song as an uncredited reprise at the track's conclusion.

The album's title is the address, 1100 Bel Air Place—Iglesias' former home in Los Angeles, which was owned by music producer Quincy Jones until September 2005.34°05′39″N 118°26′40.5″W / 34.09417°N 118.444583°W / 34.09417; -118.444583[2]

Promotion

Main article: Julio Iglesias World Tour

To promote 1100 Bel Air Place, Julio Iglesias began a world tour on 15 June 1984 in Puerto Rico. The tour totaled 124 concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia and the Orient. The tour was sponsored by Coca-Cola and sold around 1 million tickets.[3][4][5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All of You" (with Diana Ross)
3:57
2."Two Lovers"
4:23
3."Bambou Medley:
Tape Sur Des Bambous
Jamaica"
3:48
4."The Air That I Breathe" (with The Beach Boys)
4:16
5."The Last Time"
  • Iglesias
  • Manuel De La Calva
  • Ramón Arcusa
  • Panzer
3:36
6."Moonlight Lady"
4:10
7."When I Fall in Love"
3:27
8."Me Va, Me Va"
  • Ricardo Ceratto
  • Hammond (English Lyrics)
6:03
9."If (E Poi)"
3:09
10."To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (with Willie Nelson)
3:30
Total length:40:03
2006 reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."I Don't Want to Wake You"
2:56

Personnel

Adapted from the 1100 Bel Air Place liner notes:[6]

Performance credits

Vocals

Keyboards, Rhodes, Synthesizers

Guitars

Drums

Bass

Percussion

Trumpets

Trombones

French Horns

Background Vocals

Violins

  • Gerald Vinci
  • Assa Drori
  • Arnold Belnick
  • Isabelle Daskoff
  • Henry Ferver
  • Reg Hill
  • Kathy Lenski
  • Haim Shtrum
  • Marshall Sosson
  • Mary Tsumura
  • Bobb Sushel
  • Bob Sanov
  • Bill Nuttycombe
  • Joe Goodman
  • Shari Zippert
  • Stanley Plummer
  • Bill Hymanson
  • Sheldon Sanov

Viola

  • Dave Schwartz
  • Allan Harshman
  • Stan Ackerman
  • Virginia Majewski
  • Marilyn Baker
  • Garey Nuttycombe
  • Myer Bello
  • Pamela Goldsmith

Cello

  • Fred Seydora
  • Ray Kelley
  • Douglas Davis
  • Jacqueline Lustgarten
  • Larry Corbett
  • Ron Cooper
  • David Speltz

Horns

  • Erich Bulling

Saxophone solo

Technical credits

  • Richard Perry – producer
  • Michel Colombier – arranger (tracks, strings)
  • Randy Kerber – arranger (tracks, strings)
  • Robbie Buchanan – arranger (tracks)
  • Ramón Arcusa – arranger (tracks), producer
  • John Barnes – arranger (tracks)
  • Jeremy Lubbock – arranger (strings)
  • Erich Bulling – arranger (horns)
  • Jules Chaikin – contractor
  • John Rosenberg – contractor
  • Andres Victorin – copyist
  • Art Von Schloss – copyist
  • Suzie Katayama – copyist
  • Humberto Gatica – engineer, mixer
  • Terry Christian – engineer
  • Gabe Veltri – additional engineer
  • Bill Scheniman – additional engineer (Diana's voice)
  • Larry Greenhill – additional engineer (Willie's voice)
  • Stuart Furusho – additional engineer
  • Tom Fource – additional engineer
  • Larry Fergusson – additional engineer
  • Michael Brooks – additional engineer
  • David Dubow – assistant engineer
  • Bobby Gerber – assistant engineer
  • Wally Traugott – mastering engineer
  • Albert Hammond – associate producer
  • Harry Langdon – cover photos
  • Javier Paz – design
  • Julie Adams – dialect coach for the album
  • Lillian Glass – dialect coach for ("To All The Girls I've Loved Before")

Recording and mixing locations

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for 1100 Bel Air Place
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[35] 2× Platinum 700,000[36]
Canada (Music Canada)[37] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[35] Platinum 80,000^
France (SNEP)[35] Gold 100,000*
Italy (FIMI)[35] Platinum 100,000*
Japan — 28,190[16]
Malaysia[35] Platinum  
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35] Gold 100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[35] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Philippines (PARI)[35] Gold  
Portugal (AFP)[35] Gold 20,000^
Singapore (RIAS)[35] Platinum  
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[35] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Sweden (GLF)[35] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[39] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide
Worldwide sales up to 1986 		— 9,000,000[40]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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