2003 Chris Botti – A Thousand Kisses Deep
A Thousand Kisses Deep is the sixth studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Columbia Records on September 13, 2003. Guest vocalists include Chantal Kreviazuk on “The Look of Love” and Bridget Benenate on “Ever Since We Met”. The album title comes from the name of the fourth track, “A Thousand Kisses Deep”, a cover of the 2001 Leonard Cohen track. It reached #4 in the Top Jazz Albums Charts.
Tracks
1 Indian Summer (Mark Goldenberg) 03:37
2 Do It In Luxury (Chris Botti; Keefus Ciancia; Sharon Robinson) 03:45
3 The Look Of Love (Burt Bacharach; Hal David) 05:16
4 A Thousand Kisses Deep (Leonard Cohen; Sharon Robinson) 03:59
5 Ever Since We Met (Bridget Benenate; Chris Botti; Matthew Gerrard) 05:08
6 Back Into My Heart (Bridget Benenate; Chris Botti; Matthew Gerrard) 04:14
7 My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers; Lorenz Hart) 03:10
8 The Last Three Minutes (Andre Young; Burt Bacharach) 03:31
9 If I Could (Chris Botti; Sharon Robinson) 04:33
10 She Comes From Somewhere (Benji Hughes; Chris Botti; Keefus Ciancia; Steve Lindsey) 05:08
11 Love Gets Old (Benji Hughes; Holly Palmer) 03:17
Biography
Musicians
1 Indian Summer
| Bass (synthesizer) | Keefus Ciancia |
| Drums (programming) | Mark Goldenberg |
| Keyboards | Mark Goldenberg |
| Keyboards | Steve Lindsey |
| Keyboards | Keefus Ciancia |
| Piano | Steve Lindsey |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
2 Do It In Luxury
| Bass (synthesizer) | Keefus Ciancia |
| Drums (programming) | Printz Board |
| Drums | Joey Waronker |
| HiHAt | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Synthesizer | Printz Board |
| Sax | Bob Sheppard |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
3 The Look Of Love
| Bass | Mike Elizondo |
| Drums (programming) | Printz Board |
| Guitar | Smokey Hormel |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Jim Cox |
| Keyboards | Keefus Ciancia |
| Keyboards | Steve Lindsey |
| Piano | Steve Lindsey |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Strings | Mort Lindsey |
| Vocals | Chantal Kreviazuk |
4 A Thousand Kisses Deep
| Bass | Chuck Berghofer |
| Drums | Joey Waronker |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Keefus Ciancia |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
5 Ever Since We Met
| Bass | Matthew Gerrard |
| Drums (programming) | Matthew Gerrard |
| Drums (programming) | Printz Board |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Keefus Ciancia |
| Keyboards | Matthew Gerrard |
| Keyboards | Steve Lindsey |
| Piano | Steve Lindsey |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Bridget Benenate |
6 Back Into My Heart
| Drums | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Drums (programming) | Matthew Gerrard |
| Guitar | Matthew Gerrard |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Keefus Ciancia |
| Keyboards | Matthew Gerrard |
| Keyboards | Steve Lindsey |
| Synthesizer | Matthew Gerrard |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
7 My Funny Valentine
| Piano | Billy Childs |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
8 The Last Three Minutes
| Bass (synthesizer) | Keefus Ciancia |
| Guitar | Doyle Bramhall II |
| Fender Rhodes | Jim Cox |
| Keyboards | Jim Cox |
| Keyboards | Keefus Ciancia |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Bongos | Lenny Castro |
9 If I Could
| Bass | Mike Elizondo |
| Drums | Joey Waronker |
| Guitar | Smokey Hormel |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Keefus Ciancia |
| Keyboards | Steve Lindsey |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
| Shaker | Steve Lindsey |
10 She Comes From Somewhere
| Bass (synthesizer) | Keefus Ciancia |
| Drums (programming) | Printz Board |
| HiHAt | Abe Laboriel Jr |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Keefus Ciancia |
| Keyboards | Steve Lindsey |
| Piano | Keefus Ciancia |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
11 Love Gets Old
| Piano | Steve Lindsey |
| Trumpet | Chris Botti |
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Lindsey
Coordinator – Jolie Levine
Engineer – Joe Chiccarelli
Engineer (Assistant) – Dave Ashton
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Robert Hadley
Mixed By – Dave Way
Mixed By (Assistant) – Lior Goldenberg
Recorded By (Additional) – Dave Ashton, Gabe Veltri, Matthew Gerrard
Art Direction – Mary Maurer
Photography – Fabrizio Ferri
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Scream Studios
Phonographic Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc
Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc