2009 Various – Fly Away-The Songs Of David Foster

Fly Away-The Songs Of David Foster released in 2009 is the brainchild of Gabriel Raya of the critically acclaimed Spanish independent label Contante & Sonante and the talented Finnish music maker Tomi Malm.  Experience the superior artistry of the great names involved on this tribute to the wonderful music of David Foster.

Tracks

1  Prelude (Tomi Malm)
2  In The Stone (David Foster; Maurice White; Allee Willis)
3  No Explanation (David Foster; Linda Thompson; Bill LaBounty; Beckie Foster)
4  Jojo (David Foster; David Lasley; Boz Scaggs)
5  The Colour Of My Love (David Foster; Arthur Janov) (Europe Edition Version/Japan Edition Version)
6  Heart To Heart (David Foster; Kenny Loggins; Michael McDonald)
7  Fly Away (David Foster; Carole Bayer Sager; Peter Allen)
8  Look What You’ve Done To Me (David Foster; Boz Scaggs)
9  Through The Fire (David Foster; Tom Keane; Cynthia Weil)
10  The Best Of Me (David Foster; Jeremy Lubbock; Richard Marx)
11  Nothin’ You Can Do About It (David Foster; Jay Graydon; Steve Kipner)
12  Whatever We Imagine (David Foster; Jeremy Lubbock; Paul Gordon)
13  When Will The World Be Like Lovers (David Foster; Tom Keane; Robert Lamm)
14  Live Each Day (David Foster; Linda Thompson)
15  For Just A Moment (David Foster; Cynthia Weil) (Japan Edition Bonus Track)

Musicians

1 Prelude

Acoustic Guitar Ramon Stagnaro
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano David Foster
Sax Brandon Fields


2 In The Stone

Bass Nathan East
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar Peter Friestedt
Guitar Janne Lehikoinen
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano Tomi Malm
Rhodes  Tomi Malm
Rhodes  Lenni-Kalle Taipale
Flugelhorn Jan Glaesel
Flugelhorn Michael Millfield
Flute Pelle Fridell
Sax Mads Haaber
Sax Pelle Fridell
Trombone  Steen Hansen
Trumpet Jan Glaesel
Trumpet Michael Millfield
Percussion Michito Sanchez
Background Vocals Bill Champlin
Background Vocals Frank Adahl
Background Vocals Gabriel Raya
Background Vocals Tomi Malm
Background Vocals Eli Hernandez
Background Vocals Rafa Hernandez
Background Vocals Lisa Lavie
Vocals  Bill Champlin


3 No Explanation

Bass Rick Chudacoff
Guitar Dan Warner
Acoustic Guitar Dan Warner
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano Tomi Malm
Harmonica Tollak Ollestad
Percussion Michito Sanchez
Background Vocals Tomi Malm
Vocals  Bill LaBounty


4 Jojo

Bass Neil Stubenhaus
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Piano Tomi Malm
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Rhodes  Aidan Zammit
Flugelhorn (solo) Jan Glaesel
Flugelhorn Michael Millfield
Flute Pelle Fridell
Sax Mads Haaber
Sax Pelle Fridell
Trombone  Steen Hansen
Trumpet Jan Glaesel
Trumpet Michael Millfield
Background Vocals Arnold McCuller
Background Vocals Bill Cantos
Background Vocals Joaquin Gonzalez
Vocals  Arnold McCuller


5 The Colour Of My Love (Europe version)

Bass Alberto Hernandez
Drums Jarmo Valmari
Guitar Porty
Guitar Dan Warner
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano Tomi Malm
Background Vocals Frank Adahl
Vocals  Frank Adahl


5 The Colour Of My Love (Japan version)

Bass Tomi Malm
Acoustic Guitar Dan Warner
Guitar Dan Warner
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Rhodes  Robbie Buchanan
Vocals Courtney Blooding


6 Heart To Heart

Bass Nathan East
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Guitar Dan Warner
Acoustic Guitar Dan Warner
Electric Piano Tomi Malm
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano Tomi Malm
Sax Brandon Fields
Percussion Michito Sanchez
Background Vocals Jeff Pescetto
Background Vocals Bjarne Langhoff
Background Vocals Eli Hernandez
Vocals  Jeff Pescetto


7 Fly Away

Bass Tomi Malm
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar Dan Warner
Guitar Juan Carlos Jimenez
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano Tomi Malm
Sax Fabrizio Mandolini
Percussion Michito Sanchez
Background Vocals Aidan Zammit
Background Vocals Bjarne Langhoff
Vocals  Robbie Dupree


8 Look What You’ve Done To Me

Bass Tomi Malm
Drums Jarmo Valmari
Acoustic Guitar Ramon Stagnaro
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano David Foster
Sax Brandon Fields
Vocals  Cecily Gardner


9 Through The Fire

Bass Tomi Malm
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar Mike Landau
Guitar Dan Warner
Acoustic Guitar Dan Warner
Background Vocals Joe Pizzulo
Background Vocals Bjarne Langhoff
Vocals  Ole Børud


10 The Best Of Me

Keyboards Jeremy Lubbock
Piano  Jeremy Lubbock
Vocals  Lisa Lovbrand


11 Nothin’ You Can Do About It

Bass Neil Stubenhaus
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar (solo) Jay Graydon
Guitar Soren Reiff
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano Tomi Malm
Piano Lenni-Kalle Taipale
Rhodes  Tomi Malm
Rhodes  Lenni-Kalle Taipale
Synthesizer Aidan Zammit
Background Vocals Frank Adahl
Background Vocals Tomi Malm
Vocals  Frank Adahl


12 Whatever We Imagine

Bass Tomi Malm
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar Dan Warner
Acoustic Guitar Dan Warner
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano David Foster
Background Vocals Bill Cantos
Background Vocals Bjarne Langhoff
Vocals  Bill Cantos


13 When Will The World Be Like Lovers

Bass Abraham Laboriel Sr
Drums JR Robinson
Guitar (solo) Porty
Guitar Mike Landau
Guitar Jyrki Manninen
Guitar Jaako Pesola
Guitar Tomi Malm
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Background Vocals Frank Adahl
Vocals  Jeff Pescetto
Vocals  Robbie Dupree
Vocals  Bill Cantos
Vocals  Arnold McCuller
Vocals  Frank Adahl
Vocals  Joe Pizzulo


14 Live Each Day

Bass Tomi Malm
Guitar Dan Warner
Acoustic Guitar Dan Warner
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano Tomi Malm
Vocals  Warren Wiebe


15 For Just A Moment (Japan Edition Bonus Track)

Bass Tomi Malm
Drums Jarmo Valmari
Guitar (solo) Mike Landau
Guitar Porty
Guitar Tomi Malm
Acoustic Guitar Tomi Malm
Keyboards Tomi Malm
Piano Tomi Malm
Harmonica Tollak Ollestad
Background Vocals Tomi Malm
Background Vocals Bjarne Langhoff
Vocals  Bjarne Langhoff

Other Musicians

Strings – The Värmland Opera Sinfonietta (Track 8)   

Liner Notes

Producer – Tomi Malm
Producer (Track 10) – Jeremy Lubbock
Executive Producer – Gabriel Raya
Arranged By – Tomi Malm (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Arranged By – Jeremy Lubbock (track 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jan Glaesel, Tomi Malm (Tracks 4, 7)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jan Glaesel (Tracks 2, 11)
Arranged By (Strings) – Tomi Malm (Tracks 1, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 10)
Engineer – Jochem Van Der Saag, Alex Fernandes, Jorge Vivo, Lennart Strom, Oscar Doniz, Ben Margulies, Boe Larsen, Michael Ferrell, Rick Chudacoff, Robbie Buchanan, Jay Graydon, Gert Deinum, Bobby Mustol, Woody Woodruff, Darius Fong, Bruno Canale, Andres Saavedra, Larry Cohn, Boe Larsen
Mixed By – Mikko Raita (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Mixed by – Lennart Strom, Lisa Lovbrand (Track 10)
Mastered by – Svante Forsback
Pro Tools Editors – Mikko Raita, Ari Salonen, Ingemar Aberg

Art Direction, Design, Illustrations  – Jack Durieux, Laurent Durieux

Recorded At Chartmaker Studios
Recorded At OAL Studios AB
Recorded At Martha’s Doghouse
Recorded At Secret Garden
Recorded At Millfactory Studios
Recorded At Salami Studios
Recorded At Gouba Sound
Recorded At Garden Rake Studios
Recorded At The Hop South
Recorded At Studio Geirt Deinum
Recorded At Bobby Mustol Productions
Recorded At Millfactory Studios, Copenhaguen, DK
Mixed At Studio Pekkonen, Helsinki, FI
Mixed At OAL Studios AB, Sollentuna, SE
Mastered At Chartmakers, Helsinki, FI