1100 Bel Air Place

1100 Bel Air Place is an album of love songs performed by Julio Iglesias, and released by Columbia Records in 1984. 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.

1100 Bel Air Place
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1984
Recorded1983-1984
GenrePop
Length40:03
LabelColumbia/CBS
(original release)
Legacy
(2006 re-issue)
ProducerRichard Perry, Ramon Arcusa
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
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album features Julio's only US Top 40 hits, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", with Willie Nelson, and "All of You" with Diana Ross. The Beach Boys sang back-up on "The Air That I Breathe", a tune 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's title is the address, 1100 Bel Air Place — Iglesias' former home in Los Angeles, California, which was owned by music producer Quincy Jones until September 2005.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All of You" (with Diana Ross)Cynthia Weil, Julio Iglesias, Tony Renis3:57
2."Two Lovers"Paul Jabara, Jay Asher4:23
3."Bambou Medley:
Il Tape sur des Bambous
Jamaica"
"Il Tape sur des Bambous": Didier Barbelivien, Phillipe Lavil & Michael Heron
"Jamaica": Julio Iglesias, Michel Colombier & Albert Hammond
3:48
4."The Air That I Breathe" (with The Beach Boys)Hammond, Michael Hazelwood4:16
5."The Last Time"Iglesias, Panzer, Manuel De La Calva, Ramon Arcusa3:36
6."Moonlight Lady"Hammond, Carole Bayer Sager4:10
7."When I Fall in Love"Edward Heyman, Victor Young3:27
8."Me Va, Me Va"Ricardo Ceratto; English Lyrics By Albert Hammond6:03
9."If (E Poi)"David Gates; Italian Lyrics By Testa3:09
10."To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (with Willie Nelson)Hammond, Hal David3:30
11."I Don't Want to Wake You" (bonus track on 2006 version)  

Personnel

Production

  • Track 1 arranged by Tony Renis and John Barnes; tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 arranged by Michel Colombier; track 4 arranged by Robbie Buchanan and Ramon Arcusa, with Beach Boys' vocals arranged by Brian Wilson; tracks 8 and 9 arranged by Randy Kerber, with percussion arrangements on track 8 by Paulinho da Costa; track 10 arranged by Nicky Hopkins
  • Produced by Richard Perry and Ramon Arcusa, with Albert Hammond as associate producer
  • Engineered by Humberto Gatica and Terry Christian
  • Mixed by Humberto Gatica

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[3] 5× Platinum 500,000^
France (SNEP)[4] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] Platinum 15,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[6] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[8] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "1100 Bel Air Place". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  2. "Quincy Jones moves from 1100 Bel Air Place". Jet. 2005. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. "Canadian album certifications – Julio Iglesias – 1100 Bel Air Place". Music Canada.
  4. Julio Iglesias 30th Anniversary. Billboard magazine. 2000-05-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  5. "New Zealand album certifications – Julio Iglesias – 1100 Bel Air Place". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  6. Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish), Iberautor Promociones Culturales, 2005, ISBN 8480486392, retrieved 25 April 2018
  7. "British album certifications – Julio Iglesias – 1100 Bel Air Place". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type 1100 Bel Air Place in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. "American album certifications – Julio Iglesias – 1100 Bel Air Place". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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