''1100 Bel Air Place'' is an album of love songs performed by Spanish singer

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, released on 10 August 1984 by

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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, "

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", with

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, and " All of You" with Diana Ross.

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performed backing vocals on "

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", a song from

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's 1972 album ''

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'', which was also a major hit for the British band

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in 1974. The album's title is the address, 1100 Bel Air Place—Iglesias' former home in Los Angeles, which was owned by music producer

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until September 2005.

Promotion

To promote 1100 Bel Air Place, Julio Iglesias began a world tour on 15 June 1984 in

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. The tour totaled 124 concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia and the Orient. The tour was sponsored by

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and sold around 1 million tickets.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''1100 Bel Air Place'' liner notes:

Performance credits

Vocals *Julio Iglesias * Diana Ross *

Keyboards, Rhodes, Synthesizers *

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*Robbie Buchanan *

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* James Newton Howard *Rafael Ferro *John Barnes *John Van Tongeren *Steve Mitchell *

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Guitars * Michael Landau * David Williams * Paul Jackson Jr. *George Doering Drums *

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Bass *

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* Nathan East *

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* Neil Stubenhaus Percussion * Paulinho da Costa *

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*Michael Fisher Trumpets *

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* Gary Grant *Larry Hall * Chuck Findley *Charles Davis Trombones *Charles Loper *Lew McCreary * Dick Hyde *

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*Les Benedict * Bill Reichenbach French Horns *

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*Brad Warnaar Background Vocals * Tom Kelly *

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*Steven George * Richard Marx *Kenny Cetera *Julia Waters *Maxine Waters *Stephanie Spruill *Alexandra Brown 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 * Stan Getz ("When I Fall In Love")

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 –

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, 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 *

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– dialect coach for ("To All The Girls I've Loved Before")

Recording and mixing locations

*Studio 55,

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– recording *

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, Los Angeles – recording, mixing *Lion Share, Los Angeles – recording * Record Plant, Los Angeles – recording *

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, Los Angeles – recording *Lighthouse, Los Angeles – recording *Pedernales, Austin – recording * The Power Station, New York – recording *

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, New York – recording * Capitol Records – mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References

Bibliography

* {{Authority control 1984 albums Albums produced by Richard Perry CBS Records albums Columbia Records albums Julio Iglesias albums Legacy Recordings albums