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If You Really Want
Studio album by Raul Midón with The Metropole Orkest
Released	September 14, 2018
Studio	MCO Studio 3 and 5, Hilversum, Nederland
Label	Artistry Music
Raul Midón chronology
Bad Ass and Blind (2017) If You Really Want (2018) The Mirror (2020)
Metropole Orkest chronology
Scripted Orkestra (2018) If You Really Want (2018) What Heat (2018)

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If You Really Want is an album by Raul Midón with The Metropole Orkest, released in September 14, 2018. This album was nominated for Best Jazz Vocal Album in the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

All compositions by Raul Midón except as indicated.

1. "Ride on a Rainbow" – 4:12
2. "God's Dream" – 4:41
3. "If You Really Want" – 4:41
4. "All Love Is Blind" – 3:22
5. "Sunshine (I Can Fly)" (written by Albert Menendez, Luis Vega and Raul Midón) – 6:38
6. "Ocean Dreamer" – 3:30
7. "Pick Somebody Up" – 3:28
8. "Everyone Deserves a Second Chance" (arranged by Miho Hazama) – 5:05
9. "Sittin' in the Middle" – 5:34
10. "Suddenly" – 3:50

Personnel

Musicians

• Raul Midón – Vocals, Guitar
• Metropole Orkest
  • Conductor – Vince Mendoza
  • Trumpet – Jan Wessels [nl], Jelle Schouten, Peter van Soest, Ray Bruinsma
  • Saxophone, Clarinet – Leo Janssen, Marc Scholten, Max Boeree, Paul van der Feen, Werner Janssen
  • Trombone – Bart Van Lier, Jan Bastiani, Jan Oosting
  • Bass Trombone – Bart van Gorp
  • Flute – Janine Abbas, Nola Exel
  • Horn – Jasper de Waal, Pieter Hunfeld
  • Oboe – Willem Luijt
  • Piano, Keyboards – Hans Vroomans
  • Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Peter Tiehuis
  • Double Bass – Arend Liefkes, Erik Winkelmann, Walter van Egeraat
  • Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass – Aram Kersbergen
  • Drums – Martijn Vink [de]
  • Percussion – Eddy Koopman, Murk Jiskoot
  • Violin – Alida Schat, Arlia De Ruiter, David Peijnenborgh, Denis Koenders, Ewa Zbyszynska, Jasper van Rosmalen, Pauline Terlouw, Ruben Margarita
  • Violin – Federico Nathan, Herman Van Haaren, Merel Jonker, Merijn Rombout, Robert Baba, Seija Teeuwen, Wim Kok
  • Cello – Annie Tangberg*, Emile Visser, Jascha Albracht, Maarten Jansen
  • Viola – Isabella Petersen, Julia Jowett, Marit Ladage, Mieke Honingh, Norman Jansen
  • Harp – Joke Schonewille

Production

• Raul Midón – producer, A&R, engineer (recording, editing, overdubbing)
• Vince Mendoza – producer
• Gert-Jan Blom – artistic producer for Metropole Orkest

• Will Wakefield – A&R (senior director)
• Kathleen Midón – A&R

• Paul Dorin – assistant engineer (recording)
• Dirk Overeem – assistant engineer (recording)
• Darcy Proper – engineer (mastering)
• Tijmen Zinkhaan – engineer (mixing)
• Erik Van Der Horst – assistant engineer (mixing)

• Kathleen – management
• Zot Management – management
• Sharon Green – management (marketing director)
• Fiona Bloom – public relations
• The Bloom Effect – public relations

• Raj Naik – art direction, design
• Samuel Prather – photography

References

1. ^ "Raul Midón / If You Really Want". Mack Avenue. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
2. Mosey, Chris (September 12, 2018). "Raul Midon: If You Really Want". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
3. "Grammys 2019 Nominees: The Complete List". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

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