Slowing Down The World is the third studio album by trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by GRP Records on June 22,1999. Botti himself provided vocal on “Same Girl”.

Tracks
1 Irresistible Bliss (Chris Botti) 05:00
2  The Look (Chris Botti) 04:21
3  Drive Time (Chris Botti) 05:32
4  In The Wee Small Hours (Bob Hilliard; David Mann) 04:28
5  The Open Touch (Chris Botti) 05:59
6  Under A Painted Sky (Chris Botti) 04:13
7  Why Not (Chris Botti) 03:39
8  The Place Between Us (Chris Botti) 04:38
9  Same Girl (Randy Newman) 03:44
10  Where I’m Calling From (Chris Botti; Larry Klein) 05:50
11  Letting Go (Anne Dudley) 02:09Biography
Chris Botti

Musicians

1 Irresistible Bliss
Bass - Jon Ossman
Drums - JR Robinson
Drums (programming) - Garry Hughes
HiHAt - Shawn Pelton
Guitar - Marc Shulman
Guitar - Shane Fontayne
Guitar - Tim Pierce
Electric Piano - Jeff Lorber
Piano - Jeff Lorber
Keyboards - Chris Botti
Keyboards - Harvey Jones
Trumpet - Chris Botti
Percussion - Alex Acuna

2 The Look
Bass - Tony Levin
Bass - Armand Sabal-Lecco
Guitar - Tim Pierce
Drums - Peter Erskine
Keyboards - Harvey Jones
Trumpet - Chris Botti
Percussion - Alex Acuna
Vocals - Jonatha Brooke

3 Drive Time
Bass - Jon Ossman
Drums - JR Robinson
Guitar - Tim Pierce
Electric Piano - Jeff Lorber
Electric Piano - Jeff Young
Keyboards - Chris Botti
Keyboards - Harvey Jones
Piano - Jeff Young
Trombone - Michael Davis
Trumpet - Chris Botti
Percussion - Alex Acuna

4 In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
Bass - Nathan East
Drums - JR Robinson
Drums - Peter Erskine
Drums (programming) - Garry Hughes
Guitar - Tim Pierce
Keyboards - Chris Botti
Keyboards - Harvey Jones
Electric Piano - Jeff Young
Trumpet - Chris Botti
Percussion - Jerry Marotta
Percussion - Joe Bonadio
Vocals - Sting

5 The Open Touch
Bass - Nathan East
Drums - JR Robinson
Drums (programming) - Garry Hughes
Guitar - Tim Pierce
Electric Piano - Bob James
Keyboards - Harvey Jones
Trumpet - Chris Botti
Percussion - Alex Acuna

6 Under A Painted Sky
Drums - JR Robinson
Acoustic Guitar - Dean Parks
Acoustic Guitar - Tim Pierce
Pedal Steel Guitar - Greg Leisz
Keyboards - Chris Botti
Keyboards - Harvey Jones
Piano - Harvey Jones
Trumpet - Chris Botti
Percussion - Alex Acuna

7 Why Not
Bass - Jon Ossman
Drums - JR Robinson
Drums (programming) - Chris Botti
Guitar - Tim Pierce
Guitar - Marc Shulman
Electric Piano - Jeff Lorber
Keyboards - Chris Botti
Keyboards - Harvey Jones
Trumpet - Chris Botti

8 The Place Between Us
Bass - Nathan East
Drums - Peter Erskine
Guitar - Shane Fontayne
Electric Piano - Jeff Young
Keyboards - Harvey Jones
Keyboards - Garry Hughes
Trumpet - Chris Botti
Percussion - Alex Acuna

9 Same Girl
Keyboards - CJ Vanston
Trumpet - Chris Botti
Vocals - Chris Botti

10 Where I’m Calling From
Bass - Larry Klein
Drums - Peter Erskine
Guitar - Shane Fontayne
Pedal Steel Guitar - Greg Leisz
Electric Piano - Jeff Lorber
Trumpet - Chris Botti
11 Letting Go
Trumpet - Chris Botti

Liner Notes

Producer – Andy Snitzer, Chris Botti, Harvey Jones (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
Producer – Bobby Colomby (Track 9)
Producer – Larry Klein (Track 10)
Co-producer – Eric Calvi (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
Producer (Executive) – Christopher Roberts, Marc Silag
Arranged By – Chris Botti, Rob Mathes (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – Anne Dudley
Concertmaster – Gavyn Wright
Conductor (Orchestra) – Anne Dudley
Engineer – Dan Marnien
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – Mike Shipley (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11)
Mixed By – Bobby Colomby, Chris Botti (Tracks 9)
Orchestra – The London Session Orchestra (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 11)
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