If You Really Want Explained

If You Really Want
Type:	studio
Artist:	Raul Midón with The Metropole Orkest
Border:	yes
Released:	September 14, 2018^[1]
Studio:	MCO Studio 3 and 5, Hilversum, Nederland
Label:	Artistry Music
Chronology:	Raul Midón
Prev Title:	Bad Ass and Blind
Prev Year:	2017
Next Title:	The Mirror
Next Year:	2020

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.^[2]

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 –, 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 –
  • Percussion – Eddy Koopman, Murk Jiskoot
  • Violin [1st] – Alida Schat, Arlia De Ruiter, David Peijnenborgh, Denis Koenders, Ewa Zbyszynska, Jasper van Rosmalen, Pauline Terlouw, Ruben Margarita
  • Violin [2nd] – 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raul Midón / If You Really Want . . January 16, 2021 . January 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122034738/https://www.mackavenue.com/store/art7060 . live .
2. Web site: Grammys 2019 Nominees: The Complete List . February 18, 2020 . . December 7, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181207221753/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/grammys/8489045/2019-grammy-nominees-full-list . live .