With Love (Michael Crawford album)

With Love (titled The Phantom Unmasked in North America and Australasia) is the second studio album by English actor and singer Michael Crawford, together with the London Symphony Orchestra. It was originally released in 1989 on Telstar Records.

With Love
Studio album by
Released1989
StudioAngel Recording Studios (London)
LabelTelstar
Producer
  • Jeff Jarratt
  • Don Reedman
Michael Crawford chronology
Songs from the Stage and Screen
(1987)
With Love
(1989)
Michael Crawford Performs Andrew Lloyd Webber
(1991)

Continuing on a similar theme to his previous album Songs from the Stage and Screen (1987), With Love features Crawford singing show tunes from various musical theatre and films, but also includes two covers of pop songs.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]

In a review for AllMusic, Steven McDonald gave With Love four stars out of five, commenting that it was "a better showing" for Crawford than his previous album Songs from the Stage and Screen. He went on to say that a "big surprise" was Art of Noise keyboardist Anne Dudley's arranging and conducting on "When I Fall in Love", "that would make [arranger and orchestrator] Nelson Riddle nod appreciatively."[1]

Track listing

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Personnel

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Adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]

Production

Charts

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Chart performance for With Love / The Phantom Unmasked
Chart (1989–1992) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 77
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4] 34
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 31

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Michael Crawford - With Love Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ With Love (liner notes). Michael Crawford. Telstar. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Michael Crawford – The Phantom Unmasked". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Charts.nz – Michael Crawford – The Phantom Unmasked". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Michael Crawford | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Michael Crawford – With Love". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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