When I Look in Your Eyes

When I Look in Your Eyes is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Diana Krall, released on June 8, 1999, by Verve Records. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, the first time in 25 years that a jazz album was nominated in that category, and won two awards for Best Jazz Vocal and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 42nd Grammy Awards. The album also won the Juno Award for Best Vocal Jazz Album in 2000.

When I Look in Your Eyes
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 8, 1999 (1999-06-08)
StudioAvatar (New York City)
Genre
Length54:18
LabelVerve
Producer
Diana Krall chronology
Love Scenes
(1997)
When I Look in Your Eyes
(1999)
The Look of Love
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of When I Look in Your Eyes.[3]

Musicians

  • Diana Krall – piano (tracks 1–3, 5–13); vocals (all tracks); small ensemble arrangements (tracks 2, 4–9); co-arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 10–12)
  • Russell Malone – guitar (tracks 1–12)
  • John Clayton – bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 10–12); co-arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 10–12)
  • Jeff Hamilton – drums (tracks 1, 3, 5, 10–13)
  • Ben Wolfe – bass (tracks 2, 6, 8, 9
  • Larry Bunkervibes (tracks 3, 6)
  • Lewis Nash – drums (tracks 6, 8)
  • Pete Christlieb – saxophone (track 13)
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass (track 13)
  • Alan Broadbent – piano (track 13)
  • Johnny Mandel – arrangements, conducting (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • Eddie Karam – conducting (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • Diana Krall Trio – small ensemble arrangements (tracks 2, 4–9)

Technical

  • Tommy LiPuma – production (all tracks)
  • Johnny Mandel – production (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12)
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • David Foster – production (track 13)
  • Bill Smith – recording engineering assistance, mixing engineering assistance
  • Rory Romano – recording engineering assistance
  • Anthony Ruotolo – recording engineering assistance
  • Koji Egawa – mixing engineering assistance
  • Doug Sax – mastering

Artwork

  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Isabelle Wong – graphic design
  • Jane Shirek – photography

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14]41

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for When I Look in Your Eyes
Chart (1999)Position
Canadian Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[15]30
Chart (2000)Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[16]72
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[17]1
Chart (2001)Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[18]176
Canadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[19]3
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[20]4
Chart (2002)Position
Canadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[21]7

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)Position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[22]9

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[23]3× Platinum300,000^
France (SNEP)[24]Gold100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[25]Gold10,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[26]Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27]Silver60,000^
United States (RIAA)[28]Platinum1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References