# 1100 Bel Air Place

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1100 Bel Air Place is a concept album of love songs largely composed by Albert Hammond, and performed by Spanish singer Julio Iglesias, released on 10 August 1984 by CBS Records internationally and by Columbia Records in the United States. It was the first of Iglesias' albums to be performed largely in English, and it is generally considered his breakthrough album in English-speaking markets.
The album features Iglesias' only US top-40 singles, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", with Willie Nelson, and "All of You" with Diana Ross. The Beach Boys performed backing vocals on "The Air That I Breathe", a song from Albert Hammond's 1972 album It Never Rains in Southern California, which was also a major hit for the British band the Hollies in 1974. The album also features a re-working of Hammond's song "It Never Rains in Southern California", with new lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager and re-titled "Moonlight Lady", with an interpolation of the original song as an uncredited reprise at the track's conclusion.
The album's title is the address, 1100 Bel Air Place—Iglesias' former home in Los Angeles, which was owned by music producer Quincy Jones until September 2005.34°05′39″N 118°26′40.5″W﻿ / ﻿34.09417°N 118.444583°W﻿ / 34.09417; -118.444583

## Promotion

To promote 1100 Bel Air Place, Julio Iglesias began a world tour on 15 June 1984 in Puerto Rico. The tour totaled 124 concerts throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia and the Orient. The tour was sponsored by Coca-Cola and sold around 1 million tickets.

## Personnel

Adapted from the 1100 Bel Air Place liner notes:

### Performance credits

Vocals
* Julio Iglesias
* Diana Ross
* Willie Nelson
* The Beach Boys
Keyboards, Rhodes, Synthesizers
* Randy Kerber
* Michel Colombier
* Robbie Buchanan
* David Foster
* Greg Phillinganes
* James Newton Howard
* Rafael Ferro
* John Barnes
* John Van Tongeren
* Steve Mitchell
* Nicky Hopkins
* Michael Boddicker
Guitars
* Michael Landau
* David Williams
* Paul Jackson Jr.
* George Doering
Drums
* Carlos Vega
Bass
* Abraham Laboriel
* Nathan East
* Mike Porcaro
* Neil Stubenhaus
Percussion
* Paulinho da Costa
* Luis Conte
* Michael Fisher
Trumpets
* Jerry Hey
* Gary Grant
* Larry Hall
* Chuck Findley
* Charles Davis
Trombones
* Charles Loper
* Lew McCreary
* Dick Hyde
* Dick Nash
* Les Benedict
* Bill Reichenbach
French Horns
* Richard Todd
* Brad Warnaar
Background Vocals
* Tom Kelly
* Richard Page
* Steven George
* Richard Marx
* Kenny Cetera
* Julia Waters
* Maxine Waters
* Stephanie Spruill
* Alexandra Brown
Violins
* Gerald Vinci
* Assa Drori
* Arnold Belnick
* Isabelle Daskoff
* Henry Ferver
* Reg Hill
* Kathy Lenski
* Haim Shtrum
* Marshall Sosson
* Mary Tsumura
* Bobb Sushel
* Bob Sanov
* Bill Nuttycombe
* Joe Goodman
* Shari Zippert
* Stanley Plummer
* Bill Hymanson
* Sheldon Sanov
Viola
* Dave Schwartz
* Allan Harshman
* Stan Ackerman
* Virginia Majewski
* Marilyn Baker
* Garey Nuttycombe
* Myer Bello
* Pamela Goldsmith
Cello
* Fred Seydora
* Ray Kelley
* Douglas Davis
* Jacqueline Lustgarten
* Larry Corbett
* Ron Cooper
* David Speltz
Horns
* Erich Bulling
Saxophone solo
* Stan Getz ("When I Fall In Love")

### Technical credits

* Richard Perry – producer
* Michel Colombier – arranger (tracks, strings)
* Randy Kerber – arranger (tracks, strings)
* Robbie Buchanan – arranger (tracks)
* Ramón Arcusa – arranger (tracks), producer
* John Barnes – arranger (tracks)
* Jeremy Lubbock – arranger (strings)
* Erich Bulling – arranger (horns)
* Jules Chaikin – contractor
* John Rosenberg – contractor
* Andres Victorin – copyist
* Art Von Schloss – copyist
* Suzie Katayama – copyist
* Humberto Gatica – engineer, mixer
* Terry Christian – engineer
* Gabe Veltri – additional engineer
* Bill Scheniman – additional engineer (Diana's voice)
* Larry Greenhill – additional engineer (Willie's voice)
* Stuart Furusho – additional engineer
* Tom Fource – additional engineer
* Larry Fergusson – additional engineer
* Michael Brooks – additional engineer
* David Dubow – assistant engineer
* Bobby Gerber – assistant engineer
* Wally Traugott – mastering engineer
* Albert Hammond – associate producer
* Harry Langdon – cover photos
* Javier Paz – design
* Julie Adams – dialect coach for the album
* Lillian Glass – dialect coach for ("To All The Girls I've Loved Before")

### Recording and mixing locations

* Studio 55, Los Angeles – recording
* Sunset Sound, Los Angeles – recording, mixing
* Lion Share, Los Angeles – recording
* Record Plant, Los Angeles – recording
* Ocean Way, Los Angeles – recording
* Lighthouse, Los Angeles – recording
* Pedernales, Austin – recording
* The Power Station, New York – recording
* The Hit Factory, New York – recording
* Capitol Records – mastering

## Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for 1100 Bel Air Place :
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| Australia (ARIA) | 4× Platinum | 280,000$^^$ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) | 2× Platinum | 700,000 |
| Canada (Music Canada) | 5× Platinum | 500,000$^^$ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark) | Platinum | 80,000$^^$ |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000$^*$ |
| Italy (FIMI) | Platinum | 100,000$^*$ |
| Japan | — | 28,190 |
| Malaysia | Platinum | |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) | Gold | 100,000$^^$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | 3× Platinum | 45,000$^^$ |
| Philippines (PARI) | Gold | |
| Portugal (AFP) | Gold | 20,000$^^$ |
| Singapore (RIAS) | Platinum | |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | 2× Platinum | 200,000$^^$ |
| Sweden (GLF) | Platinum | 100,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Silver | 60,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000$^^$ |
| Summaries |||
| Worldwide Worldwide sales up to 1986 | — | 9,000,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||