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Given the most confusing title for an album of newly recorded material since John Prine's The Missing Years, Paul Anka's A Body of Work, despite a name that makes it sound like a compilation, is actually the singer/songwriter's first new U.S. release since Walk a Fine Line in 1983. Following the international success of 1996's Spanish-language duets album Amigos, Anka tries a little of everything in an attempt to regain a foothold at home. There are newly written songs, notably the unabashedly devotional adult love ballad "She's My Woman, She's My Friend" that opens the record. There are celebrity guest stars -- Celine Dion, Tevin Campbell, Kenny G, Barry Gibb, Patti LaBelle, and Peter Cetera turn up to one extent or another. And there are remakes of hits penned by Anka with the singers who made them famous: he duets with a living Tom Jones on "She's a Lady" and with a 1968 tape of Frank Sinatra on "My Way." For this high-profile effort, Anka has called in both adult contemporary king David Foster and Sony Music's Walter Afanasieff (Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey) as producers, though their efforts are relatively restrained. In fact, despite the celebrity firepower, the whole album is really a set of low-key ballads that Anka sings emotionally, whether the mood is happy or sad. It's a respectable return-to-action for a veteran who remains vital, even if it was not a commercial return-to-form.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - DAVID REITZAS, Engineer - Walter Afanasieff, Producer - Paul Anka, Performer - Paul Anka, Composer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
David Foster, Keyboards - David Foster, Producer - JACK WHITE, Lyricist - JACK WHITE, Composer - Humberto Gatica, Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Paul Anka duet with Celine Dion, Performer - DAVID REITZAS, Engineer - René Toledo, Guitar - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Céline Dion, Performer - Paul Anka, Composer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Bebu Silvetti, Arranger - Mark Spiro, Composer - Mark Spiro, Lyricist
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. de C.V.
DAVID REITZAS, Engineer - Paul Anka duet with Tevin Campbell, Performer - All For One, Background Vocal - Paul Anka, Composer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Tevin Campbell, Performer - David Foster, Producer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Linda Thompson, Composer - Linda Thompson, Lyricist
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
Kathy Stone, Composer - Kathy Stone, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Producer - Walter Afanasieff, Composer - Walter Afanasieff, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Walter Afanasieff, Programmer - Walter Afanasieff, Synthesizer - Walter Afanasieff, Bass - Lynn Davis, Background Vocal - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - DAVID REITZAS, Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Phillip Ingram, Background Vocal - Paul Anka, Composer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Paul Anka, Performer - William Ross, Performer - Dan Shea, Programmer - Dean Parks, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
Kathy Stone, Composer - Kathy Stone, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Producer - Walter Afanasieff, Composer - Walter Afanasieff, Keyboards - Walter Afanasieff, Programmer - Walter Afanasieff, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Synthesizer - Walter Afanasieff, Bass - Lynn Davis, Background Vocal - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - DAVID REITZAS, Engineer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Phillip Ingram, Background Vocal - Paul Anka, Composer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Paul Anka, Performer - Dan Shea, Programmer - Dan Shea, Keyboards - Dean Parks, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Michael Landau, Electric Guitar
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
Yves Dessca, Composer - Yves Dessca, Lyricist - David Foster, Producer - David Foster, Keyboards - David Foster, Arranger - Paul Anka duet with Anthea Anka, Performer - Humberto Gatica, Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - DAVID REITZAS, Engineer - René Toledo, Guitar - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Kenny G, Tenor Saxophone - Alain Chamfort, Composer - Alain Chamfort, Lyricist - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Barry Gibb, Performer - Michel Pelay, Composer - Michel Pelay, Lyricist - Maxine Piolot, Composer - Maxine Piolot, Lyricist - Dean Parks, Guitar - Anthea Anka, Performer
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
David Foster, Producer - Humberto Gatica, Producer - Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Paul Anka duet with Patti LaBelle, Performer - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Paul Anka, Composer - Patti LaBelle, Performer - Brad Gilderman, Engineer - Felipe Elgueta, Engineer
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Paul Anka, Performer - Paul Anka, Composer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Humberto Gatica, Producer - Felipe Elgueta, Engineer
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Dan Shea, Producer - Dan Shea, Engineer - DAVID GLEESON, Engineer - Paul Anka, Composer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Humberto Gatica, Producer - Tom Jones, Performer - Paul Anka duet with Tom Jones, Performer
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
Mick Guzauski, Mixing Engineer - Paul Anka duet with Peter Cetera, Performer - Paul Anka, Composer - Paul Anka, Lyricist - David Foster, Producer - David Foster, Composer - David Foster, Lyricist - Vlado Meller, Mastering Engineer - Peter Cetera, Background Vocal
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
Album review
Given the most confusing title for an album of newly recorded material since John Prine's The Missing Years, Paul Anka's A Body of Work, despite a name that makes it sound like a compilation, is actually the singer/songwriter's first new U.S. release since Walk a Fine Line in 1983. Following the international success of 1996's Spanish-language duets album Amigos, Anka tries a little of everything in an attempt to regain a foothold at home. There are newly written songs, notably the unabashedly devotional adult love ballad "She's My Woman, She's My Friend" that opens the record. There are celebrity guest stars -- Celine Dion, Tevin Campbell, Kenny G, Barry Gibb, Patti LaBelle, and Peter Cetera turn up to one extent or another. And there are remakes of hits penned by Anka with the singers who made them famous: he duets with a living Tom Jones on "She's a Lady" and with a 1968 tape of Frank Sinatra on "My Way." For this high-profile effort, Anka has called in both adult contemporary king David Foster and Sony Music's Walter Afanasieff (Michael Bolton, Mariah Carey) as producers, though their efforts are relatively restrained. In fact, despite the celebrity firepower, the whole album is really a set of low-key ballads that Anka sings emotionally, whether the mood is happy or sad. It's a respectable return-to-action for a veteran who remains vital, even if it was not a commercial return-to-form.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:28
- Main artists: Paul Anka
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock International Pop Crooners
1998 Sony Music Entertainment (Mexico) S.A. DE C.V.
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