Fans of Jim Brickman usually love him for what he does best, simple, lush, romantic solo piano music.
Recent recordings like Visions of Love and Gift have attempted to add layers to that base by adding orchestration or soaring vocals to the mix, but such things can muddle the purity of the music.
Simple Things marks the return to Brickman's foundation -- beautiful, gentile songs with only minimum accompaniment, featuring ten instrumentals followed by three ballads, including the adult contemporary styled title track (sung by Rebecca Lynn Howard).
With the exception of the title track, which earns its way onto the album, the vocal tracks seem a bit tacked on, but the first portion of the album is first-rate solo piano music, and Simple Things will likely reinforce Brickman's solid place in the hearts of fans of new age music.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The PromiseJim Brickman | Jim Brickman | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 11 MB |
| 2 | Simple ThingsJim Brickman, Beth Nielsen Chapman | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Catching TwilightJim Brickman | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | Night RainJim Brickman | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| 5 | Another Tuesday Morning | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 6 | Gate 41Jim Brickman | Jim Brickman | Play | 02:57 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 7 | Waiting for YouJim Brickman | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 11 MB |
| 8 | JourneyJim Brickman | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 13 MB |
| 9 | DevotionJim Brickman | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| 10 | One and OnlyJim Brickman, Tracy Silverman | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 11 | SerenadeJim Brickman | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | A Mother's DayTommy Douglas | Jim Brickman | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | It Must Be YouJim Brickman, David Grow | Jim Brickman | Play | 04:32 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 45 mins | 103 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 219 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All-4-One | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Peggy Baldwin | Cello |
| 3 | Jim Brickman | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 4 | Jörgen Carlsson | Bass |
| 5 | John Catchings | Cello |
| 6 | Beth Nielsen Chapman | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 7 | Perry Coleman | Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Janet DeMatteis | Creative Director |
| 9 | Tommy Douglas | Composer, Vocals |
| 10 | Shannon Forrest | Drums |
| 11 | Bruce Gaitsch | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 12 | David Grow | Arranger, Composer, Drum Programming, Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Steve Hall | Mastering |
| 14 | Rebecca Lynn Howard | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | Jay Joyce | Guitar (Electric) |
| 16 | David Leonard | Engineer, Mixing |
| 17 | Caito Marcondes | Percussion |
| 18 | Rod Michaels | Engineer, Mixing |
| 19 | Michael Rhodes | Bass |
| 20 | David Rose | Photography |
| 21 | David Salinas | Drums |
| 22 | Rex Schnelle | Bass, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Brian D. Siewert | Engineer, String Arrangements |
| 24 | Tracy Silverman | Arranger, Composer, Editing, Engineer, Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Viola, Violin, Violin (Electric), Vocals |
| 25 | Kevin Szymanski | Assistant Engineer |
| 26 | Chuck Turner | Digital Editing, Engineer |
| 27 | Bruce Watson | Guitar |
| 28 | Wil Wheaton | Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Chris Willis | Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |