1992 Carl Anderson – Fantasy Hotel
Fantasy Hotel is a 1992 studio album by American singer and actor Carl Anderson, released under the jazz label GRP Records.
Tracks
1 I Will Be There (Don Freeman; Jeffrey Osborne) 04:15
2 If Not For Love (David Foster; Linda Thompson) 04:45
3 Once In A Lifetime Love (Graham Lyle; Terry Britten) 04:06
4 Love Will Follow (Kenny Loggins; Tom Snow) 04:53
5 Enough Said (Chauncey Hines; Stafford Floyd) 04:19
6 All I Wanna Do (Ellison Chase; Terry Silverlight) 03:50
7 The Closest Thing To Heaven (Andy Caine; Ken Gold) 04:28
8 Lover’s Mask (Michael Ruff; Henrick Janson) 05:27
9 I’m No Stranger (Gary Taylor) 05:24
10 Wish I Could Stay (Fantasy Hotel) (Michel Colombier; Kathy Wakefield) 03:40
Biography
Musicians
1 I Will Be There
| Bass | Russ Freeman |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Guitar | Russ Freeman |
| Keyboards | Russ Freeman |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Background Vocals | Anjani Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
2 If Not For Love
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Rick Marotta |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Electric Piano | David Foster |
| Piano | Brad Cole |
| Synthesizer | Brad Cole |
| Sax | Dave Boruff |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
3 Once In A Lifetime Love
| Bass | Russ Freeman |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Guitar | Russ Freeman |
| Keyboards | Russ Freeman |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Background Vocals | Anjani Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Kevin Guillaume |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
4 Love Will Follow
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Guitar | Russ Freeman |
| Keyboards | Russ Freeman |
| Keyboards | Mark Portmann |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
5 Enough Said
| Bass | Alphonso Johnson |
| Drums | Tony Morales |
| Guitar | Russ Freeman |
| Keyboards | Mark Portmann |
| Piano | Larry Steelman |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Background Vocals | Anjani Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Kevin Guillaume |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Anderson |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
6 All I Wanna Do
| Bass | Russ Freeman |
| Drums (programming) | Russ Freeman |
| Guitar | Russ Freeman |
| Keyboards | Russ Freeman |
| Cymbal | Tony Morales |
| Hi-hat | Tony Morales |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
7 The Closest Thing To Heaven
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Sax | Steve Tavaglione |
| All Other Instruments | Brad Cole |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Background Vocals | Anjani Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Kevin Guillaume |
| Background Vocals | Julie Delgado |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
8 Lover’s Mask
| All Instruments | Brad Cole |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Background Vocals | Anjani Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Kevin Guillaume |
| Background Vocals | Julie Delgado |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
9 I’m No stranger
| All Instruments | Brad Cole |
| Background Vocals | Leslie Smith |
| Background Vocals | Anjani Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Kevin Guillaume |
| Background Vocals | Julie Delgado |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
10 Wish I Could Stay (Fantasy Hotel)
| All Instruments | Brad Cole |
| Vocals | Carl Anderson |
Liner Notes
Producer – Russ Freeman (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Producer – Andre Fischer (Tracks 2, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Carl Anderson (Track 10)
Producer (Associate) – Jeffrey Woodruff (Tracks 2, 7, 8, 9)
Producer (Executive) – Dave Grusin, Larry Rosen
Producer (Executive Assistant) – Carl Griffin
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 2)
Arranged By – Russ Freeman (Track 6)
Arranged By – Brad Cole (Tracks 7, 8, 9, 10)
Arranged By – Andre Fischer (Tracks 7, 8, 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ken Deranteriasian, Michael Annas Allaf, Randy Long (Tracks 2, 7, 8, 9)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Brant Biles, Robert Margouleff, Russ Freeman (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Mixed By – Jeffrey Woodruff (Tracks 2, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Russ Freeman (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Recorded By – Jeffrey Woodruff (Tracks 2, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Recorded By (Additional) – Brant Biles, Robert Margouleff (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Design – Carl Anderson, Lorenzo Wilkins
Photography – Carol Weinberg, Bernard G Jacobs
Mastered At Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mixed At Pacifique Studios
Mixed At Alpha Studios, Burbank
Recorded At Pacifique Studios
Recorded At Alpha Studios, Burbank
Recorded At Underwear Studios
Phonographic Copyright GRP Records Inc
Copyright GRP Records Inc

JazzFan92
August 5, 2026 @ 09:16
This is a great find! I remember hearing ‘If Not For Love’ on the radio back in the day.