title: First Wish
text: # First Wish
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Allmusic | |
  
  First Wish is the first album by the trumpet player Chris Botti. It was released by Verve Forecast Records on February 28, 1995.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All music is composed by Chris Botti, except where noted.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Chris Botti – trumpet and keyboards (1–10), programming (1, 2, 3, 5, 6), tambourine (9), acoustic piano (10)
  * Paul Joseph Moore – keyboards (1–10), acoustic piano (1), Omnichord (8)
  * Andy Snitzer – Rhodes (1), programming (1, 5, 6)
  * Mitchell Froom – Wurlitzer electric piano (5), organ (8)
  * Kevin Killen – Omnichord (8)
  * Larry Saltzman – guitars (1, 5, 7)
  * Shane Fontayne – guitars (2, 6)
  * Paul Livant – guitars (3)
  * Marc Shulman – guitars (3, 4, 8, 9)
  * Dominic Kanza – guitars (5)
  * Pino Palladino – bass (1, 2, 4–9)
  * Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 3, 5, 7, 8)
  * Jerry Marotta – drums (2, 4, 6, 9)
  * Joe Bonadio – percussion (2, 3, 4, 7)
  * Cyro Baptista – surdo and shaker (8)
  * Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (5)
  * Sandra Park – violin (6)
  * Rebecca Young – violin (6)
  * Morris Goldberg – African flutes (7)
  * Edie Brickell – vocals (4)
  
  ### Production
  
  * Chris Botti – producer
  * Kevin Killen – producer, engineer, mixing
  * Andy Snitzer – co-producer (1, 3, 5)
  * Guy Eckstine – executive producer
  * Andrew Page – additional recording
  * Marc Silag – production coordinator
  * David Lau – art direction
  * Sheryl Lutz-Brown – art direction
  * Étsuko Iseki – design
  * Gary St. Clair – design
  * Brad Hitz – photography
  
  ## Charts
  
  Album :
  
  | Year | Chart | Position |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1995 | Top Contemporary Jazz Albums | 18 |
  