Английская Википедия:Christmas (Sparrow Records album)
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Christmas is a 1988 compilation Christmas album released by Sparrow Records.[1] It features CCM artists' interpretation of the best-known Christmas songs done in their genres like rock ("Jingle Bell Rock" by Geoff Moore), pop ("O Holy Night" by Steve Camp), R&B ("Silent Night" by BeBe & CeCe Winans) and even mariachi ("Winter Wonderland" by Steve Taylor). Christmas also contains an original composition called "Home for the Holidays" sung by participating artists on this album. American R&B singer Deniece Williams was nominated for a Grammy for Best Gospel Performance, Female for her rendition of "Do You Hear What I Hear" at the 31st Grammy Awards. The album peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Top Inspirational Albums chart.[2]
Track listing
Personnel
Lead vocalists
- BeBe Winans (1, 2, 12)
- CeCe Winans (1, 2)
- Steven Curtis Chapman (2, 11, 12)
- Margaret Becker (2, 7, 12)
- Steve Camp (2, 8)
- Rick Florian (2, 3, 12)
- Gordon Kennedy (2, 12)
- Geoff Moore (2, 10, 12)
- Michael Card (4)
- Deniece Williams (5)
- Steve Taylor (6)
- Tim Miner (9)
Musicians
- Phil Naish – keyboards (1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12), acoustic piano (4)
- Mark Gershmel – keyboards (3)
- Carl Marsh – Fairlight CMI (4)
- Eric Persing – keyboards (5), programming (5)
- Roby Duke – additional keyboards (5)
- Rudy Van Eyken – accordion (6)
- Steve Camp – acoustic piano (8)
- Tim Miner – keyboards (9), drum programming (9), backing vocals (9)
- Geof Barkley – organ (10)
- Tom Hemby – guitars (1, 2, 7, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (8)
- Jerry McPherson – guitars (1, 7, 8)
- Dann Huff – guitars (2, 7, 12)
- Gordon Kennedy – guitars (3, 12)
- Teddy Irwin – guitars (4)
- Marty Walsh – guitars (5)
- George Llanes – guitars (6)
- José Hernández – vihuela (6), trumpet (6)
- Michael Gallagher – guitars (9)
- Dale Oliver – guitars (10)
- Steven Curtis Chapman – guitars (11), guitar solo (11), backing vocals (11)
- David Hungate – bass (1, 7, 8, 12)
- Mike Brignardello – bass (2, 11)
- Tommy Sims – bass (3, 9, 10), keyboards (9), drum programming (9), backing vocals (9)
- Craig Nelson – bass (4)
- Jose Arellano – guitarrón (6), Spanish vocals (6)
- Paul Leim – drums (1, 7, 8, 12), percussion (1, 7), timpani (7)
- Chris McHugh – drums (2, 3, 10, 11)
- Alex MacDougall – additional percussion (5)
- Lynn Nichols – percussion (6)
- Terry McMillan – percussion (10, 11)
- John Catchings – cello (4)
- Cindy Reynolds Wyatt – harp (4)
- Steve Pearlman – violin (6)
- Harry Scorzo – violin (6)
- Steve Tavaglione – saxophone (5)
- Ramone Acevedo – trumpet (6)
- Rick Florian – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10)
- David Mullen – backing vocals (2, 7, 10)
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals (2, 3, 7, 10, 11)
- Billy Smiley – backing vocals (3)
- Lynn Davis – backing vocals (5)
- Phil Perry – backing vocals (5)
- Cindy Cruse – backing vocals (9)
- Rob Johnson – backing vocals (9)
- Don Wallace – backing vocals (9)
- Herb Chapman – backing vocals (11)
Production
- Billy Smiley – producer (1-3, 7, 8, 10-12)
- Norbert Putnam – producer (4)
- Roby Duke – producer (5)
- Brad Westering – producer (5)
- Steve Taylor – producer (6)
- Tim Miner – producer (9)
- Tommy Sims – producer (9)
- Barbara Catanzaro-Hearn – art direction
- Rossi Advertising – design
- Mark Tucker – photography
Technical
- David Schober – basic track recording (1-3, 7, 8, 10-12), mixing (1-3, 6-8, 10-12), overdub engineer (2, 8, 12), vocal engineer (2, 8, 12), recording (6)
- Billy Smiley – mixing (1-3, 7, 8, 10-12)
- Norbert Putnam – recording (4), mixing (4)
- Chris Taylor – recording (5), mixing (5)
- Loyd Harris – recording (9)
- Tim Miner – recording (9), mixing (9)
- Tommy Sims – recording (9), mixing (9)
- Win Kutz – mixing (9)
- Brent King – additional engineer (1, 7, 11)
- Ronnie Brookshire – additional engineer (2)
- Carry Summers – additional engineer (2, 10, 11)
Charts
| Chart (1988–89) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Inspirational Albums (Billboard)[2] | 18 |
Radio singles
| Year | Singles | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCM AC[3] | |||
| 1988–89 | "Home for the Holidays" | 31 | |
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