Aaron Neville’s Soulful Christmas

~ Release by Aaron Neville (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: A&M - Catalog #: 540127

Annotation last modified on 2006-08-22 01:23 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Please Come Home for Christmas
cover recording of:
Please Come Home for Christmas
writer:
Charles Brown (blues musician) and Gene Redd (senior; vibraphonist & trumpeter, bandleader and A&R man)
publisher:
BMG Platinum Songs US, Lark Music Inc., C. Mose Music (in 1960), Fort Knox Music Inc. (in 1960) and Trio Music Company (in 1960)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
52:53
2O Holy Night
cover recording of:
O Holy Night
lyricist:
John Sullivan Dwight (in 1855)
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
arrangement of:
O holy night (arr. John Ebenezer West)
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
4:44
3The Christmas Song
bass:
Jim Hughart
drums (drum set):
John Guerin
guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
saxophone [sax]:
Plas Johnson
vocals:
Aaron Neville
conductor:
Mort Lindsey
strings arranger:
Mort Lindsey
cover recording of:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
lyricist:
Robert Wells (songwriter) (in 1945-07) and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
composer:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”) (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd., Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Ltd., Warner Chappell Music (holding behind all publishing activities of Warner Music Group, 2019–), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) (from 1946 to present)
4:21
4Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
cover recording of:
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1945-07)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1945-07)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Chappell/Morris Ltd., Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Imagen Music, J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Producers Music Publishing Co., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:22
5White Christmas
cover recording of:
White Christmas
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Berlin Music Corp., Williamson Music Company and Irving Berlin Music Company (from 1940 to present)
sub-publisher:
EMI Allans Music Australia Pty Ltd, Irving Berlin Music Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd. (Australian subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司, 1995–2019), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 winner)
4:49
6Such a Night
cover recording of:
Such a Night
lyricist and composer:
Lincoln Chase (songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Elvis Presley Music, Embassy Music Corporation and Raleigh Music, Inc.
3:24
7O Little Town of Bethlehem
cover recording of:
O Little Town of Bethlehem (traditional carol with the tune “St. Louis”, as commonly sung in the U.S.)
lyricist:
Phillips Brooks (in 1868)
composer:
Lewis Henry Redner (in 1868)
is based on:
St. Louis (hymn tune)
3:57
8Silent Night
cover recording of:
Silent Night (Christmas carol, English translation)
lyricist:
Josef Mohr (composer/author) (in 1816)
composer:
Franz Xaver Gruber (composer/author) (in 1818)
translator:
John Freeman Young (in 1859)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 27088)
translated version of:
Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht
4:07
9Louisiana Christmas Day
recording of:
Louisiana Christmas Day
lyricist and composer:
James Cox (“Louisiana Christmas Day”)
43:40
10The Star Carol
cover recording of:
The Star Carol
lyricist:
Wihla Hutson
composer:
Alfred S. Burt (composer of Christmas carols)
2:13
11The Bells of St. Mary’s
recording of:
The Bells of St. Mary’s
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1917)
composer:
A. Emmett Adams (composer) (in 1917)
2:44

Credits

Release

mixer:Bill Schnee
additional engineer:Bob Loftus
engineer:Gabe Veltri
executive producer:David Anderle
producer:Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
horn arranger:Lee Thornburg
mastering:Doug Sax
bass:Jim Hughart
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
Freddie Washington (US session bassist)
bell:M.B. Gordy
bell, percussion and vibraphone:Steve Forman (US percussionist)
guitar:Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
Bob Mann (US session guitarist)
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
Hammond organ, keyboard and organ:Jim Cox (US keyboard player, composer)
harp:Amy Schulman
horn:Dennis Farias
Lee Thornburg
horn and saxophone:Vince Denham
Lon Price
Tom Timko
membranophone:Keith Frazier (Bass Drum)
Ed Greene (drummer)
John Guerin
Ajay Mallery
saxophone:Plas Johnson
woodwind:Jon Clarke
conductor:Frank Capp
Mort Lindsey
background vocals:Vince Denham
Kevin Dorsey
Jim Gilstrap
Dorian Holley
Rick Nelson (rock n roll artist; "Ricky Nelson" until 1961)
Darryl Phinnessee
lead vocals:Aaron Neville
vocals:Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets)
Joey Diggs
Gary Falcone
Jackie Gouche
Brett Hudson
Mark Hudson (US songwriter/record producer)
Raven Kane
Lynne Mabrey
Josef Powell
Andrea Robinson
Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist)
Carmen Twillie
Gabe Veltri
arranger:Mort Lindsey
Steve Lindsey (US producer and songwriter)
Aaron Neville
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3429334 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002G1V [info]