| Product Summary | | Label: Sony Music Entertainment | | UPC: 00074646967423 | | Release Date: 10/20/1998 | | Buy.com Sku: 201982594 | | Item#: M2MY77 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. This Time Of Year - Kenny Lattimore ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Christmas Without You - Xscape ~ Various Artists | | | 3. In Love At Christmas - K-Ci & JoJo ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Little Drummer Girl - Alicia Keys ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Someday At Christmas - Voices Of Soul ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Someday At Christmas - Voices Of Soul ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Christmas Only Once A Year - Chaka Khan ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Christmas Lullabye, A - Faith Evans ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Because Of His Love - Brian McKnight ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Christmas Song, The - Tamia ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Christmas Without My Girl - Gerald Levert ~ Various Artists | | | 11. Not Really Christmas - Trina Broussard ~ Various Artists | | | 12. My Younger Days - Trey Lorenz ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Every Day Should Be Christmas - NeeNa Lee ~ Various Artists | | | 14. This Christmas - Jagged Edge ~ Various Artists | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Producers include: Jermaine Dupri, Brian McKnight, Gerald Levert, Edwin | | "Tony" Nicholas, Rodney Jerkins. | | Engineers include: David Nottingham, Chris Wood, Milton Chan. | | Personnel: Joel "JoJo" Hailey, K-Ci & JoJo, Usher, Xscape, Brandon Casey, Brian Casey, Brian McKnight (vocals); Paul Jackson, Jr. , Randy Bowland (guitar); Craig Love (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Egot Szwee, Emma Kummrow (violin); Davis A. Barnett (viola); Larry Gold (cello); George Fontenette (trumpet); Gerald LeVert (keyboards, drums, keyboard programming, background vocals); Edwin Nicholas (keyboards, drums, keyboard programming); Tim Thomas (keyboards, drum programming, background vocals); James Poyser (keyboards); Howard McCrary (synthesizer); Gordon Campbell, John Roberts, John Roberts (drums); Phil "Wif Skill" Nowlan (percussion); Tim Shider (keyboard programming, drum programming); Anthony Nance, Rodney Jerkins (drum programming); Jagged Edge, Trina Broussard (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Chris Wood ; Dave Pensado; Commissioner Gordon; Dexter Simmons; Paul Thompson ; Kevin Parker; Gordon Williams; Jermaine Dupri; Jon Smeltz; Alvin Speights; Paul Thompson ; Phil Tan; Rodney Jerkins. | | Recording information: Backroom Studios, Glendale, CA; Encore Studios, Burbank, CA; Silent Sound Studios, Atlanta, GA; Sony Studios, L.A., CA. | | Photographer: Sheila Turner. | | Unknown Contributor Roles: Destiny's Child; Kimberly Scott; Carl Breeding; Alicia Keys; Trina & Tamara; Blaque; Cassie. | | Arrangers: Edwin Nicholas; Gerald LeVert; Jeremy Lubbock; Scott Frankfurt; Larry Gold. | | Producer Jermaine Dupri focuses his distinctive urban groove on the music of the holidays for 12 Soulful Nights of Christmas, a lively if erratic 14-track collection featuring performances by Brian McKnight ("Because of His Love"), Kenny Lattimore ("This Time of Year"), Xscape ("Christmas Without You"), and K-Ci & Jo-Jo ("In Love at Christmas"). ~ Marvin Jolly |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/01/2003 | | Original Release Date : 1998 | | Catalog ID : 69674 | | Label : So So Def Recordings | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00074646967423 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (12/6/96, p.64)
- "...this holiday album features songs by a wide range of soul artists...all of whom bring an earthy intensity to the season. It sounds like Christmas--only with smooth, subtly sexy grooves." - Rating: A |
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