1992 Neil Diamond – The Christmas Album
The Christmas Album is the twentieth studio album by Neil Diamond and his first to feature Christmas music. It features orchestral and choir arrangements by David Campbell. The album reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, No. 50 on the UK album sales chart, and No. 30 on Australian music chart.
In his review music critic Johnny Loftus states, “While Neil Diamond’s The Christmas Album is designed almost exclusively for his adult contemporary constituency, the vocalist still manages to light up most of the obviousness of these standards with his trademark gritty soul and flair for inflection.”
On August 7, 2001, The Christmas Album was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for shipment of two million copies in the United States since its 1992 release. As of November 2014, it is the twenty-fifth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States during the SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 1,910,000 copies according to SoundScan.
Tracks
1 O Come, O Come Emmanuel / We Three Kings Of Orient Are 2:57
2 Silent Night 4:03
3 Little Drummer Boy 3:58
4 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3:26
5 The Christmas Song 3:33
6 Morning Has Broken 3:02
7 Happy Christmas (War Is Over) 4:19
8 White Christmas 3:55
9 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 1:20
10 Jingle Bell Rock 1:51
11 Hark The Herald Angels Sing 2:50
12 Silver Bells 3:06
13 You Make It Feel Like Christmas 3:39
14 O Holy Night 3:28
Biography
Musicians
1 O Come, O Come Emmanuel / We Three Kings Of Orient Are
Guitar | Bob Mann |
Conductor | David Campbell |
2 Silent Night
Piano | Robbie Buchanan |
Conductor | David Campbell |
3 Little Drummer Boy
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums (programming) | Peter Asher |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Acoustic Guitar | Bob Mann |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Percussion | MB Gordy |
Percussion | Mike Fisher |
Conductor | David Campbell |
4 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
Acoustic Guitar | Andrew Gold |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Harmonica | Warren Ham |
Conductor | David Campbell |
5 The Christmas Song
Bass | Bob Magnusson |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Bob Mann |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Sax | Plas Johnson |
Conductor | David Campbell |
6 Morning Has Broken
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Organ | Ladd Thomas |
Conductor | David Campbell |
7 Happy Christmas (War Is Over)
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar (solo) | Louis Gutierrez |
Guitar | Bob Mann |
Piano | Alan Lindgren |
Conductor | David Campbell |
8 White Christmas
Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Piano | Alan Lindgren |
Percussion | Mike Fisher |
Conductor | David Campbell |
Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
Background Vocals | Josef Powell |
Background Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Background Vocals | Oren Waters |
Background Vocals | Raven Kane |
10 Jingle Bell Rock
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Nathaniel Kunkel |
Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
Acoustic Guitar | Andrew Gold |
Percussion | Peter Asher |
Conductor | David Campbell |
Background Vocals | Gene Morford |
Background Vocals | Jerry Whitman |
Background Vocals | Jim Haas |
Background Vocals | Jon Joyce |
11 Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Organ | Ladd Thomas |
12 Silver Bells
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Acoustic Guitar | Bob Mann |
Pedal Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
Piano | Alan Lindgren |
Conductor | David Campbell |
13 You Make It Feel Like Christmas
Bass | Bob Glaub |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Waddy Wachtel |
Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
Conductor | David Campbell |
14 O Holy Night
Piano | Robbie Buchanan |
Other Musicians
Choir (Boys’) – Angel Voices Choir (London) (Tracks 1, 7)
Choir – The Ambrosian Singers (Tracks 2, 7)
Choir – The Lower School Chorus Of Viewpoint School (Track 7)
Choir – The LA Mass Choir (Track 11)
Choir – The Ambrosian Singers (Track 14)
Orchestra – The London Symphony Orchestra (Tracks 1, 2, 7, 10)
Vocals – 139th Street Quartet (Track 9)
Liner Notes
Producer – Peter Asher
Arranged By – David Campbell
Arranged By (Choirs) – David Campbell (Track 7)
Arranged By (Choir) – Frank Lindgren (Track 14)
Arranged By (Doo-Wop Singers) – Alan Lingren, David Campbell (Track 8)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Alan Lindgren (Track 14)
Arranged By (Rhythm Track) – Peter Asher (Track 7)
Concertmaster – Gavyn Wright (Tracks 1, 2, 7, 10, 14)
Conductor (Boys’ Choir) – Robert Prizeman (Track 7)
Conductor (Children’s Choir) – Marcie Parker (Track 7)
Conductor – David Campbell (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14)
Mastered By – George Marino
Mixed By (Assistant) – Brett Swain, Nathaniel Kunkel
Mixed By (Additional Assistant) – Alex Marcou, Chad Blinman, Eric Rudd, Gil Morales, Marnie Riley , Frank Wolf
Directed By – John McCarthy (Tracks 2, 7, 14)
Directed By – Donald Taylor (Track 11)
Recorded By – Frank Wolf
Recorded By (Assistant) – Brett Swain, Nathaniel Kunkel
Recorded By (Additional Assistant) – Alex Marcou, Chad Blinman, Eric Rudd, Gil Morales, Marnie Riley
Art Direction – David Kirschner
Design – Jan Weinberg
Liner Notes – Neil Diamond
Photography – Eugene Adebari
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Conway Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Arch Angel Studios
Recorded At Abbey Road Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At The Complex
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles
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