1984 Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – Once Upon A Christmas

Once Upon a Christmas is a collaborative studio album by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. It was released on October 29, 1984, by RCA Nashville. The album was produced by Rogers with David Foster. It was Rogers’ second Christmas album, following 1981’s Christmas, and Parton’s first. The album’s release was accompanied by a CBS television special, Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to Remember. The album was certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA in 1989.

Tracks

1  I Believe In Santa Claus (Dolly Parton) 03:30
2  Medley: Winter Wonderland – Sleigh Ride (Dick Smith; Felix Bernard; Mitchell Parish; Leroy Anderson) 03:43
3  Christmas Without You (Dolly Parton; Steve Goldstein) 03:53
4  The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 03:20
5  A Christmas To Remember (Dolly Parton) 03:40
6  With Bells On (Dolly Parton) 02:42
7  Silent Night (Franz Gruber; Joseph Mohr) 03:17
8  The Greatest Gift Of All (John Jarvis) 03:45
9  White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 03:05
10  Once Upon A Christmas (Dolly Parton) 04:21

Musicians

BassDennis Belfield
BassJoe Chemay
BassNeil Stubenhaus
DrumsEd Greene
DrumsJR Robinson
DrumsPaul Leim
GuitarBilly Joe Walker Jr
GuitarFred Tackett
GuitarJohn Goux
GuitarKin Vassy
GuitarMike Landau
GuitarPaul Jackson Jr
KeyboardsJim Cox
KeyboardsJohn Hobbs
KeyboardsRandy Waldman
KeyboardsErich Bulling
KeyboardsDavid Foster
ProgrammingErich Bulling
PercussionPaul Leim
PercussionVictor Feldman
VocalsKenny Rogers
VocalsDolly Parton

Liner Notes

Producer – Kenny Rogers, David Foster
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 4, 7, 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – David Foster (Track 7)
Creative Director – Diana Thomas
Engineer – Tommy Vicari, Humberto Gatica
Engineer (Additional) – Bob Pickering, David Leonard, John Richards, Larry Ferguson, Laura Livingston, Stephen Schmitt, Stephen Shelton, Stuart Furusho, Terry Christian, Tom Fouce
Mastered By – Wally Traugott
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica

Photography – Gene Trindl, Reid Miles

Mastered At Capitol Mastering
Mixed At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Lion Share Recording Studios
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Recorded At Evergreen Studios
Recorded At CECCA Sound
Recorded At Lighthouse Recorders
Phonographic Copyright RCA Records