1994 Various – Joyful Christmas
Joyful Christmas is a Christmas album featuring Lou Rawls, Patti LaBelle, Oleta Adams, Peabo Bryson and more. It was released in 1994 on Columbia.
Tracks
1 Go Tell It On The Mountain (Traditional) 05:03
2 Angels We Have Heard On High (Traditional) 05:14
3 Away In The Manger (Traditional) 04:47
4 O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Traditional) 04:39
5 A Christmas Message (Raina Bundy) 03:46
6 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional) 04:53
7 O Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional) 04:54
8 We Three Kings (Traditional) 05:13
9 What Child Is This (Traditional) 04:58
10 Shining Star (Emmanuel) (Edwin Hawkins) 05:00
11 Joy To The World (Traditional) 05:20
12 Silent Night (Traditional) 05:14
Musicians
1 Go Tell It On The Mountain
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Guitar | Ray Fuller |
| Keyboards | Carl Wheeler |
| Percussion | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Vocals | Commissioned |
2 Angels We Have Heard On High
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Piano | Richard Smallwood |
| Synthesizer | Kevin Bond |
| Percussion | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Vocals | Lou Rawls |
3 Away In The Manger
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Keyboards | Carl Wheeler |
| Keyboards | Kevin Bond |
| Vocals | Patti LaBelle |
4 O Little Town Of Bethlehem
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Guitar | Ray Fuller |
| Synthesizer | Kevin Bond |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
5 A Christmas Message
| Bass | Joel Smith |
| Guitar | Ray Fuller |
| Keyboards | Carl Wheeler |
| Percussion | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Vocals | Kaycee Grogan |
6 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Guitar | Ray Fuller |
| Synthesizer | Kevin Bond |
| Sax | Kirk Whalum |
| Percussion | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Vocals | Anointed |
7 O Come All Ye Faithful
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Keyboards | Carl Wheeler |
| Keyboards | Oleta Adams |
8 We Three Kings
| Bass | John Mark Painter |
| Drums (programming) | Joel Smith |
| Guitar | George Cocchini |
| Organ | Phil Madeira |
| Percussion | Todd Collins |
| Keyboards | Carl Wheeler |
| Vocals | Michael Tait |
| Vocals | Toby Mckeehan |
| Vocals | Kevin M Smith |
9 What Child Is This
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Piano | Richard Smallwood |
| Synthesizer | Kevin Bond |
| Violin | Tiffany Yi Hu |
| Timpani | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Vocals | Puff Johnson |
10 Shining Star (Emmanuel)
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Guitar | Ray Fuller |
| Synthesizer | Kevin Bond |
| Sax | Kirk Whalum |
| Vocals | Nancy Wilson |
11 Joy To The World
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Keyboards | Carl Wheeler |
| Percussion | Harvey Mason Sr |
| Vocals | Eddie DeGarmo |
12 Silent Night
| Bass | Jerry Jordan |
| Drums | Joel Smith |
| Guitar | Ray Fuller |
| Synthesizer | Kevin Bond |
| Vocals | Peabo Bryson |
Other Musicians
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Sax | Brandon Fields |
| Sax | Ernie Fields Jr |
| Sax | Fred Jackson |
| Sax | Kirk Whalum |
| Trombone | George Bohanon |
| Trombone | Maurice Spears |
| Trumpet | George Graham |
| Trumpet | Nolan Smith |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
Choir – Adrienne Kryor, Anthony Reed, Carole Walker, Charlene Johnson, Charlotte Johnson, Cynthia Harvey, Daryl Williams, Karen DeVone, Katrina Watts-McFarland, LaVerna Moore, Lawrence Matthews, Leroy W. Redmond, Lynette Stephens, MaryCatherine Cross, Otis Kemp, Patrick Sturgis, Rona Lomax, Shateria Scroggins, Tina Glen, Valere Warren
Cello – Jian W. Tong, Richard Treat
Viola – John Acevedo, John Scanlon, Kenneth Burway Hoy, Tim Landauer
Violin – Daniela Sindoni, Edith Markman, Endre Granat, Eve Sprecher, Francine Walsh, Joel Derouin, Marc Sazer, Michael Markman, Ovsep Ketendjian, Sid Page, Tiffany Yi Hu, Yein Tang
Liner Notes
Producer – Edwin Hawkins
Co-producer – Kevin McKeenan (Track 8)
Arranged By – Edwin Hawkins (Tracks 5, 9)
Arranged By – Carl Wheeler (Track 5)
Arranged By – Richard Smallwood (Track 9)
Arranged By (Choir, Rhythm) – Edwin Hawkins
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – Sonny Burke (Track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12)
Concertmaster – Tiffany Yi Hu
Engineer (Second) – Brad Catlett (Track 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Roger Sommers (Tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Richard Duarte (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Todd Fairall (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Thom Cadley (Track 10)
Mixed By – David Luke, Mark Endert
Mixed By (Assistant) – Roger Sommers (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Mike Fisher (Track 12)
Recorded By – Mark Endert (Tracks 5, 7, 9, 11, 12)
Recorded By – Randy Poole (Track 6)
Recorded By – Joe Baldridge (Track 8)
Recorded By – Mike Scott (Track 10)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Gus Garces (Track 12)
Art Direction – Mark Burdett
Illustration – John Howard
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mixed At Sony Music Studios, Los Angeles
Mixed At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At Face To Face Studios
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, Los Angeles
Recorded At Kajem/Victory Studios — Kajem West, Gladwyne, PA
Recorded At Fantasy Studios
Recorded At Studio A, Dearborn Heights, MI
Recorded At Deer Valley Studio, Franklin, TN
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Phonographic Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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