1996 Michael Bolton – This Is The Time – The Christmas Album
This Is the Time: The Christmas Album is an album by Michael Bolton, released on October 1, 1996. Bolton’s first Christmas release, it contains two new songs: “This Is the Time” (performed with Wynonna Judd), and “Love Is the Power”, while the others were covers of traditional Christmas songs. “Ave Maria” was performed with Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo. “White Christmas” was a single off the album Timeless: The Classics, but was also included on this album. The CD was an “enhanced” CD containing additional material viewable on a computer, including a video of “White Christmas”, a discography, and a preview of a Bolton CD-ROM which was never released.
The album was released during Christmas time, narrowly missing the top 10 hitting #11. In United States the album was certified platinum.
Tracks
1 Silent Night (Traditional) 04:04
2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (Fred Coots; Haven Gillespie) 04:06
3 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 04:00
4 Joy To The World (Traditional) 04:05
5 Ave Maria (Franz Schubert; Traditional) 04:41
6 The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé; Robert Wells) 04:09
7 O Holy Night (Traditional) 04:51
8 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 03:42
9 This Is The Time (Michael Bolton; Gary Burr) 04:06
10 Love Is The Power (Diane Warren; Michael Bolton; Walter Afanasieff) 05:34
Biography
Musicians
1 Silent Night
Bass (synthesizer) | Dan Shea |
Drums (programming) | Dan Shea |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Acoustic Guitar | Walter Afanasieff |
Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
Keyboards | Dan Shea |
Synclavier | Walter Afanasieff |
Programming | Walter Afanasieff |
Programming | Dan Shea |
Programming | Michael McKnight |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
2 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Bass | Dan Shea |
Bass | Walter Afanasieff |
Drums (programming) | Dan Shea |
Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Dan Shea |
Piano | Dan Shea |
Programming | Dan Shea |
Sax | Marc Russo |
Sax | Dan Higgins |
Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
Trumpet | Gary Grant |
Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
Background Vocals | Conesha Owens |
Background Vocals | Jeanie Tracy |
Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
Background Vocals | Sandy Griffith |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
3 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Bass | Chuck Domanico |
Drums | Sol Gubin |
Guitar | John Chiodini |
Piano | Mike Lang |
Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
Clarinet | Bob Efford |
Clarinet | Gene Cipriano |
Clarinet | Sam Karam |
Flute | Fred Selden |
Flute | Jim Walker |
Flute | Valarie King |
French Horn | Brad Warnaar |
French Horn | David Duke |
French Horn | Mark Taylor |
French Horn | William Lane |
Vibraphone | Larry Bunker |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
4 Joy To The World
Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Hammond Organ | Walter Afanasieff |
Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
Programming | Walter Afanasieff |
Programming | Dan Shea |
Programming | Michael McKnight |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
5 Ave Maria
Vocals | Placido Domingo |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
6 The Christmas Song
Bass | Chuck Domanico |
Drums | Sol Gubin |
Guitar | John Chiodini |
Piano | Mike Lang |
Synthesizer | Ian Underwood |
Clarinet | Bob Efford |
Clarinet | Gene Cipriano |
Clarinet | Sam Karam |
Flute | Fred Selden |
Flute | Jim Walker |
Flute | Valarie King |
French Horn | Brad Warnaar |
French Horn | David Duke |
French Horn | Mark Taylor |
French Horn | William Lane |
Vibraphone | Larry Bunker |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
7 O Holy Night
Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Keyboards | Walter Afanasieff |
Hammond Organ | Walter Afanasieff |
Programming | Dan Shea |
Programming | Michael McKnight |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
8 White Christmas
Electric Piano | Randy Kerber |
Piano | Ian Underwood |
French Horn | Calvin Smith |
French Horn | Jeff DeRosa |
French Horn | Jim Atkinson |
French Horn | Richard Todd |
Woodwinds | Dan Higgins |
Woodwinds | Don Ashworth |
Woodwinds | Gary Foster |
Woodwinds | Jack Nimitz |
Woodwinds | Joel Peskin |
Woodwinds | Jon Clarke |
Woodwinds | Marty Krystall |
Percussion | Larry Bunker |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
9 This Is The Time
Bass | Byron House |
Drums (programming) | Keith Thomas |
Drums (programming) | Mark Hammond |
Guitar | Jerry McPherson |
Guitar | Keith Thomas |
Hammond Organ | Phil Madeira |
Piano | Keith Thomas |
Programming | Keith Thomas |
Violin | Sam Bush |
Background Vocals | Ada Dyer |
Background Vocals | Audrey Wheeler |
Background Vocals | Chris Rodriguez |
Vocals | Wynonna Judd |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
10 Love Is The Power
Bass (synthesizer) | Walter Afanasieff |
Drums (programming) | Dan Shea |
Drums (programming) | Walter Afanasieff |
Guitar | Dann Huff |
Guitar | Mike Landau |
Acoustic Guitar | Dann Huff |
Acoustic Guitar | Dean Parks |
Programming | Dan Shea |
Programming | Walter Afanasieff |
Vocals | Michael Bolton |
Other Musicians
Choir – Anna Lisa Patterson, Brenda Roy, Claytoven Richardson, Cynthia Green, Darlene Coleman, Derick Hughes, Jeanie Tracy, Kitty Beethoven, Nicolas Bearde, Sandy Griffith, Terrance Kelly, Tina Gibson (Tracks 4, 7)
Arco Bass – Arni Egilsson, Christian Kollgaard, Dave Stone, Peter Doubrovsky (Tracks 3, 6)
Bass – Buell Neidlinger, Chuck Domanico, Edward Meares, Margaret Storer (Track 8)
Cello – Anne Karam, Daniel Rothmuller, Ernie Ehrhardt, Miguel Martinez, Ray Kelley, Robert L Adcock (Tracks 3, 6)
Harp – Amy Shulman (Tracks 3, 6)
Harp – Gayle Levant (Track 8)
Viola – Harry Shirinian, Herschel Wise, Jerry Epstein, Jimbo Ross, Laura Kuennen-Poper, Michael Ramos, Peter Hatch, Rollice Dale (Tracks 3, 6)
Viola – Carole Mukogawa, Cynthia Morrow, Donald McInnes, Harry Shirinian, Kazi Pitelka, Linn Subotnick, Ray Tischer, Roland Kato (Track 8)
Violin – Assa Drori, Bob Sanov, Brian Leonard, Donald Palmer, Elizabeth Wilson, Eve Sprecher, Gerald Vinci, Irma Neumann, Isabelle Daskoff, Israel Baker, Marc Sazer, Mark Baranov, Mark Cargill, Shari Zippert, Yoko Matsuda, Yvette Devereaux (Tracks 3, 6)
Violin – Armen Garabedian, Assa Drori, Berj Garabedian, Betty Moor, Claudia Parducci, Dixie Blackstone, Donald Palmer, Dorothy Wade, Gerald Vinci, Gwenn Heller, Haim Shtrum, Harris Goldman, Henry Ferber, Irma Neumann, Isabelle Daskoff, Lisa Johnson, Mari Botnick, Michael Ferril, Michael Markman, Norma Leonard, Reginald Hill, Robert Sushel, Ronald Folsom, Russ Cantor (Track 8)
Strings – The Nashville String Machine (Track 9)
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael Bolton (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Producer – Walter Afanasieff (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10)
Producer – Johnny Mandel (Tracks 3, 6)
Producer – Grace Row (Track 5)
Producer – Keith Thomas (Track 9)
Arranged By – Michael Bolton (Tracks 4, 7, 8, 10)
Arranged By – Mariah Carey (Tracks 4, 7)
Arranged By – Walter Afanasieff (Tracks 4, 10)
Arranged By – David Foster (Track 8)
Arranged By – Keith Thomas (Track 9)
Arranged By (Choir) – Walter Afanasieff (Track 4)
Arranged By (Horns) – Jerry Hey, Walter Afanasieff (Track 2)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Johnny Mandel (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – Keith Thomas, Ronn Huff (Track 9)
Conductor – Johnny Mandel (Tracks 3, 6)
Conductor – Ronn Huff (Track 9)
Contractor – Jules Chaikin (Tracks 3, 6)
Contractor – Debbi Datz Pile, Patti Zimmitti (Track 8)
Contractor – Carl Gorodetzky (Track 9)
Coordinator – Barbara Stout (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10)
Coordinator – Shaun Shankel (Track 9)
Engineer – Dana Jon Chappelle, David Gleeson (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10)
Engineer – John Richards (Tracks 3, 6)
Engineer – Al Schmitt (Track 8)
Engineer (Vocals) – Jan Fairchild (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10)
Engineer (Vocals) – David Reitzas (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Engineer (Vocals) – Dana Jon Chappelle (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10)
Engineer (Vocals) – Ellen Fitton, Tim Wood (Track 5)
Engineer (Vocals Additional) – Dave Reitzas (Tracks 3, 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Steve Milo (Tracks 3, 6, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Kenny Ochoa (Track 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeff Griffin, Steve Kinsey (Tracks 4, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Dann Thompson (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Dave Hancock (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Carry Summers, Greg Parker, Shawn McLean (Track 9)
Mastered By – Tom Ruff, Vlado Meller
Mixed By – Dana Jon Chappelle (Tracks 1, 2, 7, 10)
Mixed By – David Reitzas (Track 3)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 4, 5)
Mixed By – John Richards (Track 6)
Mixed By – Al Schmitt (Track 8)
Mixed By – Bill Whittington (Track 9)
Recorded By – Bill Whittington (Track 9)
Art Direction – Christopher Austopchuk
Photography – Timothy White
Mastered At Sony Music Studios, NYC
Mixed At WallyWorld Studios
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Mixed At The Enterprise
Mixed At Barking Doctor Recording
Mixed At Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At The Bennett House
Recorded At WallyWorld Studios
Recorded At Passion Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At Studio 33
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At The Bennett House
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