2005 Anita Baker – Christmas Fantasy
Christmas Fantasy is the seventh and final studio album by American R&B singer Anita Baker. It is Baker’s first (and only) Christmas album, and was released on October 4, 2005 by Blue Note Records. The album peaked at number 120 on the Billboard 200, and number 31 on the R&B chart. For the album, Baker performed several classic Christmas songs such as: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, “O Come All Ye Faithful”, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”, and “Christmas Time is Here” (which received a Grammy nomination). “Frosty’s Rag” is a re-imagined version of “Frosty the Snowman”, and also featured is Baker’s rendition of the Broadway Holiday song “My Favorite Things”.
The album also includes three original compositions by Baker: “Moonlight Sleighride”, “Family of Man” and “Christmas Fantasy”.
Tracks
1 Frosty’s Rag (Frosty The Snowman) (Jack Rollins; Steve Nelson) 03:46
2 Christmas Time Is Here (Lee Mendelson; Vince Guaraldi) 04:38
3 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Buck Ram; Kim Gannon; Walter Kent) 05:24
4 Christmas Fantasy (Anita Baker; Barry Eastmond) 04:34
5 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional) 04:53
6 Moonlight Sleighride (Anita Baker; Barry Eastmond) 06:15
7 O Come, All Ye Faithful (Traditional) 05:39
8 Family Of Man (Anita Baker; Barry Eastmond; Carlos Ricketts; Tiffany Palmer) 04:49
9 My Favorite Things (Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II) 05:02
Biography
Musicians
1 Frosty’s Rag (Frosty The Snowman)
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Piano | George Duke |
| Clarinet | Gene Lobianco |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
2 Christmas Time Is Here
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Fender Rhodes | Barry Eastmond |
| Piano | Joe Sample |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
3 I’ll Be Home For Christmas
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Keyboards | Barry Eastmond |
| Piano | George Duke |
| Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
4 Christmas Fantasy
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Keyboards | Barry Eastmond |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
5 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
| Acoustic Bass | Reggie Hamilton |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Phil Upchurch |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Piano | Barry Eastmond |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
6 Moonlight Sleighride
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Fender Rhodes | Barry Eastmond |
| Piano | Joe Sample |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
7 O Come, All Ye Faithful
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | Marcus Baylor |
| Keyboards | Barry Eastmond |
| Piano | Russell Ferrante |
| Percussion | Rafael Padilla |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
8 Family Of Man
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Keyboards | Barry Eastmond |
| Piano | Joe Sample |
| Background Vocals | Carlos Ricketts |
| Background Vocals | Sharon Bryant |
| Background Vocals | Tiffany Palmer |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
9 My Favorite Things
| Acoustic Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Ricky Lawson |
| Guitar | Larry Carlton |
| Fender Rhodes | Barry Eastmond |
| Piano | Joe Sample |
| Vocals | Anita Baker |
Liner Notes
Producer – Anita Baker, Barry Eastmond
Producer (Executive) – Anita Baker
Engineer – Al Schmitt, Barry Eastmond, Bill Smith
Engineer (Assistant) – Jason Wormer, Steve Genewick
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Robert Hadley
Mixed By – Al Schmitt (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Mixed By – Michael O’Reilly (Tracks 8, 9)
Art Direction, Design – Gordon H Jee
Photography – Adrian Buckmaster
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Capitol Studios
Mixed At Avatar Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios
Recorded At East Bay Studios
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Phonographic Copyright Anita Baker
Copyright Anita Baker