1993 Carnie & Wendy Wilson – Hey Santa!
Hey Santa! is a Christmas album recorded by Carnie & Wendy Wilson. It was released in October 1993, and entered the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart on Christmas Day, 1993. The album was the first album recorded by the Wilson sisters after the group Wilson Phillips went on hiatus.
The album was not a commercial success, peaking at #116 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, and reaching #25 on the Top Holiday Albums chart. The track listing for the album consists of eleven Christmas standards, plus the original title track, “Hey Santa!”, written by the Wilson sisters and Jack Kugell.
The title track is about a man returning home to his love on Christmas, after his love wished that Santa would “bring her baby home tonight.” SBK Records released one single to radio and retail. “Hey Santa!”, backed with their cover version of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”, was issued on cassette single and on a green vinyl 45 rpm, , and reached #22 on the Billboard Top Adult Contemporary chart. It also reached #1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart, often shown as #101 on the Hot 100 in Billboard reference books. Despite being a commercial failure, the single still receives recurrent airplay during the Christmas holiday season. Carl Wilson, Carnie and Wendy’s uncle and a Beach Boys founding member, features prominently in the backing vocal.
Tracks
1 Hey Santa! (Carnie Wilson; Jack Kugell; Wendy Wilson) 04:37
2 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (Jule Styne; Sammy Cahn) 03:35
3 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer (Johnny Marks) 02:53
4 Winter Wonderland (Dick Smith; Felix Bernard) 03:45
5 The Little Drummer Boy (Harry Simeone; Henry Onorati; Katherine Davis) 04:17
6 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin; Ralph Blane) 04:34
7 Jingle Bell Rock (Jim Boothe; Joe Beal) 02:16
8 Silver Bells (Jay Livingston; Ray Evans) 04:37
9 Christmas Medley: We Three Kings Of Orient Are/Silent Night/The First Noel (Traditional) 06:44
10 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Tommie Connor) 01:10
Musicians
1 Hey Santa!
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Josh Sklair |
| Guitar | Carl Bartoles |
| Keyboards | Greg Phillinganes |
| Keyboards | Jack Kugell |
| Piano | Greg Phillinganes |
| Sax | Dan Higgins |
| Percussion | Nathaniel Kunkel |
| Background Vocals | Carl Wilson |
| Background Vocals | Joanna Harwood |
| Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
| Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
2 Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Tommy Girvin |
| Keyboards | Paul Mirkovich |
| Piano | Paul Mirkovich |
| Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
| Background Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
| Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
3 Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
| Bass | Jimmy Johnson |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Brett Garsed |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Paul Mirkovich |
| Background Vocals | Diane Rovell |
| Background Vocals | Ginger Blake |
| Background Vocals | Marilyn Wilson |
| Background Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
| Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
4 Winter Wonderland
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Background Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
| Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
5 The Little Drummer Boy
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Mike Baird |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Tommy Girvin |
| Keyboards | Paul Mirkovich |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
| Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
6 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
| Drums | John Guerin |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Randy Waldman |
| Background Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
| Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
7 Jingle Bell Rock
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Background Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
| Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
8 Silver Bells
| Drums | Russ Kunkel |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Background Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
| Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
9 Christmas Medley: We Three Kings Of Orient Are/Silent Night/The First Noel
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
| Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
10 I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
| Piano | Brian Wilson |
| Background Vocals | The Beach Boys |
| Vocals | Adam Jardine |
| Vocals | Christian Love |
| Vocals | Hailey Love |
| Vocals | Jonah Wilson |
| Vocals | Justyn Wilson |
| Vocals | Matt Jardine |
| Vocals | Carnie Wilson |
| Vocals | Wendy Wilson |
Other Musicians
Bass – Buell Neidlinger, Edward Meares, Margaret Storer (Tracks 6, 9)
Bass – Chuck Domanico (Track 6)
Cello – Daniel Smith, David Shamban, Dennis Karmazyn, Larry Corbett, Ray Kelley, Ron Leonard, Suzie Katayama (Tracks 6, 9)
Harp – Gayle Levant (Tracks 6, 9)
Viola – Evan Wilson, Jimbo Ross, Kenneth Burward-Hoy, Margot MacLaine, Marilyn Baker, Samuel Boghossian (Tracks 6, 9)
Violin – Donald Palmer, Elizabeth Wilson, Gordon Marron, Haim Shtrum, Henry Ferber, Israel Baker, Joel Derouin, Juliann French, Kwihee Shamban, Mari Tsumura, Miran Kojian, Miwako Watanabe, Ron Clark, Ronald Folsom, Shari Zippert, Assa Drori (Tracks 6, 9)
Choir – Ascension Lutheran Singers (Track 1)
Liner Notes
Producer – Jack Kugell (Tracks 1, 3, 6)
Producer – Marc Tanner (Tracks 2, 5)
Producer – Robbie Buchanan (Tracks 4, 7, 8, 9)
Producer – Alan Jardine (Track 10)
Co-producer – Carnie Wilson (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Producer (Executive) – Jay Landers
Arranged By – Marc Tanner (Tracks 2, 5)
Arranged By – Jack Kugell (Tracks 3, 6)
Arranged By – Robbie Buchanan (Tracks 4, 7, 8, 9)
Arranged By – Carnie Wilson, Jeremy Lubbock, Wendy Wilson (Track 9)
Arranged By (Choir) – David Campbell (Track 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 6, 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson
Concertmaster – Assa Drori (Tracks 6, 9)
Conductor – Jeremy Lubbock (Tracks 6, 9)
Conductor – David Campbell (Track 9)
Contractor (Strings) – Jules Chaikin (Track 6)
Coordinator – Patty Nichols (Tracks 1, 5, 6)
Coordinator – Ivy Skoff (Tracks 1, 4, 7, 8)
Coordinator – Brett Perry (Tracks 4, 7, 8)
Engineer – Mark Green (Tracks 2, 5)
Engineer – Nathaniel Kunkel (Track 3)
Engineer – Allan Sides, Tom Biener (Track 6)
Engineer (Additional) – Frank Wolf, Jeremy Smith (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jeff Graham, Mitch Zelezny, Tom Biener (Tracks 4, 7, 8)
Engineer (Second) – Gil Morales (Tracks 1, 3)
Engineer (Second) – Alex Rodriguez, Chad Blinman, Gil Marales (Track 1)
Engineer (Second) – Tom Biener (Tracks 2, 3, 5)
Engineer (Second) – John Jackson, Scott Ralston (Tracks 2, 5)
Engineer (Second) – John Fundingsland (Track 5)
Engineer (Second) – Jeff Graham, Richard Landers (Track 6)
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 1, 3, 6)
Mixed By – Bill Drescher (Tracks 2, 5)
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 4, 7, 8, 9)
Mixed By (Assistant) – John Hendrickson (Tracks 4, 9)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Rail Rogut (Tracks 7, 8)
Recorded By – Nathaniel Kunkel (Track 1)
Recorded By – Bill Drescher (Tracks 2, 5)
Recorded By – Frank Wolf (Tracks 4, 8, 9)
Recorded By – Jeremy Smith, Paul McKenna (Tracks 4, 8)
Recorded By – Tom Biener (Track 4)
Recorded By – George Massenburg (Track 7)
Recorded By (Drums) – George Massenburg (Tracks 4, 8)
Recorded By (Additional) – Frank Wolf, Jeremy Smith (Track 9)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Kevin Scott (Tracks 4, 7, 8)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Jeff Shannon, Richard Landers (Track 9)
Art Direction – Henry Marquez
Photography – Deborah Feingold, Robert Tran
Engineered At Devonshire Studios
Engineered At Studio Ultimo
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Bill Schnee Studios
Mixed At Can-Am Recorders
Mixed At Conway Studios
Mixed At Devonshire Studios
Mixed At Record One, Los Angeles
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At Devonshire Studios
Recorded At MIU Institute
Recorded At O’Henry Sound Studios
Recorded At Studio Ultimo
Recorded At The Complex
Recorded At The Site
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Recorded At Winsonic Studios
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