1991 Stephanie Mills – Christmas
Christmas is a studio album by American recording artist Stephanie Mills, released in October 1991 on MCA Records. The album is a Christmas album, the first by Mills that showcases her soulful renditions of classic Christmas carols such as “White Christmas”, “Silent Night”, “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer”, and soul singer Donny Hathaway’s, “This Christmas”.
Tracks
1 This Christmas (Donny Hathaway; Nadine McKinnor) 04:52
2 It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas (Without You) (Michael Price; Richard Scher) 04:13
3 We Can Move Mountains (Marybeth Derry; Randy Kerber) 04:21
4 Merry Christmas (Narada Michael Walden; Stephanie Mills) 04:01
5 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Bobby Byrd; Cheryl James; James Brown; Kenny Marks; Ron Lenhoff) 04:35
6 Silent Night (Traditional) 05:17
7 Christmas With You (Brian Potter; Terry Lupton) 04:58
8 Love Is To Listen (Bebe Winans) 04:23
9 White Christmas (Irving Berlin) 04:09
10 Jingle Baby (Amanda McBroom; Tom Snow) 04:08
Biography
Musicians
1 This Christmas
| Bass | Donald Lawrence |
| Keyboards | Donald Lawrence |
| Piano | Kevin Bond |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
2 It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas (Without You)
| Drums (programming) | Richard Scher |
| Keyboards | Steve Barri |
| Keyboards | Tony Peluso |
| Synthesizer | Richard Scher |
| Sax | Dave Koz |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
3 We Can Move Mountains
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
4 Merry Christmas
| Keyboards | Louis Biancaniello |
| Piano | Frank Martin |
| Programming | Louis Biancaniello |
| Oboe | Paul McCandless |
| Background Vocals | Claytoven Richardson |
| Background Vocals | Kitty Beethoven |
| Background Vocals | Nikita Germaine |
| Background Vocals | Sandy Griffith |
| Background Vocals | Skyler Jett |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
5 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
| Bass | Donald Lawrence |
| Drums (programming) | Rodney Barber |
| Keyboards | Donald Lawrence |
| Rap | Terry Phillips |
| Rap | Rodney Barber |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
6 Silent Night
| Bass | Joel Smith |
| Drums | Clarence Kirby |
| Keyboards | Kevin Bond |
| Piano | Kevin Bond |
| Sax | Dave Koz |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
7 Christmas With You
| Drums (programming) | John Andrew Schreiner |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Keyboards | Steve Barri |
| Keyboards | Tony Peluso |
| Synthesizer | John Andrew Schreiner |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
8 Love Is To Listen
| Bass | Victor Caldwell |
| Drums (programming) | Victor Caldwell |
| Guitar | Tom Hemby |
| Keyboards | Cedric Caldwell |
| Piano | Robbie Buchanan |
| Background Vocals | Debbie Winans |
| Background Vocals | Angie Winans |
| Background Vocals | Bebe Winans |
| Background Vocals | CeCe Winans |
| Background Vocals | Margaret Bell |
| Background Vocals | Sherie Kibble |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
9 White Christmas
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
10 Jingle Baby
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Keyboards | Steve Barri |
| Keyboards | Tony Peluso |
| Sax | Joel Peskin |
| Background Vocals | Bobbi Page |
| Background Vocals | Liz Constantine |
| Background Vocals | Terry Wood |
| Vocals | Stephanie Mills |
Liner Notes
Producer – Donald Lawrence (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9)
Producer – Stephanie Mills (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
Producer – Steve Barri, Tony Peluso (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Producer – Narada Michael Walden (Track 4)
Producer – Rodney Barber (Track 5)
Producer – BeBe Winans (Track 8)
Co-producer – Richard Scher (Track 2)
Co-producer – Louis Biancaniello (Track 4)
Co-producer – Louis Upkins Jr (Track 8)
Coordinator – Mark Sullivan, Left Bank Management
Coordinator – Cynthia Shiloh, Janice Lee, Kelly McRae, Kevin Walden (Track 4)
Arranged By – Donald Lawrence (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9)
Arranged By – Richard Scher (Track 2)
Arranged By – Randy Kerber (Track 3)
Arranged By – Narada Michael Walden (Track 4)
Arranged By – Elbernita Clark-Terrell (Track 6)
Arranged By – John Andrew Schreiner (Track 7)
Arranged By – Cedric Caldwell (Track 8)
Arranged By – Dean Parks, Tony Peluso (Track 10)
Arranged By (Background Vocals) – BeBe Winans (Track 8)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – Louis Biancaniello (Track 4)
Arranged By (Strings) – Paul Riser (Tracks 1, 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Donald Lawrence (Tracks 2, 3, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bret Perry* (tracks: 8), Garry Summers (tracks: 8), Roy Snowdon (tracks: 8)
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Mixed By – Taavi Mote (Tracks 1, 5)
Mixed By – Tony Peluso (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Mixed By – David Frazer (Track 4)
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski (Tracks 6, 9)
Mixed By – Ronnie Brookshire (Track 8)
Recorded By – Taavi Mote (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9)
Recorded By – David Floyd (Tracks 1, 5)
Recorded By – Tony Peluso (Tracks 2, 3, 7, 10)
Recorded By – David Frazer (Track 4)
Recorded By – Keith Blake (Track 7)
Recorded By – Bill Whittington, Elliott Peters (Track 8)
Recorded By – Mark Williams (Track 9)
Recorded By (Additional) – Marc Reyburn (Track 4)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Aaron Miller (Tracks 1, 5, 6, 9)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Fred Kelly (Tracks 7, 10)
Recorded By (Assistant) – Tracey Schroeder (Track 9)
Art Direction, Design – Kosh Brooks Design, Larry Brooks
Photography – Todd Gray
Mastered At Future Disc
Mixed At Encore Studios, Burbank, CA
Mixed At Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Mixed At The Enterprise Studio, Burbank, CA
Mixed At Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA
Mixed At Conway Recording, Hollywood, CA
Mixed At Quad Studio, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Skip Saylor Recording, Hollywood, CA
Recorded At Jay-Howard Studios, Charlotte, NC
Recorded At Entourage Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Recorded At The Enterprise Studio, Burbank, CA
Recorded At Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA
Recorded At Bennett House, Franklin, TN
Recorded At Hop Recording Studio, LA, CA
Recorded At Reflections Studios, Charlotte, NC
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