2001 Barbra Streisand – Christmas Memories
Christmas Memories is the second Christmas album and twenty-ninth studio release by American singer Barbra Streisand. It was released on October 30, 2001, by Columbia. Streisand recorded the album during July, August, and September 2001 in various recording studios throughout California and in North Vancouver. It was executive-produced by Streisand and Jay Landers, while William Ross and David Foster served as additional producers. The album contains several cover versions of various holiday songs. To promote Christmas Memories, Columbia Records released an advance sampler version of the album titled A Voice for All Seasons.
The record’s mood was described as melancholic, which music critics found fitting due to the album’s release occurring soon after the September 11 attacks. Other reviewers called the album “beautifully rendered” and “excellent”. Christmas Memories received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2003. Commercially, it entered the charts in Canada and the United Kingdom. It also charted in the United States, where it peaked at number 15 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 1,000,000 copies. Streisand’s cover of “It Must Have Been the Mistletoe” charted on the Adult Contemporary chart in the United States, peaking at number 28.
Tracks
1 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Buck Ram; Kim Gannon; Walter Kent) 04:12
2 A Christmas Love Song (Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Johnny Mandel) 03:56
3 What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? (Frank Loesser) 03:53
4 I Remember (Stephen Sondheim) 04:57
5 Snowbound (Clarence Kehner; Russ Faith) 02:59
6 It Must Have Been The Mistletoe (Doug Konecky; Justin Wilde) 03:10
7 Christmas Lullaby (Ann Hampton Callaway) 03:30
8 Christmas Mem’ries (Alan Bergman; Marilyn Bergman; Don Costa) 04:45
9 Grown-Up Christmas List (David Foster; Linda Thompson) 03:29
10 Ave Maria (Franz Schubert) 04:42
11 Closer (Dean Pitchford; Tom Snow) 03:58
12 One God (Ervin Drake; Jimmy Shirl) 03:39
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Chuck Domanico |
| Bass | Dave Carpenter |
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Drums | Peter Erskine |
| Drums | Vinnie Colaiuta |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | George Doering |
| Guitar | John Chiodini |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Keyboards | Mike Lang |
| Keyboards | Randy Waldman |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Tom Ranier |
| Programming | Felipe Elgueta |
| Programming | Matthew Della Polla |
| Horns | Gary Grant |
| Harp | Gayle Levant |
| Vocals | Barbra Streisand |
Liner Notes
Producer – Barbra Streisand (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
Producer – William Ross (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12)
Producer – David Foster (Track 9)
Producer (Executive) – Barbra Streisand, Jay Landers
Arranged By – William Ross (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11)
Arranged By – Jorge Calandrelli (Tracks 2, 7, 8)
Arranged By – Eddie Karam (Tracks 5, 12)
Arranged By – Don Costa (Track 5)
Arranged By – Chris Boardman, Robbie Buchanan (Track 6)
Arranged By (Orchestra) – William Ross (Track 9)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – David Foster (Track 9)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Bob Esty (Track 10)
Concertmaster – Bruce Dukov, Ralph Morrison
Conductor – William Ross (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Conductor – Jorge Calandrelli (Tracks 2, 7, 8)
Conductor (Chori) – Bob Esty (Tracks 10, 12)
Contractor (Choir) – Bobbi Page
Contractor (Orchestra) – Debbi Datz-Pyle
Coordinator (Album) – Allan Stein
Coordinator (Project) – Marsha Burns, Shari Sutcliffe
Engineer – David Reitzas
Engineer – Felipe Elgueta (Tracks 1, 9)
Engineer – Humberto Gatica (Tracks 1, 3, 4)
Engineer – Al Schmitt (Tracks 2, 7, 8)
Engineer – Nathaniel Kunkel, Scott Erickson (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Alex Rodriguez, Bill Smith, Chris Brooke, Jason Lloyd, Justin Smith, Koji Egawa, Mark Eshelman, Nick Marshall, Pat Weber, Peter Doell, Sue McLean
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen, Stewart Whitmore
Mixed By – David Reitzas
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Track 6)
Mixed By – Felipe Elgueta (Track 9)
Art Direction – Gabrielle Raumberger
Design – Chad M. Goodson
Photography – Firooz Zahedi, Ian Logan
Mastered At Marcussen Mastering
Mixed At Grandma’s House
Mixed At Sony Pictures Studios
Mixed At Todd-AO Scoring Stage
Mixed At Chartmaker Studios
Mixed At O’Henry Sound Studios
Mixed At Encore Studios
Mixed At The Hop North
Recorded At Grandma’s House
Recorded At Sony Pictures Studios
Recorded At Todd-AO Scoring Stage
Recorded At Chartmaker Studios
Recorded At O’Henry Sound Studios
Recorded At Encore Studios
Recorded At The Hop North
Phonographic Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc
Copyright Sony Music Entertainment Inc