Christmas (Stephanie Mills album)
1991 studio album by Stephanie Mills
Christmas Released October 29, 1991 Recorded Skip Saylor Recording and Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA); Entourage Studios (North Hollywood, CA); The Enterprise Studio and Encore Studios (Burbank, CA); Tarpan Studios (San Rafael, CA); Jay-Howard Studios and Reflections Studios (Charlotte, NC); The Bennett House (Franklin, TN); Quad Studios (Nashville, TN). Genre Length 44 :41 Label MCA Producer
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [ 1]
Christmas is a studio album by American recording artist Stephanie Mills , released in October 1991 on MCA Records .[ 2] 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".
Track listing
"This Christmas " (Donny Hathaway , Nadine McKinnor) - 4:53
"It Doesn't Feel Like Christmas (Without You)" (Michael Price, Richard Scher) - 4:14
"We Can Move Mountains" (Randy Kerber , Marybeth Derry) - 4:21
"Merry Christmas" (Stephanie Mills, Narada Michael Walden ) - 4:02
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer " (Johnny Marks ) - 4:36
"Silent Night " (Franz Xaver Gruber , Joseph Mohr ) - 5:18
"Christmas with You" (Terry Lupton , Brian Potter ) - 4:59
"Love Is to Listen" (BeBe Winans ) - 4:24
"White Christmas " (Irving Berlin ) - 4:10
"Jingle Baby" (Amanda McBroom , Tom Snow ) - 4:09
Notes
Personnel
Stephanie Mills – vocals
Donald Lawrence – keyboards (1, 5), bass (1, 5), arrangements (1, 5, 9), vocal arrangements (3, 7)
Kevin Bond – acoustic piano solo (1), acoustic piano (2), keyboards (2)
Richard Scher – synthesizers (2), drum programming (2), arrangements (2)
Steve Barri – additional keyboards (2, 7, 10)
Tony Peluso – additional keyboards (2, 7, 10), arrangements (10)
Randy Kerber – keyboards (3, 10), arrangements (3), additional keyboards (7)
Louis Biancaniello – keyboards (4), programming (4), orchestral arrangements (4)
Frank Martin – acoustic piano (4)
John Andrew Schreiner – synthesizers (7), drum programming (7), arrangements (7)
Cedric Caldwell – keyboards (8), arrangements (8)
Robbie Buchanan – acoustic piano solo (8)
Dean Parks – guitars (3, 7, 10), arrangements (10)
Tom Hemby – guitars (8)
Neil Stubenhaus – bass (3, 10)
Joel Smith – bass (6)
Victor Caldwell – bass (8), drum programming (8)
John Robinson – drums (3, 10)
Rodney Barber – drum programming (5), first rap (5)
Clarence "Flip" Kirby – drums (6)
Dave Koz – alto saxophone (2), soprano saxophone (6)
Paul McCandless – oboe (4)
Joel Peskin – saxophone (10)
Paul Riser – string arrangements (1, 6)
Sephra Herman – string contractor (1, 6)
Narada Michael Walden – arrangements (4)
Elbernita Clark Terrell – arrangements (6)
The Company – backing vocals (1-3, 5-7, 9): Reginald Adams, Winston Bagley, Rodney Barber, Jerry Friday, Donald Lawrence, Richard Odom and Terry Phillips
Kitty Beethoven, Nikita Germaine, Sandy Griffith, Skyler Jett and Claytoven Richardson – backing vocals (4)
Terry Phillips – second rap (5)
Margaret Bell, Sherrie Kibble, Angie Winans , Debra Winans , BeBe Winans and CeCe Winans – backing vocals (8)
BeBe Winans – BGV arrangements (8)
The Jinglettes – backing vocals (10): Liz Constantine, Bobbi Page and Terry Wood
Production
Stephanie Mills – executive producer, producer (1-3, 5-7, 10)
Donald Lawrence – producer (1-3, 5-7, 9)
Steve Barri – producer (2, 3, 7, 10)
Tony Peluso – producer (2, 3, 7, 10), recording (2, 3, 7, 10), mixing (2, 3, 7, 10)
Richard Scher – co-producer (2)
Narada Michael Walden – producer (4)
Louis Biancaniello – associate producer (4)
Rodney Barber – producer (5)
David Floyd – recording (1, 5)
Taavi Môte – recording (1, 5, 6, 9), mixing (1, 5)
David Frazer – recording (4), mixing (4)
Keith Blake – recording (7)
Michael McCartney – recording (8)
Elliott Peters – recording (8)
Billy Whittington – recording (8)
Mark Williams – recording (9)
Mick Guzauski – mixing (6, 9)
Ronnie Brookshire – mixing (8)
G. Aaron Miller – recording assistant (1, 5, 7, 9)
Fred Kelly – recording assistant (7, 10)
Brett Perry – assistant engineer (8)
Roy Snowdon – assistant engineer (8)
Carry Summers – assistant engineer (8)
Tracey Schroeder – recording assistant (9)
Marc Reyburn – additional recording (4)
Steve Hall – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
Left Bank Management – project coordinator
Mark Sullivan – production coordinator (1-3, 5-7, 9, 10)
Janice Lee, Kelly McRae, Cynthia Shiloh and Kevin Walden – production coordination (4)
Louis Upkins Jr. – production assistant (8)
Larry Brooks at Kosh Brooks Design – art direction, design
Todd Gray – photography
References
External links
Studio albums Compilations Singles Related topics