This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)

This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)
Studio album by
Teddy Pendergrass
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1998
Length49:43
LabelSurefire
Teddy Pendergrass chronology
You and I
(1997) 		This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)
(1998)

This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) is the fourteenth and final studio album by American singer Teddy Pendergrass. It was released by Surefire Records on September 15, 1998. Upon release, the album debuted at number 83 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[1] In 2010, it peaked at number 43 on the Top Holiday Albums chart.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic reviewer Marvin Jolly wrote that "Pendergrass' smoldering vocals make This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love) one of the most romantic seasonal records on the market."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Joy to the World"
5:02
2."The Little Drummer Boy"
4:07
3."Christmas and You"
  • Teddy Pendergrass
  • Jim Salamone
4:09
4."The Christmas Song"
4:09
5."Having a Christmas Party"Reggie Calloway4:50
6."I Won't Have Christmas"
  • Reggie Calloway
  • Pendergrass
3:16
7."We Three Kings"John Henry Hopkins Jr.5:28
8."Oh Holy Night"Traditional4:20
9."Happy Kwanzaa"Reggie Calloway5:12
10."This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)"Dodd Stocker-Edwards2:47
11."Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
5:38

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[1] 83
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[2] 48

References

  1. ^ a b "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Teddy Pendergrass Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Jolly, Marvin. "This Christmas (I'd Rather Have Love)". AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2020.