It's the Holiday Season
| It's the Holiday Season | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 19, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | Capitol Studios (Los Angeles, California) Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)[1] | |||
| Genre | Country, Christmas | |||
| Length | 26:15 | |||
| Label | Broken Bow | |||
| Producer | Martina McBride[2] | |||
| Martina McBride chronology | ||||
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It's the Holiday Season is the fourteenth studio album and second Christmas album by Martina McBride. It was released on October 19, 2018.[3]
Commercial performance
[edit]The album debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, with 1,400 copies sold in the first week.[4][5] It has sold 15,100 copies in the United States as of January 2019.[6]
This was the last recording composer Patrick Williams contributed prior to his death. The album is dedicated in memory to him.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | John Frederick Coots; Haven Gillespie | 2:47 |
| 2. | "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Edward Pola; George Wyle | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard; Richard B. Smith | 2:56 |
| 4. | "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" | Meredith Willson | 2:39 |
| 5. | "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | Johnny Marks | 2:38 |
| 6. | "Happy Holiday / It's the Holiday Season" | Irving Berlin / Kay Thompson | 2:15 |
| 7. | "Home for the Holidays" | Robert Allen; Al Stillman | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Frosty the Snowman" | Walter E. Rollins; Steve Nelson | 3:02 |
| 9. | "My Favorite Things" | Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 26:15 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Vocals and Rhythm Section
- Martina McBride – lead vocals
- Tom Ranier – grand piano
- Graham Dechter – guitars
- Chuck Berghofer – bass
- Peter Erskine – drums
- Daniel Greco – percussion
- Mark Ivey – backing vocals
- Marabeth Quil – backing vocals
- Kira Small – backing vocals
- Bergen White – backing vocals, vocal arrangements
Orchestra
- Patrick Williams – arrangements and conductor
- Elliot Deutsch – additional arrangements (6)
- Joe Soldo – contractor
- Ralph Morrison – concertmaster
- Gordon Berger, Bill Edwards, J.B. Griffiths, Daniel Perito and Terry Woodson – music copyists
- Horns
- Dan Higgins and Don Shelton – alto saxophones
- Gene Cipriano – baritone saxophone
- Jeff Driskill and Bob Sheppard – tenor saxophones
- Ben Devitt – bass trombone
- Charles Loper, Bob McChesney and Charlie Morillas – tenor trombones
- Wayne Bergeron, Chuck Findley, Rob Schaer and Michael Stever – trumpet
- Strings
- Timothy Loo, Christina Soule and John Walz – cello
- Amy Wilkins – harp
- Andrew Duckles, Matt Funes and Carolyn Riley – viola
- Darius Campo, Neel Hammond, Carrie Kennedy, Johana Krejci, Joel Pargman, Alyssa Park, Radu Pieptea, Neil Samples, Mary Sloan, Jenny Takamatsu and Ina Veli – violin
Production
[edit]- Martina McBride – producer
- Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
- Steve Genewick – recording assistant
- Chandler Harrod – mix assistant
- Allen Ditto – vocal recording
- John McBride – additional mixing
- Jory Roberts – additional mix assistant
- Chris Small – digital editing
- Ryan Smith – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- Glenn Sweitzer – package design
- Joseph Llanes – photography
- Courtney Kivela Robinson – wardrobe stylist
- Lindsay Doyle – hair, make-up
References
[edit]- ^ Casey, Jim (August 13, 2018). "Martina McBride Reveals New Christmas Album and Tour". Nash Country Daily.
- ^ "Martina McBride – It's the Holiday Season (2018, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Martina McBride Details Holiday Album and Tour". Cmt.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Holiday Albums". Billboard. November 3, 2018.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums: October 30, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved November 3, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: January 7, 2019". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
External links
[edit]- "It's the Holiday Season by Martina McBride on iTunes". Itunes.apple.com. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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