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CD This Christmas Aretha

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Genre : Dance & Soul Catalogue Number : 643027817024
Format : CD Label : Dmi
Issued : 09 Dec 2008 Item sourced from : USA
Number of Discs : 1
Other : Limited

This Christmas Aretha

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The obvious title here would have been Wreatha Now, but Aretha opted to follow in the footsteps of at least 20 other artists by going with This Christmas as the title of her first Christmas album. Apart from the Donny Hathaway/Nadine McKinnor-written title track, a duet with her son Edward that is both sweet and playful (at one point, Aretha interjects, Eddie, you mustn't upstage mom with those high notes), the disc is filled mostly with the spiritual and relatively serious side of holiday material. The likes of Silent Night, Ave Maria, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and Angels We Have Heard on High are given the kind of treatment only Aretha could grant, though it should be noted that there are moments where you might feel stuck inside the Aretha Melismatorium. It's not all reverence and reflection: best of all is a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas that can only be termed personalized. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi

Credits

Aretha Franklin(Piano),  Aretha Franklin(Vocals),  Arthur Marbury(Drums),  Arthur Marbury(Drums),  Brandon Fields(Saxophone),  Charles Craig(Guitar (Bass)),  Clydene Jackson(Vocals),  Darryl Houston(Organ),  Darryl Houston(Organ),  James "Big Jim" Wright(Keyboards),  Luis Conte(Percussion),  Matt Dahlgren(Guitar),  Michito Sanchez(Percussion),  Nathan East(Bass),  Nathan East(Guitar (Bass)),  Paul Jackson Jr(Guitar),  Richard Gibbs(Piano),  Ricky Lawson(Drums),  Teddy Richards White(Guitar),  Timothy Heintz(Keyboards),  Alvin Chea(Choir, Chorus),  Brenda White-King(Vocals (Background)),  Bridgette Bryant(Choir, Chorus),  Carmen Twillie(Choir, Chorus),  Clydene Jackson(Choir, Chorus),  Dorian Holly(Choir, Chorus),  Fonzi Thornton(Vocals (Background)),  Gerald White(Choir, Chorus),  Lisa Fischer(Vocals (Background)),  Lynne Fiddmont(Choir, Chorus),  Onita Sanders(Harp),  Onita Sanders(Harp),  Oren Waters(Choir, Chorus),  Shellyn Ponder(Vocals (Background)),  Susie Stevens Logan(Choir, Chorus),  Tawatha Agee(Vocals (Background)),  Terry Wood(Choir, Chorus),  The Fire Choir(Vocals (Background)),  Vaneese Thomas(Vocals (Background)),  Wendy Fraser(Choir, Chorus),  Aretha Franklin(Arranger),  Aretha Franklin(Producer),  Bill Meyers(Arranger),  Carmen Twillie(Arranger),  Fonzi Thornton(Arranger),  James "Big Jim" Wright(Arranger),  Les Cooper & the Soul Rockers(Engineer),  Michael J. Powell(Engineer),  Tena Clark(Producer),  Tim Heintz(Arranger),  Timothy Heintz(Arranger),  Todd Fairall(Engineer),  Al Schmitt(Mixing),  Bill Meyers(Conductor),  Bill Meyers(Conductor),  Carmen Twillie(Conductor),  Charles Gounod(Composer),  Charles Wesley(Composer),  Clement C. Moore(Composer),  David Foster (Aor)(Composer),  Don Goodrick(Assistant Engineer),  Donny Hathaway(Composer),  Doug Sax(Mastering),  Doug Sax(Remastering),  Ed Woolley(Assistant Engineer),  Edward Franklin(Composer),  Engelbert Humperdinck(Composer),  Felix Mendelssohn(Composer),  Franz Gruber(Composer),  George Gumbs(Assistant Engineer),  H.B. Barnum(Conductor),  Ivy Skoff(Production Coordination),  J.S. Bach(Composer),  James "Big Jim" Wright(Rhythm Arrangements),  James Chadwick(Composer),  Jeannie Tenney(Composer),  Johann Sebastian Bach(Composer),  Johann Sebastian Bach(Composer),  Josef Mohr(Composer),  Kenneth Gamble(Composer),  Leon Huff(Composer),  Linda Thompson-Jenner(Composer),  Nadine McKinnor(Composer),  Steve Genewick(Editing),  Steve Genewick(Programming),  Todd Fairall(Mixing),  Tony Rizzo(Assistant Engineer),  Traditional(Composer),  Aretha Franklin(Adaptation),  Bill Meyers(Orchestral Arrangements),  Fonzi Thornton(Contractor),  Michael J. Powell(Consultant),  Miriam Morgan(Stylist),  Steve Genewick(Digital Editing),  Suzie Katayama(Orchestra Contractor),  Terry Wood(Contractor),  Travolta Williams(Hair Stylist),  Al Schmitt(Audio Engineer),  Al Schmitt(String Engineer),  Alvin Chea(Librettist),  Aretha Franklin(Audio Production),  Carmen Twillie(Choir Arrangement),  Carmen Twillie(Choir Conductor),  Don Goodrick(Audio Engineer),  Ed Wooley(Audio Engineer),  George Gumbs(Audio Engineer),  Ken Batchelor(A&R),  Les Cooper(Audio Engineer),  Michael J. Powell(Audio Engineer),  Tena Clark(Audio Production),  Terry Wood(Choir Contractor),  Todd Fairall(Audio Engineer),  Tony Rizzo(Audio Engineer)

Songs

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    1
    Angels We Have Heard on High  (05:25)
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    This Christmas  (05:22)
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    3
    My Grown-Up Christmas List  (05:14)
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    4
    Lord Will Make a Way, The  (05:43)
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    5
    Silent Night  (05:06)
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    Ave Maria  (04:56)
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    7
    Christmas Ain't Christmas (Without the One You Love)  (03:52)
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    8
    14 Angels  (02:08)
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    9
    One Night with the King  (06:08)
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    10
    Hark! The Herald Angels Sing  (05:24)
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    11
    'Twas the Night Before Christmas  (01:51)

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    シスター・ミツコ  |  東京都  |  不明  |  19/December/2011

    2009年版。全体に特にクリスマス臭は無いのでフツーに気分良く聞けます。2曲目はあのD・HATHAWAYの曲ですが・・・。こうなりましたか。4曲目はR&Bそのものですが元はtraditional。60年代の雰囲気で私にはベスト・ワンです。「サイレント・ナイト」「アヴェ・マリア」5・6曲目がまともにクリスマスですが、アレンジはガッツリしまくりです。7曲目はギャンブル&ハフの名コンビ曲。これもフツーに聞けるR&Bになっています。他は超バラッドとゴスペル調とセリフのみのもの。途中「ピー音」がはいてました。ン?フツーにいつ聞いてもかなり出来はいいです。

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