Christmas Here with You
1995 studio album by Four Tops
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Studio album by Four Tops | ||||
Released | November 1995 (1995-11) | |||
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Genre | Soul music | |||
Length | 56:39 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Motown | |||
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Christmas Here with You is a 1995 studio album by American soul music vocal group Four Tops, released on Motown.
Reception
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An overview of rhythm and blues Christmas albums for Billboard by J. R. Reynolds recommends this release and calls it a "festive delight".[2] A similar rundown in Ebony from 1997 also includes Christmas Here with You among recommended releases.[3] Editors of AllMusic Guide gave this album three out of five stars, with critic Gina Boldman calling it a "predictable but festive holiday release".[1]
It was the last studio album to feature the classic lineup of the group.
Track listing
- "Christmas Here with You" (Fred Bridges, Lawrence Payton, and George Rountree, Jr.) – 5:08
- "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 4:21
- "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé and Robert Wells) – 3:58
- "Away in a Manger" (traditional, James Ramsey Murray version) – 2:45
- "This Christmas" (Donny Hathaway and Nadine McKinnor) – 4:33
- "Silent Night" (Franz Gruber and Joseph Mohr) – 5:03
- "Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, and Harry Simeoné) – 7:45
- "Christmas Delight" (Renaldo Benson and Ronnie McNeir) – 3:49
- "Merry Christmas Baby" (Lou Baxter, Charles M. Brown, and Johnny Moore) – 5:06
- "Merry Christmas to You" (Benson and McNeir) – 4:07
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin) – 3:51
- "Twas the Night Before Christmas" (Clement Clarke Moore, with additional lyrics by Rountree and Payton) – 6:28
Personnel
Four Tops
- Renaldo Benson – bass vocals, arrangement, production
- Abdul Fakir – first tenor vocals, arrangement, production
- Lawrence Payton – second tenor and second lead vocals, arrangement, production, executive production
- Levi Stubbs – lead and baritone vocals, arrangement, production
Additional personnel
- Aretha Franklin – vocals on "Christmas Here with You", "White Christmas", and "Silent Night"
- Tim Gordon – alto saxophone
- The Ridgeway Sisters – backing vocals on "Little Drummer Boy" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
See also
References
- ^ a b Boldman, Gina. "The Four Tops – Christmas Here with You". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
- ^ Reynolds, J. R. (1995-12-16). "Sonic Therapy Is Best Cure for Music Woes; The Lowdown on R&B Christmas Albums". The Rhythm and the Blues. Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 50. p. 54. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Sounding Off: The Best in Recorded Music". Ebony. Vol. 53, no. 2. December 1997. p. 20. ISSN 0012-9011.
External links
- Christmas Here with You at Discogs (list of releases)
- Christmas Here with You at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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