Let There Be Peace on Earth (album)
Let There Be Peace on Earth is the first Christmas album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1993 on MCA Nashville. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," one of the album's tracks, peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
Studio | Javelina Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee). | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 39:47 | |||
Label | MCA Nashville | |||
Producer | Tony Brown | |||
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Entertainment Weekly | C−[2] |
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Though panned by music critics, the album had broad appeal to the public. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums for 1993, eventually going Double Platinum. The album had sold 1,787,000 copies as of December 2012.[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | 4:39 | |
2. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 4:02 | |
3. | "One Bright Star (This Christmas Night)" | John Barlow Jarvis | 3:37 |
4. | "What Child Is This?" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:29 |
5. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Instrumental) | 2:37 | |
6. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
| 4:34 |
7. | "Let There Be Peace on Earth" (duet with Jenny Gill) |
| 4:33 |
8. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 4:40 |
9. | "Til the Season Comes Around Again" |
| 4:11 |
10. | "It Won't Be the Same This Year" | Vince Gill | 3:43 |
Total length: | 40:05 |
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[5]
- Vince Gill – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, Yamaha DX7, synthesizers
- Shane Keister – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Hughey – steel guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Charlie McCoy – harmonica, mouth harp
- Marty Paich – string arrangements, vocal arrangements
- Bob Bailey – backing vocals
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals
- Jenny Gill – lead vocals on "Let There Be Peace on Earth"
- Donna McElroy – backing vocals
- Jamie Robbins – backing vocals
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
- Additional backing vocals by the Gene Merlino Singers: Gene Merlino, John Bahler, Dick Bolks, Sally Stevens, Myrna Matthews, Melissa Mackay, Bobbi Page and Amick Byram.
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- John Guess – recording, mixing, mastering
- Derek Bason – second engineer
- Robert Charles – second engineer
- Marty Williams – second engineer, overdub recording
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Jim Kemp – art direction, design
- Victoria Pearson – art direction, design, photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[10] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Notes
- AllMusic review
- Entertainment Weekly review
- Los Angeles Times review
- Grein, Paul (December 19, 2012). "Chart Watch Extra: Christmas Albums, From Bing To Buble". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- Let There Be Peace on Earth (CD insert). Vince Gill. MCA Records. 1993. 10877.
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