24/09/2013

Carly Simon "Christmas Is Almost Here" (2002) -Christmas Music-



Label : Rhino Records


États-Unis 01 - Christmas Is Almost Here (Livingston Taylor)
02 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
03 - O Come, All Ye Faithful (Traditional)
04 - The Land Of Christmas (Mary) (Carly Simon)
05 - Silent Night (Joseph Mohr & Franz Gruber)
06 - Twelve Gates To The City (Traditional)
07 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram & Carly Simon)
08 - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Traditional)
09 - Heaven (Lucy Simon & Carly Simon)
10 - Pretty Paper (Willie Nelson)
11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
12 - Happy X-mas (War Is Over) (John Lennon & Yoko Ono)
13 - Forgive (Carly Simon & Andreas Vollenweider)
14 - The Night Before Christmas (2009 add'l Track) (Carly Simon)


Produced by Don Was & Carly Simon
Recorded, Engineered & Mixed by Don Was
Recorded in Room 139, The Peninsula Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA
Mixed at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA

Digital Voodoo by Nick Brophy
Assisted by J. D. Andrew
Recording, Engineering & Mixing on "Twelve Gates To The City", Mixing on "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "I'll Be Home For Christmas" by Ed Cherney
Recording, Engineering & Mixing on "Heaven", Add'l Recording & Mixing on "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" & "Pretty Paper"; Add'l Recording on "Silent Night" & "Happy X-mas (War Is Over)" by Jimmy Parr at Parr Audio, Martha's Vineyard, MA
Newly Recorded Selections for the 2003 Release:
"White Christmas", Produced by
Carly Simon
Engineered by Chris Papastephanou
Mixed by Carly Simon
Recorded & Mixed at Carole's Studio
"Forgive" Produced by
Carly Simon, Andreas Vollwenweider & Jimmy Parr 
Engineered by Jimmy Parr 
Mixed by Carly Simon 
Recorded & Mixed on Martha's Vineyard, MA
"The Night Before Christmas" Produced by Frank Filipetti, Carly Simon & Russ Kunkel
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland, ME
Production Coordination : Cindi Peters, Denise Searle & Blue Cullen
A&R Supervision : Robin Hurley & David McLees


01 - Christmas Is Almost Here

Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks
Electric Guitar : Mark Goldenberg
Synthesizer : Deron Johnson
Bass : Chris Chaney
Drums : Jim Keltner

02 - White Christmas

Piano & Add'l Vocals : Burt Bacharach

03 - O Come, All Ye Faithful

Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks
Electric Dobro : Joel Shearer

04 - The Land Of Christmas (Mary)

Acoustic Guitar : Carly Simon
Bass : Chris Chaney
Drums : Jim Keltner

05 - Silent Night

Acoustic Guitar : Carly Simon
Guitar : Joel Shearer
Bass : Chris Chaney
Harmony vocals : Arnold McCuller & Ben Taylor

06 - Twelve Gates To The City

Acoustic Guitar : Carly Simon
Organ & Harmony vocals : Billy Preston
Electric Guitar : Mark Goldenberg
Drums : Jim Keltner

07 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks

08 - God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Vocals : Carly Simon & Ben Taylor
Acoustic Guitar : Joel Shearer
Electric Guitar : Mark Goldenberg
Electric Piano : Benmont Tench
Bass : Chris Chaney
Drums : Jim Keltner
Harmony vocals : Arnold McCuller

09 - Heaven

Acoustic Piano : Rob Mathes
Bass : Chris Chaney

10 - Pretty Paper

Vocals : Carly Simon & Willie Nelson
Guitar : Willie Nelson
Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks & Judd Fuller
Mandolin : Judd Fuller
Acoustic Piano : Adam MacDougal
Harmonica : Mickey Raphael
Bass : Chris Chaney
Drums : Jim Keltner

11 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

12 String Guitar : Mark Goldenberg

12 - Happy X-mas (War Is Over)

Acoustic Guitar : Carly Simon
Guitar : Joel Shearer
Bass : Chris Chaney
12 String Guitar : Mark Goldenberg
Electric Piano : Benmont Tench
Drums : Jim Keltner
Harmony vocals : Arnold McCuller & Ben Taylor

13 - Forgive

 Harp : Andreas Vollenweider

14 - The Night Before Christmas (2009 add'l Track)

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