24/05/2021

Amy Grant "A Christmas Album" (1983) -CCM / Christmas Music-



Label : Myrrh Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Tennessee Christmas (Amy Grant & Gary Chapman)
02 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (William H. Cummings, Felix Mendelssohn & Charles Wesley)
03 - Preiset Dem Konig! (Praise The King) (Shane Keister)
04 - Emmanuel (Michael W. Smith)
05 - Little Town (Traditional & Chris Eaton)
06 - Christmas Hymn (Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith)

Side 2

01 - Love Has Come (Amy Grant, Shane Keister & Michael W. Smith)
02 - Sleigh Ride (Mitchell Parish & Leroy Anderson)
03 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
04 - Heirlooms (Bob Farrell, Brown Bannister & Amy Grant)
05 - A Mighty Fortress / Angels We Have Heard On High (Traditional)


This Album was Recorded July 3 to August 26, 1983
Mastered September 6, 1983 at The Mastering Lab by Doug Sax, Hollywood, CA
Basic Tracks Recorded at Caribou Ranch, Nederland, CO
Strings Recorded at Air Studios, London
Woodwinds Recorded at CBS, London
Horns Recorded at Sound Stage Studios, Nashville, TN
(Except "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", Recorded at CBS, London)
Choir Recorded at Oceanway Studios, Hollywood, CA
Additional Overdubs Recorded at :
Mama Jo's Recording Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Bullet Recording, Nashville, TN
Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville, TN
Schnee's Studio, North Hollywood, CA
Engineered & Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
Assisted by Jerry Mahler, Kevin Burns, Rich Markowitz, Steve Ford, Daniel Garcia, David Schober
Additional Engineers : Jim Baird, Brent King, Gene Eichenberger, Mike Ross & Ken Corlew

Producer : Brown Bannister
Executive Producers : Michael Blanton, Dan Harrell, Gary Chapman


Side 1

01 - Tennessee Christmas

Drums / Paul Leim
Bass / Mike Brignardello
Electric Guitar / Jon Goin
Acoustic Guitars / Gary Chapman, Dean Parks
Fender Rhodes / Shane Keister
Pedal Steel / Gary Chapman
Shaker / Victor Feldman
Background vocals / Gary Chapman, Amy Grant
Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra
Concert Master : Gavyn Wright
Strings Arranged by Alan Moore

02 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Drums / Paul Leim
Bass / Mike Brignardello
Acoustic Guitar / Jon Goin
Piano / Michael W. Smith
GS-1 / Shane Keister
Percussion / Victor Feldman
Strings, Woodwinds & Horns / The Martyn Ford Orchestra
Singers / Hollywood Presbyterian Choir - Directed by Fred Bock
Strings, Woodwinds, Horns & Choir Arranged by Alan Moore
 
03 - Preiset Dem Konig! (Praise The King)

OBX-8, GS-1 / Shane Keister
Special thanks to Steve & Sherry Gibson for inspiring this song
 
04 - Emmanuel 

Acoustic, Simmons & Linn Drums / Paul Leim
Bass / Mike Brignardello
Guitar / Jon Goin
GS-1 / Michael W. Smith
Memory Moog, OB-8, Mini-Moog / Shane Keister
Percussion / Lenny Castro
Background vocals / Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie

05 - Little Town

Drums, Sleigh Bells / Paul Leim
Bass / Mike Brignardello
Guitar / Jon Goin
Piano / Michael W. Smith
OBX-8, GS-1 / Shane Keister
Percussion / Victor Feldman
Background vocals / Richard Page, Steve George, David Page
Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra
Concert Master / Gavyn Wright
Horns / The Nashville Contemporary Brass Quintet with Tom McAninch
Strings & Horns Arranged by Alan Moore

06 - Christmas Hymn

Piano / Michael W. Smith
Percussion / Victor Feldman
Strings & Woodwinds / The Martyn Ford Orchestra 
Concert Master / Gavyn Wright
Horns / The Nashville Contemporary Brass Quintet with Tom McAninch
SingersHollywood Presbyterian Choir 
Choir Directed by Fred Bock
Strings, Woodwinds, Horns & Choir Arranged by Alan Moore
 
Side 2

01 - Love Has Come 

Drums / Paul Leim
Bass / Mike Brignardello
Acoustic Guitar / Jon Goin
Piano / Shane Keister
GS-2 / Michael W. Smith
Percussion / Farrell Morris
Background vocals / Bill Champlin, Tamara Champlin, Carmen Twillie
Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra
Concert Master / Gavyn Wright
Strings Arranged by Alan Moore

02 - Sleigh Ride

Sleigh Bells, Woodblocks / Paul Leim
Bass / Mike Brignardello
Guitar / Jon Goin
GS-2 / Michael W. Smith
QS-1, OBB-8 / Shane Keister
Coconut Shells, Bell Tree, Glockenspiel / Farrell Morris
Background vocals / Edie Lehman, Sandy Hall, Debbie Hall
Strings & Woodwinds / The Martyn Ford Orchestra
Concert Master / Gavyn Wright
Strings & Woodwinds Arranged by Alan Moore
 
03 - The Christmas Song

Drums / Paul Leim
Bass / Mike Brignardello
Guitar / Jon Goin
Piano / Shane Keister
Percussion / Farrell Morris
Background vocals / Edie Lehman, Sandy Hall, Debbie Hall
Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra
Concert Master / Gavyn Wright
Strings Arranged by Alan Moore

04 - Heirlooms

Drums / Paul Leim
Bass / Mike Brignardello
Guitar / Jon Goin
Piano / Shane Keister
Vocoder / Michael W. Smith
Strings & Woodwinds / The Martyn Ford Orchestra
Concert Master / Gavyn Wright
Strings & Woodwinds Arranged by Alan Moore
 
05 - A Mighty Fortress / Angels We Have Heard On High

Strings / The Martyn Ford Orchestra
Concert Master / Gavyn Wright
Horns / The Nashville
Contemporary Brass Quintet with Tom McAninch
Strings, Horns & Choir Arranged by Alan Moore
Singers / Hollywood Presbyterian
Choir Directed by Fred Bock