16/05/2012

David Foster "The Christmas Album" (1993) -Christmas Music-



 Label : Interscope Records


Canada 01 - Carol Of The Bells (Traditional)
02 - Blue Christmas (Billy Hayes & Jay Johnson)
03 - The First Noel (Traditional)
04 - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (Eddie Pola & George Wyle)
05 - Grown-Up Christmas List (David Foster & Linda Thompson)
06 - O Holy Night (Traditional)
07 - Go Tell It On The Mountain / Mary Had A Baby (Traditional)
08 - I'll Be Home For Christmas (Kim Gannon & Walter Kent)
09 - Mary's Boy Child (Traditional)
10 - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) (Mel Torme & Robert Wells)
11 - Away In A Manger (Traditional)
12 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)


Produced by David Foster
Arrangements by Jeremy Lubbock, Johnny Mandel & David Foster
Album Supervisor : Jaymes Foster-Levy
Orchestral Sessions Engineered by Al Schmitt & Humberto Gatica
Vocals & Overdubs Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Additional Engineering : Felipe Elgueta
Supervising Engineer : Dave Reitzas
Mixed by Humberto Gatica for Hum Inc. Productions & Mick Guzauski


01 - Carol Of The Bells

Instrumental
Arranged by David Foster
Horns Orchestrated by Brad Warnaar
Engineered by Humberto Gatica, Dave Reitzas & Felipe Elgueta
Strings Engineered by & Mixed by Humberto Gatica

02 - Blue Christmas

Vocalist : Wynonna
Arranged by Johnny Mandel & David Foster
Orchestral Arrangement : Johnny Mandel
Orchestra Recorded by Al Schmitt
Vocals Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Synthesizers : Randy Waldman
Acoustic Piano : Alan Broadbent
Drums : Jeff Hamilton
Bass : Jimmy Hughart
Guitar : John Chiodini

03 - The First Noel

Vocalists : BeBe & CeCe Winans
Arranged by David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, BeBe Winans & Cedric Caldwell
String Arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock
Choir Arranged by BeBe Winans
Engineered by Humberto Gatica, Felipe Elgueta & Dave Reitzas
Orchestra Recorded by Al Schmitt
Mixed by Humberto Gatica 
Keyboards & Synthesizers : David Foster
Guitar : Michael Thompson
Synthesizer Programming : Tony Smith

04 - It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Vocalist : Johnny Mathis
Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock
Orchestra Recorded by Al Schmitt
Vocals Engineered by Humberto Gatica
Mixed by Mick Guzauski 
Synthesizers : Randy Waldman
Acoustic Piano : Alan Broadbent
Drums : Jeff Hamilton
Bass : Jimmy Hughart

05 - Grown-Up Christmas List

Vocalist : Natalie Cole
Co-Produced by Humberto Gatica
Arranged by David Foster
String Arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock
Engineered by Dave Reitzas & Humberto Gatica
Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Keyboards & Synthesizers : David Foster
Synthesizer Programming : Rick Bowen

06 - O Holy Night

Vocalist : Michael Crawford
Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock & David Foster
Orchestral & Choir Arrangement : Jeremy Lubbock
Orchestra Recorded by Al Schmitt
Vocals Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Acoustic Piano : David Foster

07 - Go Tell It On The Mountain / Mary Had A Baby

Vocalist : Vanessa Williams
Arranged by David Foster, Jeremy Lubbock, Randy Waldman & Vanessa Williams
Orchestral & Choir Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock
Choir on "Go Tell It On The Mountain" Arranged by Andraé Crouch
Engineered by Humberto Gatica & Dave Reitzas
Orchestra Recorded by And Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Acoustic Piano : Randy Waldman
Keyboards : David Foster
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Drums : Claude Gaudette
Synthesizer Programming : Claude Gaudette 

08 - I'll Be Home For Christmas

Vocalists : Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
Arranged by David Foster & Greg Phillinganes
Strings Arranged by Johnny Mandel & Jeremy Lubbock
Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey
Engineered by Humberto Gatica, Dave Reitzas & Felipe Elgueta
Orchestra Recorded by Al Schmitt
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Keyboards : Greg Phillinganes & Larry Williams
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : John "JR" Robinson

09 - Mary's Boy Child

Vocalist : Tom Jones
Arranged by David Foster
String Arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock
Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Strings Recorded by Humberto Gatica
Mixed by Mick Guzauski
Keyboards & Synthesizers : David Foster
Guitar : Michael Thompson
Drums : Mike Baird
Synthesizer Programming : Claude Gaudette

10 - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)

Vocalist : Celine Dion
Arranged by Johnny Mandel
Orchestra Recorded by Al Schmitt
Vocals Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Synthesizers : Tom Ranier
Acoustic Piano : Terry Trotter
Drums : Jeff Hamilton
Bass : Chuck Domanico
Guitar : John Chiodini

11 - Away In A Manger

Vocalist : Tammy Wynette
Arranged by Jeremy Lubbock & David Foster
Orchestral Arrangement by Jeremy Lubbock
Orchestra Recorded by Humberto Gatica
Vocals Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Mixed by Mick Guzauski & Humberto Gatica
Acoustic Piano & Keyboards : David Foster
Synthesizer Programming & Synthesizers : Claude Gaudette

12 - White Christmas

Lead vocals : Natalie Cole, Wynonna, Johnny Mathis, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson, Celine Dion, Tom Jones, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Vanessa Williams, Michael Crawford & Tammy Wynette
Arranged by David Foster & Jeremy Lubbock
String Arrangement : Jeremy Lubbock
Lead vocals Arranged by David Foster
Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Additional Engineering : Felipe Elgueta
Strings Recorded by & Mixed by Humberto Gatica
Keyboards & Synthesizers : David Foster
Guitar : Michael Thompson
Synthesizer Programming : Claude Gaudette
Drums : Vinnie Colaiuta