30/11/2023

Michael Bolton "This Is The Time - The Christmas Album" (1996) -Christmas Music / Blue-Eyed Soul / Adult Contemporary-



Label : Sony Music Entertainment


États-Unis 01 - Silent Night (Traditional)
02 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (J. Fred Coots & Haven Gillespie)
03 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Ralph Blane & Hugh Martin)
04 - Joy To The World (Traditional)
05 - Ave Maria (Traditional)
06 - The Christmas Song (Mel Torme & Robert Wells)
07 - O Holy Night (Traditional)
08 - White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
09 - This Is The Time (Michael Bolton & Gary Burr)
10 - Love Is The Power (Michael Bolton, Diane Warren & Walter Afanasieff)


Mastered by Vlado Meller & Tom Ruff at Sony Studios, NY


01 - Silent Night

Keyboards, Synclavier Nylon Acoustic Guitar, Add'l Programming : Walter Afanasieff
Keyboards, Synth Bass & Drum Programming, Synthesizer & Macintosh Programming : Dan Shea
Add'l Macintosh & Synthesizer Programming : Michael McKnight
Guitars : Dann Huff
Produced by Walter Afanasieff & Michael Bolton
Arranged by Walter Afanasieff & Dan Shea

02 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

Piano, Keyboards, Bass, Drum & Rhythm Programming : Dan Shea
Add'l Bass & Drum Programming : Walter Afanasieff
Guitars : Dann Huff
Horn Section
Trumpets : Jerry Hey, Gary Grant
Tenor Saxophone & Solo : Marc Russo
Tenor & Baritone Saxophone : Dan Higgins
Trombone : Bill Reichenbach
Horn Arrangement by Walter Afanasieff & Jerry Hey
Background vocals : Caytoven Richardson, Kitty Beethoven, Sandy Griffith, Jeanie Tracy, Conesha Owens
Produced & Arranged by Walter Afanasieff & Michael Bolton
Engineered by Dana Jon Chappelle & David Gleeson
Vocals Engineered by Jan Fairchild, Dana Jon Chappelle & Dave Reitzas
Production Coordinator : Barbara Stout
Recorded at WallyWord Studios & Passion Studios
Mixed by Dana Jon Chappelle at WallyWord Studios

03 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Orchestra
Piano : Mike Lang
Bass Chuck Domanico
Drums : Sol Gubin
Vibes Larry Bunker
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood
Guitar John Chiodini
Flutes : Valerie King, Fred Selden, James Walker
Clarinets : Gene Cipriano, Bob Efford, Sam Karam
French Horns : Dave Duke, Bill Lane, Mark Taylor, Brad Warnaar
Harp Amy Shulman
Violins : Israel Baker, Mark Baranov, Mark Cargill, Isabelle Daskoff, Yvette Devereaux, Assa Drori, Brian Leonard, Yoko Matsuda, Irma Neumann, Don Palmer, Bob Sanov, Marc Sazer, Eve Sprecher, Gerald Vinci, Elizabeth Wilson, Sharri Zippert
Violas : Rollice Dale, Jerry Epstein, Peter Hatch, Laura Kuennen-Poper, Michael Ramos, Jimbo Ross, Harry Shirinian, Herschel Wise
Cellos : Bob Adcock, Ernie Ehrhardt, Anne Karam, Ray Kelley, Miguel Martinez, Dan Rothmuller
Basses (Arco) : Peter Doubrovsky, Arni Egilsson, Chris Kolgaard, Dave Stone
Orchestra Contracted by Jules Chaikin
Copyists : Leland Bond, Liz Finch, Rick Giovinazzo, Steve Juliani, Suzie Katayama, Frank Macchia, Fred Neuman
Produced by Johnny Mandel & Michael Bolton
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Johnny Mandel
Engineered by John Richards
Vocals Engineered by Ian Fairchild
Additional Vocals Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios & Passion Studios
Mixed by Dave Reitzas at Capitol Recording Studios
Assistant Engineers : Kenny Ochoa, Steve Milo

04 - Joy To The World

Keyboards, Synth Bass, Drum & Rhythm Programming, Hammond B-3 Organ : Walter Afanasieff
Macintosh & Synthesizer Programming : Dan Shea, Michael McKnight
Guitars : Dann Huff
Choir : Claytoven Richardson, Jenaie Tracy, Sandy Griffith, Darlene Coleman, Kitty Beethoven, Tina Gibson, Terrance Kelly, Brenda Roy, Anna Lisa Patterson, Cynthia Green, Andre Hugues, Nicolas Bearde
Choir Arranged by Walter Afanasieff
Produced by Walter Afanasieff & Michael Bolton
Arranged by Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey & Michael Bolton
Engineered by Dana Jon Chappelle & David Gleeson
Vocals Engineered by Ian Fairchild, Dana Jon Chappelle & Dave Reitzas
Assistant Engineers : Steve Kinsey, Jeff Griffin
Production Coordinator : Barbara Stout
Recorded at WallyWord Studios & Passion Studios
Mixed by Mick Guzauski at The Enterprise Studios

05 - Ave Maria

Duet with Placido Domingo
Orchestra Programming & Performance by Dan Shea
Produced by Walter Afanasieff & Michael Bolton
Placido Domingo's Vocals
Produced by Grace Row
Arranged by Dan Shea
Engineered by Dana Jon Chappelle & David Gleeson
Mr Bolton's Vocals Engineered by Ian Fairchild, Dana Jon Chappelle & Dave Reitzas
Mr Domingo's Vocals Engineered by Tim Wood & Ellen Fitton
Assistant Engineers : Jeff Griffin, Steve Kinsey, Steve Milo, Jen Wyler
Production Coordinator : Barbara Stout
Recorded at WallyWord Studios, Passion Studios & Studio 33 (Hamburg, Germany)
Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Barking Doctor Recording Studio

06 - The Christmas Song

Orchestra
Piano : Mike Lang
Bass : Chuck Domanico
Drums : Sol Gubin
Vibes : Larry Bunker
Synthesizer : Ian Underwood
Guitar : John Chiodini
Flutes : Valerie King, Fred Selden, James Walker
Clarinets : Gene Cipriano, Bob Efford, Sam Karam
French Horns : Dave Duke, Bill Lane, Mark Taylor, Brad Warnaar
Harp : Amy Shulman
Violins : Israel Baker, Mark Baranov, Mark Cargill, Isabelle Daskoff, Yvette Devereaux, Assa Drori, Brian Leonard, Yoko Matsuda, Irma Neumann, Don Palmer, Bob Sanov, Marc Sazer, Eve Sprecher, Gerald Vinci, Elizabeth Wilson, Sharri Zippert
Violas : Rollice Dale, Jerry Epstein, Peter Hatch, Laura Kuennen-Poper, Michael Ramos, Jimbo Ross, Harry Shirinian, Herschel Wise
Cellos : Bob Adcock, Ernie Ehrhardt, Anne Karam, Ray Kelley, Miguel Martinez, Dan Rothmuller
Basses (Arco) : Peter Doubrovsky, Arni Egilsson, Chris Kolgaard, Dave Stone
Orchestra Contracted by Jules Chaikin
Copyists : Leland Bond, Liz Finch, Rick Giovinazzo, Steve Juliani, Suzie Katayama, Frank Macchia, Fred Neuman
Produced by Johnny Mandel & Michael Bolton
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Johnny Mandel
Engineered by John Richards
Vocals Engineered by Ian Fairchild
Additional Vocals Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Assistant Engineers : Dann Thompson, Steve Milo
Recorded at Capitol Recording Studios & Passion Studios
Mixed at The Enterprise Studios

07 - O Holy Night

Keyboards, Synth Bass, Drum & Rhythm Programming, Hammond B-3 Organ : Walter Afanasieff
Macintosh & Synthesizer Programming : Michael McKnight, Dan Shea
Guitars : Dann Huff
Choir : Claytoven Richardson, Jenaie Tracy, Sandy Griffith, Darlene Coleman, Kitty Beethoven, Tina Gibson, Terrance Kelly, Brenda Roy, Anna Lisa Patterson, Cynthia Green, Andre Hugues, Nicolas Bearde, Conesha Owens, Larry Batiste, Miflin Jones
Produced by Walter Afanasieff & Michael Bolton
Arranged by Walter Afanasieff & Mariah Carey
Engineered by Dana Jon Chappelle & David Gleeson
Vocals Engineered by Ian Fairchild, Dana Jon Chappelle & Dave Reitzas
Assistant Engineers : Dave Hancock, Steve Milo
Production Coordinator : Barbara Stout
Recorded at WallyWord Studios & Passion Studios
Mixed by Dana Jon Chappelle at The Enterprise Studios

08 - White Christmas

Piano : Ian Underwood
Electric Piano : Randy Kerber
Orchestra
Violins : Gerald Vinci (Concertmaster), Dixie Blackstone, Mari Botnick, Russ Cantor, Isabelle Daskoff, Assa Drori, Henry Ferber, Michael Ferril, Ronald Folsom, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Harris Goldman, Gwenn Heller, Reg Hill, Lisa Johnson, Norma Leonard, Michael Markman, Betty Moor, Irma Neumann, Don Palmer, Claudia Parducci, Haim Shtrum, Robert Sushel, Dorothy Wade
Violas : Roland Kato (1st Chair), Donald McInnis, Cynthia Morrow, Carole Mukogawa, Kazi Pitelka, Harry Shirinian, Linn Subotnick, Raymond Tisher
Cellos : Frederick Seykora (1st Chair), Jodi Burnett, Ronald Cooper, Larry Corbett, Christine Ermacoff, Maria Fera, Paula Hochhater, Dane Little, Anne Karam, Suzie Katayama, Tina Soule
Basses : Chuck Domanico, Ed Meares, Buell Neidlinger, Margaret Storer
Harp : Gayle Levant
French Horns : Richard Todd (Solos), James Atkinson, Calvin Smith, Jeffrey Derosa
Woodwinds : Donald Ashworth, Jon Clarke, Gary Foster, Dan Higgins, Marty Kristall, Jack Nimitz, Joel Peskin
Percussion : Larry Bunker
Orchestra Contracted by Patti Zimmitti & Debbie Datz
Produced & Arranged by David Foster & Michael Bolton
Orchestra Arranged & Conducted by Johnny Mandel
Engineered & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Vocals Engineered by Dave Reitzas
Recorded at Ocean Way Recording & Passion Studios
Mixed at Ocean Way Recording

09 - This Is The Time

Duet with Wynonna
Piano & Synth Programming : Keith Thomas
Drum Programming : Keith Thomas, Mark Hammond
Guitars : Jerry McPherson, Keith Thomas
Bass : Byron House
Hammond B-3 : Phil Madeira
Violin : Sam Bush
Strings : Nashville String Machine
String Arrangements by Keith Thomas & Ronn Huff
Strings Conducted by Ronn Huff
Strings Contracted by Carl Gorodetzky
Background vocals : Ada Dyer, Chris Rodriguez, Audrey Wheeler
Produced by Keith Thomas (for Yellow Elephant Music, Inc.) & Michael Bolton
Arranged by Keith Thomas
Recorded & Mixed by Bill Whittington at The Bennett Hose
Production Coordinator : Shaun Shankel
Assistant Engineers : Greg Parker, Carry Summers, Shawn McLean

10 - Love Is The Power

Keyboards, Synth Bass, Drum & Rhythm Programming : Walter Afanasieff
Additional Drum & Rhythm Programming, Macintosh & Synth Programming : Dan Shea
Electric & Acoustic Guitars : Dann Huff
Acoustic Guitar : Dean Parks
Background vocals : Claytoven Richardson, Jeanie Tracy, Kitty Beethoven, Conesha Owens
Produced & Arranged by Walter Afanasieff & Michael Bolton
Engineered by Dana Jon Chappelle & David Gleeson
Vocals Engineered by Dave Reitzas, Dana Jon Chappelle & Jan Fairchild
Assistant Engineers : Jeff Griffin, Steve Kinsey
Production Coordinator : Barbara Stout
Recorded at WallyWord Studios & Passion Studios
Mixed by Dana Jon Chappelle at WallyWorld Studios