05/12/2024

India.Arie & Joe Sample "Christmas With Friends" (2015) -Christmas Music / Soul Jazz-



Label : Motown Records


États-Unis 01 - Let It Snow (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn)
02 - Favorite Time Of Year (India.Arie, Aaron W. Lindsey & Simpson)
03 - Silent Night (Franz Gruber & Joseph Mohr)
04 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane)
05 - Merry Christmas Baby (Lou Baxter & Johnny Moore)
06 - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (Irving Berlin)
07 - The Christmas Song (Mel Tormé & Robert Wells)
08 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Traditional)
09 - Mary, Did You Know? (Buddy Greene & Mark Lowry)
10 - Auld Lang Syne (Traditional)


Executive Producer : India.Arie
Mixed by Salvo for Salvomix Inc.
Except Track 06 Mixed by Allen Sides at Red Lotus Studios, Hollywood, CA
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Inc., Los Angeles, CA


01 - Let It Snow 

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie & Joe Sample
Recorded by Case Mundy at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX
Vocals Recorded by Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA
Arranged by Joe Sample
Editing by Aaron W. Lindsey
Vocals India.Arie
Piano : Joe Sample
Synth & Aux Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey
Percussion : Javier Solis
Upright Bass : Nick Sample
Drums : Jeff Watts

02 - Favorite Time Of Year 

Feat. Tori Kelly
Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey & India.Arie
Recorded by Aaron W. Lindsey
India.Arie Vocals Recorded by Kory Aaron at India'Song Studio, Aylanta, GA
Tori Kelly Vocals Recorded by Matthew Emonson at Harmony Studios, West Hollywood, CA
Vocals India.Arie
Guest Vocals : Tori Kelly
All Instruments : Aaron W. Lindsey

03 - Silent Night 

Feat. Brandy
Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie & Joe Sample
Recorded by Case Mundy at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX
India.Arie Vocals Recorded by Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA
Brandy Vocals Recorded by Timothy Wyman at Wyman Studios, Burbank, CA
Arranged by Joe Sample & Aaron W. Lindsey
Editing by Aaron W. Lindsey
Vocals India.Arie
Guest Vocals : Brandy
Piano : Joe Sample
Bass : Aaron W. Lindsey
Drums : Jeff Watts
Percussion : Javier Solis
Synth & Aux Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey

04 - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 

Feat. Kem
Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie & Joe Sample
Recorded by Case Mundy & Rob Skipworth at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX & India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA
Kem Vocals Recorded by Eric Morgeson at Studio A Recording, Inc., Dearborn Heights, MI
Arranged by Joe Sample & Aaron W. Lindsey
Vocals India.Arie
Guest Vocals : Kem
Piano : Joe Sample
Rhodes & Additional Keys, Upright Bass, Bass & Drums : Aaron W. Lindsey
Strings Arranged & Performed by John Stoddart

05 - Merry Christmas Baby 

Feat. Michael McDonald
Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey & India.Arie
Recorded by Danny Duncan at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA
Michael McDonald Vocals Recorded by Mark Casselman at Sound Logic Recording Studio, Santa Barbara, CA
Arranged by Aaron W. Lindsey
Vocals India.Arie
Guest Vocals : Michael McDonald
Piano : Aaron W. Lindsey
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Teddy Campbell
Horns Arranged & Performed by Hamilton Hardin

06 - I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 

Feat. Dave Koz & Trombone Shorty
Produced by Rickey Minor
Executive Producers : John Burk & Dave Koz
Recorded by Allen Sides at Red Lotus Studios & Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA ; by Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA
Assistant Engineers : Seth Presant, Lenny Wee & Ryan Staples
Additional Recording : Gerrit Kinkel
Arranged by Rickey Minor & John Beasley
Vocals India.Arie
Tenor Saxophone : Dave Koz
Trombone : Trombone Shorty
Piano : John Beasley
Keyboards : Dave Delhomme
Acoustic Guitar : Paul Jackson Jr.
Bass : Chuck Berghofer
Drums : Teddy Campbell
Vibes : Craig Fundyga

07 - The Christmas Song 

Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey, India.Arie & Joe Sample
Recorded by Case Mundy at Wire Roads Studio, Houston, TX
Vocals Recorded by Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA
Arranged by Joe Sample
Editing by Aaron W. Lindsey
Vocals India.Arie
Piano : Joe Sample
Synth & Aux Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey
Drums : Jeff Watts
Upright Bass : Nick Sample
Percussion : Javier Solis

08 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 

Feat. Kristian Dentley
Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey & India.Arie
Recorded by Danny Duncan at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA
Arranged by Aaron W. Lindsey
Vocal Arrangement : Khristian Dentley
Vocals : India.Arie
Guest Vocals : Kristian Dentley
Piano & Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey
Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Teddy Campbell
Percussion : Javier Solis

09 - Mary, Did You Know? 

Feat. Gene Moore
Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey
Recorded by Danny Duncan at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA
Vocals Recorded by Aaron W. Lindsey at Wire Road Studios, Houston, TX & Rob Skipworth at India'Song Studio, Atlanta, GA
Arranged by Aaron W. Lindsey
Vocals India.Arie
Guest Vocals : Gene Moore
Piano & Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey
Upright Bass : Nathan East
Acoustic & Electric Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr.
Drums : Teddy Campbell
Strings Arranged & Performed by John Stoddart

10 - Auld Lang Syne

Feat. Kirk Whalum
Produced by Aaron W. Lindsey & India.Arie
Recorded by Danny Duncan at House of Blues Studios, Encino, CA
Arranged by Aaron W. Lindsey
Vocals India.Arie
Piano & Keys : Aaron W. Lindsey
Tenor Saxophone : Kirk Whalum
Upright Bass : Nathan East
Drums : Teddy Campbell