Christmas After Midnight
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| Christmas After Midnight | ||||
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| Released | October 6, 2017[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
| Length | 39:14 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Ron Fair[1] | |||
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Christmas After Midnight is the first Christmas album, and sixth studio album, by American recording artist Fantasia. It was released by Concord Records on October 6, 2017, in the United States, serving as the singer's debut release with the label after departing from RCA soon after releasing her previous album, The Definition Of... (2016). Chiefly produced by frequent collaborator Ron Fair, the album was recorded in Los Angeles and Nashville, compromising a festive mix of renditions of Fantasia's favorite rock, soul, jazz, funk, and blues holiday classics.[1] Upon its release, the album debuted at number five on Billboard's Top Holiday Albums chart.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[2] |
Eric Renner Brown from Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A− rating and wrote: "Sure, the American Idol winner makes downtempo classics from "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" to "Silent Night" glisten. But the standouts on her first holiday album are impassioned, upbeat takes on Ray Charles ("The Snow Is Falling") and James Brown ("Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto").[2] Writing for Variety, Chris Willman found that "Fantasia has made a smart call to go with brassy but far from overbearing horn arrangements in this jazz-skirting pop/R&B collection." He praised Fantasia for the revival of "The Snow is Falling," but criticized labeling Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" as a Christmas song.[3]
Commercial performance
Christmas After Midnight opened and peaked at number 193 on the US Billboard 200 and missed the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming Fantasia's lowest-charting album so far.[4] It reached number 23 on the Top R&B Albums chart, however, and entered the Top Holiday Albums at number three.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "This Christmas" |
| 3:22 |
| 2. | "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto" | 3:20 | |
| 3. | "The Snow Is Falling" | 2:55 | |
| 4. | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (featuring CeeLo Green) | Frank Loesser | 2:53 |
| 5. | "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | 2:57 | |
| 6. | "Give Love on Christmas Day" | The Corporation | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Merry Christmas Baby" |
| 2:34 |
| 8. | "Silent Night" | 3:50 | |
| 9. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 3:19 | |
| 10. | "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" | Loesser | 3:09 |
| 11. | "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" | 2:28 | |
| 12. | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | 4:23 |
| Total length: | 39:14 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Jingle Bell Rock" |
| 2:56 |
| 14. | "Auld Lang Syne" | Robert Burns | 3:06 |
