Christmas from the Heart (Kenny Rogers album)
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| Released | October 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Genre | Christmas | |||
| Length | 52:06 | |||
| Label | Dreamcatcher | |||
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Christmas From The Heart is a 1998 holiday album by country music superstar Kenny Rogers.
Allmusic panned the album, saying: "This is truly a bizarre and disappointing album, combining Rogers' bland adult contemporary versions of traditional Christmas songs with obnoxious numbers sung by children."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "It's Just Not Christmas" | Sandin, Smith-Cochran | 3:09 |
| 2. | "The Christmas Song" | Torme, Wells | 2:49 |
| 3. | "My Favorite Things" | Hammerstein, Rodgers | 2:42 |
| 4. | "White Christmas" | Berlin | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Let It Snow!" | Cahn, Styne | 2:07 |
| 6. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | Oakeley, Wade | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Hey Little Christmas Tree" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 3:04 |
| 8. | "Merry Christmas" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 1:44 |
| 9. | "Money Isn't What Really Matters" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 2:30 |
| 10. | "Heroes" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 2:20 |
| 11. | "I Wanna Be a Christmas Present" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 2:20 |
| 12. | "The Ballerina Song" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Help Somebody Find Their Way" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 2:20 |
| 14. | "If I Only Had Your Heart" (duet with Alyssa Bonagura) | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 3:50 |
| 15. | "Mister Perfect" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 2:35 |
| 16. | "I Promise You" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 3:30 |
| 17. | "The Toy Shoppe" | Golden, Hartman, Rogers | 3:10 |
| 18. | "Til the Season Comes Around Again" | Goodrum, Jarvis | 3:53 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Kenny Rogers – lead vocals, arrangements
- Steve Glassmeyer – acoustic piano, Hammond organ, organ, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Bobby Ogdin – keyboards
- Gene Sisk – acoustic piano, electric piano, synthesizers, backing vocals
- Warren Hartman – sequencing, arrangements
- Larry Byrom – electric guitar
- Randy Dorman – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, arrangements
- Rick Harper – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Steve Mandile – electric guitar
- Spencer Campbell – bass
- Chuck Jacobs – bass
- Duncan Mullins – bass
- Eddie Bayers – drums
- Lynn Hammann – drums
- Paul Leim – drums
- Farrell Morris – percussion
- Jim Horn – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, tenor sax solo, recorder
- Denis Solee – alto saxophone, soprano sax solo, flute, piccolo
- Matt Glassmeyer – tenor saxophone
- Dennis Good – trombone
- Barry Green – trombone
- Chris McDonald – trombone
- Mike Haynes – trumpet
- Don Sheffield – trumpet
- George Tidwell – trumpet
- Tom McAninch – French horn
- Pat Bergeson – harmonica
- Cynthia Wyatt – harp
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Carl Gorodetzky – concertmaster
- Bergen White – string orchestration and conductor, horn orchestration
- Gene Golden – arrangements, horn arrangements
- Tammy Pierce – backing vocals
- Evan Broder – vocals
- Alyssa Bonagura – vocals (14)
Choir
- Darryl Appleton, Stacey Campbell, Rodney Covington (director), Anthony Davis, Pamela Holman, Robin Johnson-Neal, Shonte Johnson, Antonio Jones, Karima Kibble, Gale Mayes, Ann McCray, Larry Neal, Gavin Sesley, Denotra Sharpe, Demetria Slayden and Wanda Watkins
Cast vocals
- Alyssa Bonagura, Lisa Cochran, Sandy Caufield, Steve Glassmeyer, Scott Hogue, Marabeth Jordan, Liza Martine, Michele Rodgers-McGrath, Kenny Rogers, Dennis Scott, Gene Sisk, Scat Springs and Bergen White
Children's vocals
- Dennis Scott – vocal conductor
- Gracie Glassmeyer, Brandon Hargest, Brittany Hargest, Ashley Milling and Jamie Murrah – vocals
