Let There Be Peace on Earth (album)
1993 studio album by Vince Gill
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Let There Be Peace on Earth is the first Christmas album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1993 on MCA Nashville. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," one of the album's tracks, peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993
Studio
- Javelina Studios and Masterfonics (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length39:47
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| Released | September 14, 1993 | |||
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| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 39:47 | |||
| Label | MCA Nashville | |||
| Producer | Tony Brown | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C−[2] |
| Los Angeles Times |  [3] |
Though panned by music critics, the album had broad appeal to the public. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums for 1993, eventually going Double Platinum. The album had sold 1,787,000 copies as of December 2012.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | 4:39 | |
| 2. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 4:02 | |
| 3. | "One Bright Star (This Christmas Night)" | John Barlow Jarvis | 3:37 |
| 4. | "What Child Is This?" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (Instrumental) | 2:37 | |
| 6. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
| 4:34 |
| 7. | "Let There Be Peace on Earth" (duet with Jenny Gill) |
| 4:33 |
| 8. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Til the Season Comes Around Again" |
| 4:11 |
| 10. | "It Won't Be the Same This Year" | Vince Gill | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 40:05 | ||
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[5]
- Vince Gill – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, Yamaha DX7, synthesizers
- Shane Keister – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- John Hughey – steel guitar
- Leland Sklar – bass
- Carlos Vega – drums
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Stuart Duncan – fiddle
- Charlie McCoy – mouth harp
- Marty Paich – string arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), vocal arrangements and conductor (3, 6, 7)
- Bob Bailey – backing vocals
- Kim Fleming – backing vocals
- Donna McElroy – backing vocals
- Jamie Robbins – backing vocals
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
- The Gene Merlino Singers: Gene Merlino, John Bahler, Dick Bolks, Amick Byram, Melissa Mackay, Myrna Matthews, Bobbi Page and Sally Stevens – additional backing vocals (3, 6, 7)
- Jenny Gill – vocals (7)
Production
- Tony Brown – producer
- John Guess – recording, mixing, mastering
- Marty Williams – overdub recording, second recording engineer, second mix engineer
- Derek Bason – second mix engineer
- Robert Charles – second overdub engineer
- Glenn Meadows – mastering
- Jessie Noble – project coordinator
- Jim Kemp – art direction
- Katherine DeVault – art direction, design
- Victoria Pearson – photography
- Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[10] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||