Tennessee Christmas (album)
2016 studio album by Amy Grant
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Tennessee Christmas is the nineteenth studio album and fourth solo Christmas album by American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Amy Grant. It was released on October 21, 2016, on Capitol and Sparrow Records. The album is a collection of new Christmas recordings, song favorites, re-recordings of songs Grant has previously done and a duet with her husband Vince Gill.
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
Length42:20
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| Released | October 21, 2016 | |||
| Genres | Christmas, Contemporary Christian music | |||
| Length | 42:20 | |||
| Labels | Capitol, Sparrow | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tennessee Christmas" | Amy Grant, Gary Chapman | 4:27 |
| 2. | "To Be Together" | Grant, Chris Eaton | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Christmas for You and Me" | Nathan Dugger, Ellie Holcomb | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Melancholy Christmas" | Grant, Marshall Altman | 3:02 |
| 5. | "December" | Isaac Darnell | 3:29 |
| 6. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:23 |
| 7. | "Joy to the World" | Isaac Watts | 3:08 |
| 8. | "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" | Berlin | 3:24 |
| 9. | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (duet with Vince Gill) | Frank Loesser | 3:15 |
| 10. | "Christmas Don't Be Late" | Ross Bagdasarian | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Still Can’t Sleep" | Ed Cash, Franni Cash | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Another Merry Christmas" | Grant, E. Cash | 2:22 |
| 13. | "O Come, All Ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade | 3:07 |
| Total length: | 42:20 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "From the Cold" | Cody Fry | 4:35 |
| 15. | "What Child Is This" | William Chatterton Dix | 3:16 |
Notes
- Grant originally recorded the album title track for her 1983 album A Christmas Album.
- Grant previously recorded a version of "Joy to the World", originally as a medley entitled "Joy to the World / For Unto Us a Child is Born" for her 1992 album Home for Christmas.
Personnel
- Amy Grant – vocals, harmony vocals (13)
- Charlie Judge – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
- Mac McAnally – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), mandolins (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), harmony vocals (13)
- Tim Lauer – keyboards (3, 4, 6, 15), acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 15), organ (3, 4, 6, 15), Mellotron (3, 4, 6, 15), accordion (3, 4, 6, 15)
- Jason Webb – acoustic piano (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Rob McNelley – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), electric guitar (3, 4, 6)
- Gabe Scott – acoustic guitar (3, 4, 6, 15)
- Vince Gill – guitar solo (6), lead vocals (9), harmony vocals (13)
- Ed Cash – acoustic guitar (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Nathan Dugger – electric guitar (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
- Mark Hill – bass (3, 4, 6, 15)
- Matt Pierson – bass (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Greg Morrow – drums (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
- Jerry Roe – drums (3, 4, 6, 15)
- Eric Darken – percussion (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
- Corrina Gill – backing vocals (3, 10), harmony vocals (13)
- Jenny Gill – backing vocals (3, 10), harmony vocals (13)
- Sarah Chapman – backing vocals (10), harmony vocals (13)
- Hailey Darkwa – harmony vocals (13)
- Lenny LeBlanc – harmony vocals (13)
- Rachel Robinson – harmony vocals (13)
Production
- Peter York – executive producer
- Mac McAnally – producer (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
- Marshall Altman – producer (3, 4, 6, 15), vocal recording (3, 4, 6, 15)
- Ed Cash – producer (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Chris Stone – engineer (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), mixing (1, 5, 8, 10, 13)
- Craig Alvin – recording (3, 4, 6, 15), mixing (3, 4, 6, 15)
- Drew Bollman – engineer (7, 9, 11, 12, 14), editing (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Matt Rausch – additional recording (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), assistant engineer (1, 2, 5, 7–14), recording (3, 4, 6, 15), editing (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Kyle Lehning – mixing (2)
- Sean Moffitt – mixing (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Warren David – mix assistant (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Andrew Mendelson – mastering
- Angela Talley – production assistant (3, 4, 6)
- Becca Wildsmith – art direction, design
- Russ Harrington – photography
- Sheila Davis – hair, make-up
- Trish Townsend – wardrobe stylist
- Phyllis Mayfield – set design
Studios
- Recorded at The House (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Additional recording and mixing on Tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 10 & 13 at La La Land (Muscle Shoals, Alabama) and La La Land Nashville.
- Vocals on Tracks 3, 4, 6 & 15 recorded at The Galt Line (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mixed at La La Land Nashville, The Compound, The Great Gazoo Reading Room and Yoda's Palace Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
- Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 31 |
| US Top Contemporary Christian | 1 |
| US Top Holiday Albums | 3 |