A Christmas Celebration of Hope

A Christmas Celebration of Hope
Studio album by B.B. King
Released November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)
Genre Blues, holiday
Label MCA

A Christmas Celebration of Hope is a studio album by B.B. King, released in 2001 through MCA Records.[1] The album reached peak positions of number 151 on the Billboard 200 and number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.

Contents

Charts

In the United States, A Christmas Celebration of Hope reached peak positions of number 151 on the Billboard 200 and number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart.[2]

Chart (2001) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 151
U.S. Billboard's Top Blues Albums 1

Track listing

  1. "Please Come Home for Christmas" (Brown, Redd) – 4:53
  2. "Lonesome Christmas" (Glenn) – 3:04
  3. "Back Door Santa" (Carter, Daniel) – 3:26
  4. "Christmas in Heaven" (Ward) – 4:49
  5. "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (Gannon, Kent, Ram) – 3:47
  6. "To Someone That I Love" (Brown) – 5:01
  7. "Christmas Celebration" (Glenn, Thomas) – 3:38
  8. "Merry Christmas, Baby" (Cavanaugh, Smalley) – 3:56
  9. "Christmas Love" (King) – 2:57
  10. "Blue Decorations" (Gillespie) – 3:27
  11. "Christmas Comes but Once a Year" (Milburn, Schubert) – 4:15
  12. "Bringing in a Brand New Year" (Ward) – 2:41
  13. "Auld Lang Syne" (Burns, traditional) – 2:21

Track listing adapted from Allmusic.[1]

Personnel

  • Michael Abene – producer
  • Stanley Abernathy – trumpet
  • James Bolden – conductor, trumpet
  • Robert Burns – composer
  • Jay Burton – engineer
  • Clarence Carter – composer
  • Page Cavanaugh – composer
  • Tony Coleman – tambourine
  • Rich Costey – assistant
  • Anthony Daigle – engineer
  • Tony Daigle – engineer
  • Marcus Daniel – composer
  • Mike Doster – bass
  • Devin Emk – assistant
  • Calep Emphrey – drums
  • Kim Gannon – composer
  • Lloyd Glenn – composer
  • Josiah Gluck – engineer, mixing
  • John Holbrook – mixing
  • S. "Husky" Höskulds – engineer
  • Melvin Jackson – saxophone
  • Walter Kent – composer
  • B.B. King – arranger, producer
  • Walter King – contractor
  • Floyd Lieberman – executive producer
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ken Quartarone – assistant
  • Buck Ram – composer
  • Jack Smalley – composer
  • Jesse Thomas – composer
  • James Toney – keyboards
  • Vartan – art direction
  • Leon Warren – guitar
  • Kevin Westenberg – photography

Credits adapted from Allmusic.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Unterberger, Richie. "A Christmas Celebration of Hope". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-christmas-celebration-of-hope-r559386. Retrieved December 25, 2011. 
  2. ^ "A Christmas Celebration of Hope: Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-christmas-celebration-of-hope-r559386/charts-awards. Retrieved December 25, 2011. 
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