Jump to content

It's the Holiday Season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It's the Holiday Season
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)
RecordedCapitol Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Blackbird Studios (Nashville, Tennessee)[1]
GenreCountry, Christmas
Length26:15
LabelBroken Bow
ProducerMartina McBride[2]
Martina McBride chronology
Reckless
(2016)
It's the Holiday Season
(2018)

It's the Holiday Season is the fourteenth studio album and second Christmas album by Martina McBride. It was released on October 19, 2018.[3]

Commercial performance

[edit]

The album debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard Holiday Albums chart, with 1,400 copies sold in the first week.[4][5] It has sold 15,100 copies in the United States as of January 2019.[6]

This was the last recording composer Patrick Williams contributed prior to his death. The album is dedicated in memory to him.

Track listing

[edit]

Personnel

[edit]

Vocals and Rhythm Section

  • Martina McBride – lead vocals
  • Tom Ranier – grand piano
  • Graham Dechter – guitars
  • Chuck Berghofer – bass
  • Peter Erskine – drums
  • Daniel Greco – percussion
  • Mark Ivey – backing vocals
  • Marabeth Quil – backing vocals
  • Kira Small – backing vocals
  • Bergen White – backing vocals, vocal arrangements

Orchestra

  • Patrick Williams – arrangements and conductor
  • Elliot Deutsch – additional arrangements (6)
  • Joe Soldo – contractor
  • Ralph Morrison – concertmaster
  • Gordon Berger, Bill Edwards, J.B. Griffiths, Daniel Perito and Terry Woodson – music copyists
Horns
Strings
  • Timothy Loo, Christina Soule and John Walz – cello
  • Amy Wilkins – harp
  • Andrew Duckles, Matt Funes and Carolyn Riley – viola
  • Darius Campo, Neel Hammond, Carrie Kennedy, Johana Krejci, Joel Pargman, Alyssa Park, Radu Pieptea, Neil Samples, Mary Sloan, Jenny Takamatsu and Ina Veli – violin

Production

[edit]
  • Martina McBride – producer
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Steve Genewick – recording assistant
  • Chandler Harrod – mix assistant
  • Allen Ditto – vocal recording
  • John McBride – additional mixing
  • Jory Roberts – additional mix assistant
  • Chris Small – digital editing
  • Ryan Smith – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
  • Glenn Sweitzer – package design
  • Joseph Llanes – photography
  • Courtney Kivela Robinson – wardrobe stylist
  • Lindsay Doyle – hair, make-up

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Casey, Jim (August 13, 2018). "Martina McBride Reveals New Christmas Album and Tour". Nash Country Daily.
  2. ^ "Martina McBride – It's the Holiday Season (2018, CD)". Discogs.
  3. ^ "Martina McBride Details Holiday Album and Tour". Cmt.com. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Holiday Albums". Billboard. November 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 30, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums: October 30, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved November 3, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: January 7, 2019". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
[edit]