Tennessee Christmas

by Amy Grant

Overview

Ever since she released A Christmas Album back in 1983, Christmas albums have been a regular thing for Amy Grant, arriving either in the form of new studio albums or compilation albums. All these comps tend to obscure the fact that Grant hasn't recorded a brand-new holiday album since 1999's A Christmas to Remember, so 2016's Tennessee Christmas is something of an event in its very appearance, but it also is quite different in tenor and character than Grant's previous holiday albums. Some of that can be inferred from the title itself: although it doesn't explicitly say that this is an intimate Christmas, it does imply this is a homey holiday. Indeed, it was recorded at Grant's home studio -- and there are cameos by her guitarist husband Vince Gill -- and the end result is an album that feels as cozy as a night in by the fireplace. The nice thing about Tennessee Christmas is that it acknowledges that those snowy evenings can sometimes have a sad undercurrent, a feeling that surfaces on "Melancholy Christmas" -- but this, when surrounded by a jazzy "White Christmas," the lightly skipping "Christmas for You and Me," and a cover of the Chipmunks' "Christmas Don't Be Late," ultimately feels comforting and reassuring. Furthermore, the intimate warmth of Tennessee Christmas makes it feel different than Grant's previous holiday albums, which tended to be clean and gleaming: it's a matter of taste which is better, but it's nice to have Grant return with a holiday album that is utterly distinctive than the many that came before it. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/18/2016
Label:	Amy Grant
UPC:	0602557136135

Tracks

1. Tennessee Christmas
2. To Be Together
3. Christmas for You and Me
4. Melancholy Christmas
5. December
6. White Christmas
7. Joy to the World
8. I¿¿¿ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
9. Baby, It¿¿¿s Cold Outside
10. Christmas Don't Be Late
11. Still Can¿¿¿t Sleep
12. Another Merry Christmas
13. O Come, All Ye Faithful

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Amy Grant   Primary Artist,Vocal Harmony
Vince Gill   Primary Artist,Vocals,Soloist,Vocal Harmony,Featured Artist
Tim Lauer   Organ,Piano,Accordion,Keyboards,Mellotron
Jason Webb   Piano
Mark Hill   Bass
Ed Cash   Guitar (Acoustic)
Greg Morrow   Drums
Mac McAnally   Guitar,Mandolin,Keyboards,Vocal Harmony
Lenny LeBlanc   Vocal Harmony
Jenny Gill   Vocals (Background)
Rachel Robinson   Vocal Harmony
Gabe Scott   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mike Brignardello   Bass
Jerry Roe   Drums
Eric Darken   Percussion
Rob McNelley   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Sarah Chapman   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Charlie Judge   Keyboards
Matt Pierson   Bass
Nathan Dugger   Guitar (Electric)
Corrina Gill   Vocal Harmony,Vocals (Background)
Hailey Darkwa   Vocal Harmony

Technical Credits

Frank Loesser   Composer
Amy Grant   Composer
Kyle Lehning   Mixing
Isaac Watts   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Craig Alvin   Mixing,Engineer
Chris Eaton   Composer
Ed Cash   Composer,Producer
Mac McAnally   Producer
Ross Bagdasarian   Composer
John Francis Wade   Composer
William Chatterton Dix   Composer
Drew Bollman   Editing,Engineer
Gary Chapman   Composer
Chris Stone   Mixing,Engineer
Marshall Altman   Composer,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Marty Paich   Arranger,Orchestration
Isaac Darnall   Composer
Warren David   Assistant
Angela Talley   Production Assistant
Elizabeth Bannister   Composer
Sean Moffitt   Mixing
Matt Rausch   Editing,Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Ellie Holcomb   Composer
Nathan Dugger   Composer
Cody Fry   Composer
Franni Cash   Composer
Isaac Darnell   Composer