Home for the Holidays (Anthony Hamilton album)

Home for the Holidays
Home for the Holidays
Studio album by Anthony Hamilton
Released	October 21, 2014
Length	47:35
Label	RCA;
Producer	The Avila Brothers; Kenneth Leonard Jr.; Mark Pelli; Alex Tanas; Corey Williams; Kelvin Wooten (also exec.);
Anthony Hamilton chronology

Home for the Holidays is the first Christmas album by American recording artist Anthony Hamilton. It was released on October 21, 2014, by RCA Records.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Allmusic editor Andy Kellman found that "Hamilton delivers a mostly upbeat mix of original material and renditions of traditional secular and religious Christmas-themed songs [..] The singer adds his typically hospitable tones to each of the selections, whether it's a faithful version of James Brown's "Santa Claus Go Straight to the Ghetto" or an energized spin on "Little Drummer Boy." This is more imaginative and festive than the average Christmas album."^[1]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Christmas"	Anthony Hamilton Brandon Davis Kelvin Wooten	Wooten	4:41
2.	"Spend Christmas with You"	Hamilton Joe Kirk Kenneth Leonard Jr. Corey Williams	Leonard Williams Wooten	4:17
3.	"Santa Claus Goes Straight to the Ghetto"	James Brown Alfred Ellis Hank Ballard	The Avila Brothers	3:04
4.	"Little Drummer Boy (Interlude)"		Wooten	1:36
5.	"Little Drummer Boy"	Katherine Kennicott Davis Henry Onorati Harry Simeone	Wooten	4:22
6.	"Home for the Holidays" (featuring Gavin DeGraw)	Hamilton Wooten	Wooten	3:47
7.	"'Tis the Season"	Hamilton Wooten	Wooten	3:38
8.	"What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas"	Homer Banks Carl Hampton	The Avila Brothers	4:09
9.	"Coming Home"	Hamilton Nasri Atweh Mark Pellizer Alex Tonas	Mark Pelli Alex Tanas	3:20
10.	"Away in a Manger (Interlude)"		Wooten	0:40
11.	"Away in a Manger"		Wooten	2:47
12.	"Please Come Home for Christmas"	Charles Brown Gene Redd	Wooten	2:56
13.	"The Christmas Song" (featuring Chaka Khan)	Bob Wells Mel Tormé	Wooten	3:34
14.	"Spirit of Love"	Hamilton Wooten	Wooten	4:33

Credits and personnel edit

Credits are taken from the album's liner notes.^[2]

Managerial

A&R – Adonis Sutherlin
Executive producers – Anthony Hamilton, Kelvin Wooten, Eli Davis
Management – Eli Davis
Project coordinator – Kimrie Davis

Visuals and imagery

Photography and design – LaVan Anderson
Styling – Charity Luvs

Charts edit

Weekly charts edit

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	8

Year-end charts edit

Chart (2015)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	92

References edit

^ ^a ^b Kellman, Andy. "Home for the Holidays". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
^ Home for the Holidays (CD liner). Anthony Hamilton. RCA Records. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

External links edit

Anthony Hamilton at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Kellman, Andy. "Home for the Holidays". AllMusic. Retrieved July 23, 2020.

[booklet-2] Home for the Holidays (CD liner). Anthony Hamilton. RCA Records. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Anthony_Hamilton-3] "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

[4] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2020.

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