The Christmas EP is a Christmas album by musician Richard Marx. It was released on November 1, 2011 with the intention of recording an additional seven songs to add to the five songs to make a full-length album for release in 2012, which would become Christmas Spirit.[1]
| The Christmas EP | ||||
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| Released | November 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Renegade Studio, Blackbird Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 17:17 | |||
| Label | Zanzibar Records, TourDeForce Productions | |||
| Producer | Richard Marx | |||
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It was his 23rd overall album, with the lead-off single "Christmas Spirit" being his 32nd single. The track reached #15 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in December, giving Marx back-to-back Top 20 AC hits in 2011 (his first time since 1997).
Track listing edit
- "Christmas Spirit" (Marx, Waybill)
- "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau)
- "Silent Night" (duet with Sara Watkins) (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr)
- "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Johnny Marks)
- "Alleluia" (Larry Gatlin)
Album credits edit
Personnel edit
- Steve Brewster – drums
- Cliff Colnot – string arrangements
- Mark Hill – bass guitar
- Brandon Marx – guitars, drums, background vocals
- Jesse Marx – keyboards, background vocals
- Lucas Marx – guitars, background vocals
- Richard Marx – producer, writer, arrangements, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Jerry McPherson – electric guitar
- Jason Webb – keyboards, piano
- Michael Omartian – piano
- Sara Watkins – lead vocals
- Fee Waybill – writer
Background Vocals edit
- Opal Staples
- Simbryt Whittington
Engineers edit
- Chip Matthews
- Justin Niebank
- Matthew Prock
- Benny Quinn
References edit
- ^ Music Producer Richard Marx: 'The Playboy Club' Felt 'Doomed From the Start'. The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-producer-richard-marx-playboy-252004