"Every Year, Every Christmas" is a song by American singer Luther Vandross. It was written by Vandross and Richard Marx for his tenth studio album, the holiday album This Is Christmas (1995), while production was helmed by Vandross. The original Christmas song received moderate rotation on radio and peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Singer Patti LaBelle also covered the song, which appeared on her 2007 Christmas album Miss Patti's Christmas. The LaBelle version was spoken at the end the song dedicated to Vandross.[1]
| "Every Year, Every Christmas" | ||||
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| Single by Luther Vandross | ||||
| from the album This Is Christmas | ||||
| B-side | "This Is Christmas" | |||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Length | 5:06 (single edit) | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
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Track listings edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Every Year, Every Christmas" |
| Vandross | 5:06 |
| 2. | "My Favourite Things" | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Nat Adderley Jr. | 5:58 |
| 3. | "Evergreen" | Walter Afanasieff | 3:54 | |
| 4. | "The Impossible Dream" | Afanasieff | 5:16 |
Charts edit
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 43 |
| US Adult R&B Songs (Billboard)[4] | 24 |
| US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[5] | 32 |
References edit
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 597.
- ^ "Joe – All or Nothing (CD single)". Discogs. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Adult R&B Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- ^ "Luther Vandross Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 28, 2018.