It's the Holiday Season

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]

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)

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)".
  3. ^ "Martina McBride Details Holiday Album and Tour". Cmt.com. 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.
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (January 7, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums: January 7, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

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