One Christmas: Chapter 1 is an extended play (EP) by American singer LeAnn Rimes. It was released on October 28, 2014 via the Iconic Entertainment Group and contained six tracks. The album was Rimes's second collection of Christmas music and second extended play released in her career. It received a positive response from AllMusic and later reached positions on the American Billboard charts.
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| Released | October 28, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 20:09 | |||
| Label | Iconic | |||
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Background and content edit
LeAnn Rimes first issued a Christmas project in 2004, which was titled What a Wonderful World. However, Rimes was looking forward to recording new holiday material. "I love it. I miss making Christmas music, so I’m happy," she told Billboard in 2014.[1] The extended play was co-produced by Rimes, along with long-time collaborator Darrell Brown and Dave Audé. Rimes recorded the project at three separate studios: Blackbird Studios (located in Nashville, Tennessee), Capitol Recording Studios (located in Hollywood, California) and Surf Shack (also located in Hollywood).[3] The extended play contained a total of six songs, each of which were favorites of Rimes. This included "Silent Night", "Christmas in Dixie" and "White Christmas". The latter recording was a family favorite, according to Rimes.[1]
Release and reception edit
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
One Christmas: Chapter 1 was released on October 28, 2014 on Iconic Entertainment. It was Rimes's first release with the label and her second extended play issued in her career. It was offered as both a compact disc[3] and to digital markets.[4] The album received three out of five stars from Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic: "Generally, One Christmas does operate at a slow burn -- "Somebody at Christmas" and "Hard Candy Christmas" both simmer, with only "Carol of the Bells" sparkling perhaps a bit too much, providing a quickening tempo -- but Rimes' decision to play it cool in addition to having a bit of fun makes One Christmas a neat little seasonal treat," he commented.[2] Dan MacIntosh of Country Standard Time gave it a mixed response: "As an album, One Christmas: Chapter 1 is about as creative as its title - which is not all that innovative. However, Rimes is a fantastic singer that sounds consistently wonderful throughout," he commented.[5]
On the Billboard 200, the EP reached number 172, spending only a week on the chart.[6] It also spent eight weeks on the Top Country Albums chart, reaching number 20 in December 2014.[7] It also reached number 35 on the Top Holiday Albums chart, spending two weeks there.[8] "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" was released as a single from the project in 2014, peaking at number 25 on the Billboard adult contemporary songs chart.[9]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Silent Night Holy Night" | Joseph Mohr | 3:34 |
| 2. | "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" | Jon Rox | 4:16 |
| 3. | "Blue Christmas" |
| 3:35 |
| 4. | "Someday at Christmas" |
| 3:31 |
| 5. | "Hard Candy Christmas" | Carol Hall | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Carol of the Bells" | 2:08 | |
| Total length: | 20:09 | ||
Personnel edit
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of One Christmas, Chapter 1[3] and AllMusic.[10]
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Chart performance edit
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[11] | 172 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[12] | 20 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[13] | 35 |
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| North America | October 28, 2014 |
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Iconic Entertainment Group | [3][4] |
References edit
- ^ a b c Dauphin, Chuck (November 24, 2014). "LeAnn Rimes Spreads the Holiday Cheer With 'One Christmas' EP Series". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "One Christmas: Chapter 1: LeAnn Rimes: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Rimes, LeAnn (October 28, 2014). "One Christmas: Chapter 1: (CD Liner Notes and Album Information)". Iconic Entertainment Group. ICON-025.
- ^ a b c "One Christmas: Chapter 1 by LeAnn Rimes". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ MacIntosh, Dan. "LeAnn Rimes -- One Christmas, Chapter 1". Country Standard Time. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes chart history (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes chart history (Adult contemporary songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "One Christmas, Chapter 1: LeAnn Rimes: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "LeAnn Rimes Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2021.