''Tennessee Christmas'' is the nineteenth studio album and fourth solo
Christmas album by American
contemporary Christian music
Contemporary Christian music, also known as CCM, Christian pop, and occasionally inspirational music is a genre of modern popular music, and an aspect of Christian media, which is lyrically focused on matters related to the Christian faith and s ...
singer and songwriter
Amy Grant. It was released on October 21, 2016 on
Capitol and
Sparrow Records. The album is a collection of new recordings, Christmas song favorites, a re-recording of the album title track (originally released on Grant's ''
A Christmas Album'' in 1983) and a duet with her husband
Vince Gill.
Track listing
Personnel
* Amy Grant – vocals, harmony vocals (13)
* Charlie Judge – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
*
Mac McAnally – keyboards (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13),
mandolin
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s (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), harmony vocals (13)
* Tim Lauer – keyboards (3, 4, 6, 15), acoustic piano (3, 4, 6, 15),
organ
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Biology
* Organ (biology), a part of an organism
Musical instruments
* Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone
** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument
** Hammond ...
(3, 4, 6, 15),
Mellotron
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(3, 4, 6, 15),
accordion
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(3, 4, 6, 15)
* Jason Webb – acoustic piano (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
* Rob McNelley – guitars (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), electric guitar (3, 4, 6)
* Gabe Scott – acoustic guitar (3, 4, 6, 15)
*
Vince Gill – guitar solo (6), lead vocals (9), harmony vocals (13)
*
Ed Cash – acoustic guitar (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
* Nathan Dugger – electric guitar (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
*
Mike Brignardello – bass (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
* Mark Hill – bass (3, 4, 6, 15)
* Matt Pierson – bass (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
*
Greg Morrow – drums (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
* Jerry Roe – drums (3, 4, 6, 15)
*
Eric Darken
Eric A. Darken is an American percussionist, composer, and programmer.
Biography
Drawing inspiration from his grandfather, a band leader. Darken began playing drums at age 12, and played timpani and mallets in high school. Darken attended ...
– percussion (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
* Corrina Gill – backing vocals (3, 10), harmony vocals (13)
* Jenny Gill – backing vocals (3, 10), harmony vocals (13)
* Sarah Chapman – backing vocals (10), harmony vocals (13)
* Hailey Darkwa – harmony vocals (13)
*
Lenny LeBlanc – harmony vocals (13)
* Rachel Robinson – harmony vocals (13)
Production
* Peter York – executive producer
* Mac McAnally – producer (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13)
* Marshall Altman – producer (3, 4, 6, 15), vocal recording (3, 4, 6, 15)
* Ed Cash – producer (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
* Chris Stone – engineer (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), mixing (1, 5, 8, 10, 13)
* Craig Alvin – recording (3, 4, 6, 15), mixing (3, 4, 6, 15)
* Drew Bollman – engineer (7, 9, 11, 12, 14), editing (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
* Matt Rausch – additional recording (1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13), assistant engineer (1, 2, 5, 7-14), recording (3, 4, 6, 15), editing (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
* Kyle Lehning – mixing (2)
* Sean Moffitt – mixing (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
* Warren David – mix assistant (7, 9, 11, 12, 14)
* Andrew Mendelson – mastering
* Angela Talley – production assistant (3, 4, 6)
* Becca Wildsmith – art direction, design
* Russ Harrington – photography
* Sheila Davis – hair, make-up
* Trish Townsend – wardrobe stylist
* Phyllis Mayfield – set design
Studios
* Recorded at The House (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Additional recording and mixing on Tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 10 & 13 at La La Land (Muscle Shoals, Alabama) and La La Land Nashville.
* Vocals on Tracks 3, 4, 6 & 15 recorded at The Galt Line (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Mixed at La La Land Nashville, The Compound, The Great Gazoo Reading Room and Yoda's Palace Studios (Nashville, Tennessee).
* Mastered at Georgetown Masters (Nashville, Tennessee).
Charts
References
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2016 Christmas albums
Albums produced by Mac McAnally
Albums produced by Marshall Altman
Amy Grant albums
Capitol Records Christmas albums
Christmas albums by American artists
Pop Christmas albums
Sparrow Records albums