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IT WON'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU finds Brooks and Dunn wisely foregoing the drippy, synth-laden production that ruins many contemporary country Christmas albums, instead relying on the neo-honky tonk sound that made the duo famous. Though there are several of the usual chestnuts here, the group's originals are often highlights, especially Ronnie Dunn's "It Won't be Christmas Without You," which shows the singer to be a powerful balladeer equally as talented as some of his better known pop contemporaries. Kix Brooks gets to strut his stuff on the funky "Rockin' Little Christmas," which features a New Orleans piano groove straight out of the Professor Longhair songbook. A Christmas album can often separate the men from the boys, and Brooks and Dunn prove themselves here by attacking even the most oft-covered tunes with aplomb. "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" gets the total Bob Wills makeover, complete with righteously swinging fiddles and jazzy key changes. To their credit, Brooks and Dunn treat IT WON'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU as much more than holiday product; the joy they bring to what could easily have been a throwaway is truly a cause for celebration.
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Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dick Smith, Composer, Lyricist - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - Felix Bernard, Composer, Lyricist - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Kostas, Composer, Lyricist - Greg Droman, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Bekka Bramlett, Background Vocal - Jerry Lynn Williams, Composer, Lyricist - Lisa Cochran, Background Vocal - Robert Bailey, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer - Steve Busch, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - Deborah Allen, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer - BRUCE CHANNEL, Composer, Lyricist, Background Vocal
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - Bekka Bramlett, Background Vocal - Jay Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - Lisa Cochran, Background Vocal - Billy Hayes, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Bailey, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Don Cook, Composer, Lyricist - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Kix Brooks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - Bekka Bramlett, Background Vocal - Mel TORME, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Wells, Composer, Lyricist - Lisa Cochran, Background Vocal - Robert Bailey, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - J. Fred Coots, Composer, Lyricist - Haven Gillespie, Composer, Lyricist - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Nelson, Composer, Lyricist - Larry Boone, Composer, Lyricist - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Kix Brooks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - KIM GANNON, Composer, Lyricist - Greg Droman, Producer - Ram Buck, Composer, Lyricist - Kent Walter, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Stinson, Background Vocal - Kix Brooks, Producer - Ronnie Dunn, Producer - Irving Berlin, Composer, Lyricist - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Greg Droman, Producer
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony King, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocal - Kix Brooks, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Jimmy Stewart, Background Vocal - Charlie Crowe, Electric Guitar - Mike Bradley, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer - Ken Gray, Composer, Lyricist - Dony Wynn, Drums - Troy Klontz, Steel Guitar - Dwain Rowe, Organ, Piano - Danny Milliner, Bass Guitar
(P) 1996 Arista Records LLC
Brooks & Dunn, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tony King, Acoustic Guitar - Kix Brooks, Producer, Background Vocal - Ronnie Dunn, Producer, Background Vocal - Jimmy Stewart, Fiddle - Conley White, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Bradley, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Hank Williams, Mastering Engineer - MICHAEL WHITE, Composer, Lyricist - John Wesley Ryles, Background Vocal - Mark Capps, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ron Wallace, Composer, Lyricist - Dony Wynn, Drums - Dwain Rowe, Keyboards - Danny Milliner, Bass - Charlie Crowe lead, Guitar - Troy Klontz steel, Guitar
(P) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
IT WON'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU finds Brooks and Dunn wisely foregoing the drippy, synth-laden production that ruins many contemporary country Christmas albums, instead relying on the neo-honky tonk sound that made the duo famous. Though there are several of the usual chestnuts here, the group's originals are often highlights, especially Ronnie Dunn's "It Won't be Christmas Without You," which shows the singer to be a powerful balladeer equally as talented as some of his better known pop contemporaries. Kix Brooks gets to strut his stuff on the funky "Rockin' Little Christmas," which features a New Orleans piano groove straight out of the Professor Longhair songbook. A Christmas album can often separate the men from the boys, and Brooks and Dunn prove themselves here by attacking even the most oft-covered tunes with aplomb. "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" gets the total Bob Wills makeover, complete with righteously swinging fiddles and jazzy key changes. To their credit, Brooks and Dunn treat IT WON'T BE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU as much more than holiday product; the joy they bring to what could easily have been a throwaway is truly a cause for celebration.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:53
- Main artists: Brooks & Dunn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Arista - Legacy
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
(P) 2002 Sony Music Entertainment
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