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The Isley Brothers' I'll Be Home for Christmas, like Patti LaBelle's Miss Patti's Christmas, was released on Def Soul Classics and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The two albums are both ten songs in length, feature many of the same musicians, and are based mostly on interpretations -- so they go hand-in-hand, whether the intention was there or not. Sleigh bells excepted, "I'm in Love" could be mistaken for an Isley Brothers song on a normal studio album, and it sounds like it wants to break into "Harvest for the World." The other original, "What Can I Buy You," won't be threatening to replace regularly played Christmas classics anytime soon, but it doesn't seem to out of place next to the likes of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland." There's a good balance between secular and spiritual material, so the disc should appeal to just about any Isley Brothers fan who doesn't want to hear the same tired holiday music year in, year out.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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James Wright, Producer - Suzie Katayama, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - John Wittenberg, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ken Yerke, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Richards, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Lauren Evans, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer - Dan Higgins, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Felix Bernard, ComposerLyricist - Richard B. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Duckles, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Bob Hurst, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Darrin McCann, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Martha Lippi, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Peterson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Michele Richards, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clayton Cameron, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Carol Robbins, Harp, AssociatedPerformer - Big Jim Wright Bass, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, Producer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer - KIM GANNON, ComposerLyricist - WALTER KENT, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Furch, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bobby Ross Avila, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - James Wright, Producer - James Q. Wright, ComposerLyricist - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Issiah Avila, Producer, Co-Producer - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Issiah J Avila, ComposerLyricist - Richard Furch, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carla Carter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, Producer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer - Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, Producer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, Producer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Furch, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, Producer - James Q. Wright, ComposerLyricist - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Furch, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, Producer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc Powell, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, Producer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, Producer - JIMMY JAM, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, Producer - Joseph Mohr, Author - Franz Xaver Gruber, Composer - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Matt Marrin, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Furch, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2007 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
The Isley Brothers' I'll Be Home for Christmas, like Patti LaBelle's Miss Patti's Christmas, was released on Def Soul Classics and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The two albums are both ten songs in length, feature many of the same musicians, and are based mostly on interpretations -- so they go hand-in-hand, whether the intention was there or not. Sleigh bells excepted, "I'm in Love" could be mistaken for an Isley Brothers song on a normal studio album, and it sounds like it wants to break into "Harvest for the World." The other original, "What Can I Buy You," won't be threatening to replace regularly played Christmas classics anytime soon, but it doesn't seem to out of place next to the likes of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "Winter Wonderland." There's a good balance between secular and spiritual material, so the disc should appeal to just about any Isley Brothers fan who doesn't want to hear the same tired holiday music year in, year out.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:40:37
- Main artists: Ronald Isley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Def Jam Recordings
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Soul
© 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2007 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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