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Faith Hill's holiday album Joy to the World is a proudly old-fashioned record -- almost too much so, really, as there is nothing surprising about it, from its collection of shopworn standards to the full-blown yet curiously stiff production. Basically, this is an album where if you read the title, you will know how the song will sound: "Joy to the World" gets a big, bombastic, orchestral arrangement appropriate for a concert recital, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" swings like Sinatra conducted by Billy May, "Little Drummer Boy" is prim and proper, "Holly Jolly Christmas" feels pulled from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, "Away in a Manger" is sweet and stately. Everything is business as usual, right down to Hill's performances: big, not blustery; they're immaculate theater, sometimes verging on grandstanding but often suited for the occasion. Which might not make Joy to the World a singular holiday album in any respect -- it's too pat and perfect to be memorable -- but for anybody looking for a new old-fashioned Christmas album, this suits the bill just fine.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jimmy Nichols, Keyboards - David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger, Writer - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Writer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Writer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, Writer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Metro Voices, Choir - Janet Askey, Violin - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Beth Beeson, French Horn - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin - Craig Nelson, Bass Guitar - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Sari Reist, Cello - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, Orchestral Contractor - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Julie Tanner, Cello - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Bettie Ross, Organ - Dino Herrmann, Engineer - Gilbert Long, Tuba - Jack Jezioro, Bass Guitar - Jennifer Krummer, French Horn - Ann Richards, Flute - Bobby Taylor, Oboe - Calvin Smith, French Horn
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
David Campbell, Orchestra, Writer - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Writer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Writer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, Writer - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Eric Darken, Percussion - Steve Brewster, Percussion - Jonathan Yudkin, Cello, Harp, Viola, Fiddle - Charlie Judge, Keyboards - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Eric Rigler, Whistle, Pipe - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Pete Huntlinger, Acoustic Guitar - Campbell Foster, Writer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Sam Bacco, Percussion - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Huff, Producer - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Sam Levine, Saxophone - J. Fred Coots, Writer - Haven Gillespie, Writer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Eric Darken, Percussion - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mike Haynes, Trumpet - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, Orchestral Contractor - Denis Solee, Saxophone - Jeff Bailey, Trumpet - George Tidwell, Trumpet - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Ron Sorbo, Percussion - Beverly Drukker, Violin - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Chris Dunn, Trombone - Denise Baker, Violin - Julie Tanner, Cello - Lynn Peithman, Cello - Matt Davich, Saxophone - Robbie Shankle, Saxophone - Buddy Skipper, Saxophone - Doug Moffet, Saxophone - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger - Faith Hill, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - HARRY SIMEONE, Writer - HENRY ONORATI, Writer - KATHERINE DAVIS, Writer - ALLEN SIDES, MixingEngineer - STEVE Churchyard, Engineer - Gary Hoey, Arranger, Writer - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Dino Herrmann, Engineer - Jason Mott, AssistantEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jimmy Nichols, Keyboards - David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger, Writer - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Writer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Writer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, Writer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Janet Askey, Violin - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Beth Beeson, French Horn - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - Craig Nelson, Bass Guitar - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mike Haynes, Trumpet - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Sari Reist, Cello - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, Orchestral Contractor - Jeff Bailey, Trumpet - The London Oratory School Schola, Choir - Lee Levine, Clarinet - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Connie Ellisor, Violin - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Julie Tanner, Cello - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Bettie Ross, Organ - Dino Herrmann, Engineer - Gilbert Long, Tuba - Jack Jezioro, Bass Guitar - Jennifer Krummer, French Horn - Jim Lotz, Bassoon - Lee Ward (Choirmaster), Choir - Ann Richards, Flute - Bobby Taylor, Oboe - Calvin Smith, French Horn
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Sam Bacco, Percussion - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Huff, Producer - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Sam Levine, Saxophone - Johnny Marks, Writer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Eric Darken, Percussion - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mike Haynes, Trumpet - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, Orchestral Contractor - Denis Solee, Saxophone - Jeff Bailey, Trumpet - George Tidwell, Trumpet - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Ron Sorbo, Percussion - Beverly Drukker, Violin - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Chris Dunn, Trombone - Denise Baker, Violin - Julie Tanner, Cello - Lynn Peithman, Cello - Matt Davich, Saxophone - Robbie Shankle, Saxophone - Buddy Skipper, Saxophone - Doug Moffet, Saxophone - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jimmy Nichols, Keyboards - David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger, Writer - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, Writer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Janet Askey, Violin - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Beth Beeson, French Horn - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin - Craig Nelson, Bass Guitar - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mike Haynes, Trumpet - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Sari Reist, Cello - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, Orchestral Contractor - Jeff Bailey, Trumpet - James Murray, Writer - Lee Levine, Clarinet - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Julie Tanner, Cello - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Gilbert Long, Tuba - Jack Jezioro, Bass Guitar - Jennifer Krummer, French Horn - Jim Lotz, Bassoon - Ann Richards, Flute - Bobby Taylor, Oboe - Calvin Smith, French Horn
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jimmy Nichols, Keyboards - David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger, Writer - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer, Writer - DANN HUFF, Producer, Writer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, Writer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Jenny O'Grady, Choir - Metro Voices, Choir - Janet Askey, Violin - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Beth Beeson, French Horn - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin - Craig Nelson, Bass Guitar - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mike Haynes, Trumpet - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Sari Reist, Cello - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, Orchestral Contractor - Jeff Bailey, Trumpet - Lee Levine, Clarinet - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Julie Tanner, Cello - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Bettie Ross, Organ - Dino Herrmann, Engineer - Gilbert Long, Tuba - Jack Jezioro, Bass Guitar - Jennifer Krummer, French Horn - Jim Lotz, Bassoon - Ann Richards, Flute - Bobby Taylor, Oboe - Calvin Smith, French Horn
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Sam Bacco, Percussion - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Dan Huff, Producer - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Sam Levine, Saxophone - Felix Bernard, Writer - Richard B. Smith, Writer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Eric Darken, Percussion - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mike Haynes, Trumpet - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, Orchestral Contractor - Denis Solee, Saxophone - Jeff Bailey, Trumpet - George Tidwell, Trumpet - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Ron Sorbo, Percussion - Beverly Drukker, Violin - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Chris Dunn, Trombone - Denise Baker, Violin - Julie Tanner, Cello - Lynn Peithman, Cello - Matt Davich, Saxophone - Robbie Shankle, Saxophone - Buddy Skipper, Saxophone - Doug Moffet, Saxophone - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Jimmy Nichols, Keyboards - David Campbell, Conductor, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - BYRON GALLIMORE, Producer - DANN HUFF, Producer - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - PUBLIC DOMAIN, Writer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Jenny O'Grady, Choir - Metro Voices, Choir - Janet Askey, Violin - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Beth Beeson, French Horn - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin - Craig Nelson, Bass Guitar - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mike Haynes, Trumpet - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Sari Reist, Cello - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin, Orchestral Contractor - Jeff Bailey, Trumpet - Lee Levine, Clarinet - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Julie Tanner, Cello - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer - Bettie Ross, Organ - Dino Herrmann, Engineer - Gilbert Long, Tuba - Jack Jezioro, Bass Guitar - Jennifer Krummer, French Horn - Jim Lotz, Bassoon - Ann Richards, Flute - Bobby Taylor, Oboe - Calvin Smith, French Horn
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Craig Wiseman, Writer - Tim Nichols, Writer - Jimmy Nichols, Keyboards - David Campbell, Arranger - Kristin Wilkinson, Viola - Sam Bacco, Percussion - Chris McDonald, Trombone - Faith Hill, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Paul Bushnell, Bass Guitar - Jerry McPherson, Guitar - DANN HUFF, Producer, Guitar - Bernie Grundman, MasteringEngineer - Shannon Forrest, Drums - Tom Bukovac, Guitar - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin - David Angell, Violin - ALLEN SIDES, Audio Recording Engineer, MixingEngineer - Sam Levine, Saxophone - Lowell Reynolds, AssistantEngineer - Anthony LaMarchina, Cello - Monisa Angell, Viola - Jenny O'Grady, Choir - Metro Voices, Choir - Karen Winkelmann, Violin - Barry Green, Trombone - Alan Umstead, Violin - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello - Pamela Sixfin, Violin - Eric Darken, Percussion - Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin - Jim Grosjean, Viola - Mike Haynes, Trumpet - Steve Patrick, Trumpet - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin - Carl Gorodetzky, Violin - Jeff Bailey, Trumpet - George Tidwell, Trumpet - Cate Myer, Violin - Catherine Umstead, Violin - Gary Vanosdale, Viola - Jacob Murray, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Ron Sorbo, Percussion - Beverly Drukker, Violin - Bruce Wethey, Violin - Carolyn Bailey, Violin - Chris Dunn, Trombone - Denise Baker, Violin - Denise Solee, Saxophone - Julie Tanner, Cello - Kimberly Wiseman, Writer - Lynn Peithman, Cello - Matt Davich, Saxophone - Robbie Shankle, Saxophone - Buddy Skipper, Saxophone - Doug Moffet, Saxophone - Gerald Greer, Violin - Todd Schall, AssistantEngineer
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Faith Hill's holiday album Joy to the World is a proudly old-fashioned record -- almost too much so, really, as there is nothing surprising about it, from its collection of shopworn standards to the full-blown yet curiously stiff production. Basically, this is an album where if you read the title, you will know how the song will sound: "Joy to the World" gets a big, bombastic, orchestral arrangement appropriate for a concert recital, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" swings like Sinatra conducted by Billy May, "Little Drummer Boy" is prim and proper, "Holly Jolly Christmas" feels pulled from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, "Away in a Manger" is sweet and stately. Everything is business as usual, right down to Hill's performances: big, not blustery; they're immaculate theater, sometimes verging on grandstanding but often suited for the occasion. Which might not make Joy to the World a singular holiday album in any respect -- it's too pat and perfect to be memorable -- but for anybody looking for a new old-fashioned Christmas album, this suits the bill just fine.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:37
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Faith Hill
- Label: Warner Records - Nashville
- Genre: Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
© 2008 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2008 Warner Records Inc.
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