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'Tis the Season is the first holiday offering from Jordan Smith, winner of 2015's ninth season of TV singing competition The Voice (U.S.). It follows the covers specialist's 2016 debut by seven months and adheres to that album's air of outmoded vocal pop, one that has proved to be a welcome respite to a fan base that landed him at number two on the Billboard 200. Here, performance highlights include "Grown-Up Christmas List," whose delicate arrangement of strings and piano makes room for Smith's passionate if not commanding delivery, and a dramatic version of "What Child Is This." There are missteps, too, including attempts to scat and lead a gospel choir on the exuberant "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," and an "I'll Be Home for Christmas" that challenges the low end of his range. Appearances by such esteemed guests as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and soprano Maria Aleida add a welcome touch of solemnity to an otherwise pleasant album that balances wistful and playful selections.
© Marcy Donelson /TiVo
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DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Vivo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hugh Martin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Blane, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Berghofer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katherine Tempesta, A&R
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Kenya Hathaway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Elijah Edwards, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Katherine Tempesta, A&R - Charlean Carmen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Toni Scruggs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Vivo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Linda Thompson Jenner, ComposerLyricist - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katherine Tempesta, A&R
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albert Hague, ComposerLyricist - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wayne Bergeron, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Chris Walden, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ted Geisel, ComposerLyricist - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katherine Tempesta, A&R - Juliane Gralle, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Vivo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Kenya Hathaway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Michael Foster, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Tempesta, A&R - Charlean Carmen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Toni Scruggs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan D. Foster, ComposerLyricist - Erin Taylor Foster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Vivo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenya Hathaway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Michael Foster, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Tempesta, A&R - Charlean Carmen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Toni Scruggs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jordan D. Foster, ComposerLyricist - Erin Taylor Foster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Vivo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Buck Ram, ComposerLyricist - KIM GANNON, ComposerLyricist - WALTER KENT, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katherine Tempesta, A&R
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Vivo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Haven Gillespie, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Berghofer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Bijon Watson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Walden, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Synowiec, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kenya Hathaway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Driskill, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jamey Tate, Drum, AssociatedPerformer - Katherine Tempesta, A&R - Charlean Carmen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Toni Scruggs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Juliane Gralle, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Mack Wilberg, Conductor - Jason Graham, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Michael Foster, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Tempesta, A&R - Trent Walker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan D. Foster, ComposerLyricist - Erin Taylor Foster, ComposerLyricist - The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dean Parks, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Vivo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Marks, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Kenya Hathaway, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katherine Tempesta, A&R - Charlean Carmen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Toni Scruggs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jorge Vivo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mel TORME, ComposerLyricist - Robert Wells, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chuck Berghofer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Katherine Tempesta, A&R
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jochem Van Der Saag, Producer, Mixer, Co-Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roy Hendrickson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - THOM "TK" KIDD, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Smith, MainArtist - Ernesto Olvera, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sara Michael Foster, ComposerLyricist - Katherine Tempesta, A&R - Maria Aleida, FeaturedArtist - Jordan D. Foster, ComposerLyricist - Erin Taylor Foster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
'Tis the Season is the first holiday offering from Jordan Smith, winner of 2015's ninth season of TV singing competition The Voice (U.S.). It follows the covers specialist's 2016 debut by seven months and adheres to that album's air of outmoded vocal pop, one that has proved to be a welcome respite to a fan base that landed him at number two on the Billboard 200. Here, performance highlights include "Grown-Up Christmas List," whose delicate arrangement of strings and piano makes room for Smith's passionate if not commanding delivery, and a dramatic version of "What Child Is This." There are missteps, too, including attempts to scat and lead a gospel choir on the exuberant "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," and an "I'll Be Home for Christmas" that challenges the low end of his range. Appearances by such esteemed guests as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and soprano Maria Aleida add a welcome touch of solemnity to an otherwise pleasant album that balances wistful and playful selections.
© Marcy Donelson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:49
- Main artists: Jordan Smith
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Motown Records Group
- Genre: Comedy/Other Ambient/New Age Christmas Music
© 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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