Destination... Christmas! is the first full-length studio album by comedy synthpop band the Superions, a side project of Fred Schneider of the B-52s. The album was released October 25, 2010, on New York-based record label Fanatic Records distributed by EMI/Caroline Distribution on CD, LP and as a digital download. The single "Fruitcake" was released on iTunes ahead of the album on September 21, 2010.[3]
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| Released | October 25, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | January–July 2010, Winter Park, Florida | |||
| Genre | Christmas, comedy, electropop, synthpop | |||
| Length | 40:02 | |||
| Label | Fanatic | |||
| Producer | The Superions | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | 3/10[2] |
Fred Schneider said about the album that the 11 original tracks "cover all the Christmas themes: yetis, avalanches, fruitcake. It's not traditional."[4]
Track listing
edit- "Santa's Disco" 3:54
- "Fruitcake" 3:36
- "Chillin' at Christmas" 4:18
- "Teddy and Betty Yeti" 4:29
- "Christmas Conga (Jungle Bells)" 3:48
- "Jingle Those Bells" 2:48
- "Under the Tree" 3:42
- "Crummy Christmas Tree" 2:33
- "Laughter at Christmas" 2:19
- "Christmas Tears" 4:15
- "Santa Je T'aime" 4:21
Personnel
editBand
- Fred Schneider – lyrics, vocals, sleigh bells and drum sticks
- Noah Brodie – keyboards, electronic drums, vocals, backing vocals, sleigh bells and drum sticks
- Dan Marshall – programming, vocals and backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Backing vocals on "Santa's Disco": Amy Luther and Rachel McCabe
- The Crummy Christmas Carolers: Lashunda Flowers, Tedra Hawthorne, Bill Ludicke, Amy Luther, Rachel McCabe, Deb Ofsowitz, Kimber Parrish, Chris Shelton, Karyn Shelton
Production
- All songs written and arranged by the Superions
- Lyrics by Fred Schneider
- Music by Noah Brodie and Dan Marshall
- Produced by the Superions
- Recorded and Mixed by The Superions in Winter Park, Florida January–July 2010
- Mastered by Bob Katz at Digital Domain, Longwood, Florida
- Additional Mix by Jarrett Pritchard
- Illustrations: Brian Fraley
- Photography: Caitlin Sullivan
Charts
editDestination... Christmas! debuted at No. 13 on the Billboard Comedy Albums Chart on December 18, 2010.[5]
References
edit- ^ Destination... Christmas! at AllMusic
- ^ Langhoff, Josh. "The Superions: Destination... Christmas!". Popmatters. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ Dodge on (April 16, 2010). "MOKB Exclusive : The Superions : Fruitcake « My Old Kentucky Blog". Myoldkentuckyblog.com. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ Zaleski, Annie (June 30, 2010). "B-52s Fred Schneider dodges hams with his new synthpop project, the Superions – Page 1 – Music – St. Louis". Riverfront Times. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ "Destination...Christmas! – The Superions". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 13, 2011.