Home for Christmas is the tenth studio album by Christian music and pop music singer Amy Grant, released on October 6, 1992. It is Grant's second holiday album, the first being 1983's A Christmas Album.
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| Released | October 6, 1992 | |||
| Recorded | September 1992 | |||
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| Genre | Christmas music, pop | |||
| Length | 42:31 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Commercial performance
editComing off the heels of Grant's successful 1991 album, Heart in Motion, Home for Christmas performed even better than Heart in Motion on the Billboard charts, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Christian album chart. It was later reissued in 2003 as 20th Century Masters – The Christmas Collection: The Best of Amy Grant.
On November 17, 1997, Home for Christmas was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of three million copies in the United States.[2]
As of November 2014, Home for Christmas is the eighteenth best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the U.S. during the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present), having sold 2,540,000 copies according to SoundScan.[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin | 2:36 |
| 2. | "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | Edward Pola, George Wyle | 2:26 |
| 3. | "Joy to the World/For Unto Us a Child Is Born" | George Frideric Handel, Isaac Watts | 2:33 |
| 4. | "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" | Amy Grant, Chris Eaton | 5:29 |
| 5. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Grown-Up Christmas List" | David Foster, Linda Thompson, additional lyrics by Amy Grant | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | Johnny Marks | 2:07 |
| 8. | "Winter Wonderland" | Felix Bernard, Dick Smith | 2:17 |
| 9. | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram | 3:27 |
| 10. | "The Night Before Christmas" | Carly Simon | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Emmanuel, God With Us" | Grant, Eaton, Robert Marshall | 4:56 |
| 12. | "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Instrumental)" | Johann Sebastian Bach | 4:47 |
Personnel
edit- Amy Grant – lead vocals
- Shane Keister – acoustic piano (4, 10), keyboards (8, 10, 11), string arrangements (10)
- Carl Marsh – synthesizer (4), keyboards (11, 12), orchestration (12)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (6)
- Clare Fischer – acoustic piano (9)
- Blair Masters – keyboards (10, 11)
- Phil Keaggy – guitars (5)
- Tom Hemby – guitar (6, 12), acoustic guitar (10)
- Jerry McPherson – guitar (7), acoustic guitar (10)
- Dann Huff – guitar (10)
- Craig Nelson – bass (7, 9)
- David Hungate – bass (8, 10)
- Chris McHugh – drums (7)
- Steve Forman – percussion (7)
- Paul Leim – drums (8, 10), percussion (10)
- Harold Jones – drums (9)
- Mark O'Connor – violin (12)
- Ronn Huff – orchestration (1-3, 9), choral arrangements (3, 5, 11), conductor
- Alan Moore – orchestration (6)
- The London Studio Orchestra – strings (1-3, 6, 9, 10, 12)
- Nat Peck – contractor
- The American Boychoir (3, 5, 10), directed by James Litton
- Chris Eaton – backing vocals (2, 7, 11), piano (11)
- Marty McCall – backing vocals (2, 7, 10)
- Marabeth Jordan – backing vocals (2, 7, 10)
- Bonnie Keen – backing vocals (2, 7, 10)
- John Darnall – children's choir director (10)
- Children's choir (10) – Jessica Owen, Kristina Owen, Carrie Gardner, Lisa Pardin, Asher Larrison, Emily Estes, Bethany Wright, Skyla Carnahan, Katy Dunham and Ellie Bannister
Production
- Amy Grant – executive producer
- Michael Blanton – executive producer
- Brown Bannister – producer
- Ronn Huff – producer (2, 3)
- Bill Deaton – tracking engineer
- Patrick Kelly – assistant engineer
- Rich Indelicato – assistant engineer
- Greg Parker – assistant engineer
- Steve Bishir – overdub engineer
- Anthony Zecco – overdub assistant engineer
- Brett Perry – overdub assistant engineer
- Martin Woodlee – overdub assistant engineer
- Rail Rogut – overdub assistant engineer
- Michael O'Reilly – additional engineering
- Adrian Kerridge – orchestra sessions engineer
- James Collins – orchestra sessions assistant engineer
- Bill Schnee – mixing
- Noel Hazen – mix assistant
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles
- Steve Hall – remastering at Futuredisc, North Hollywood
- Traci Sterling – production coordinator
- Chuck Beeson – art direction, design
- Rich Frankel – art direction
- Rebecca Chamlee – design
- Victoria Pearson Cameron – photography
Charts
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1992–2020) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[4] | 2 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
| US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 58 |
Certifications
edit| Country | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| Canada (CRIA) | 50,000 | Gold |
| United States (RIAA) | 3,000,000 | Platinum (3x) |
References
edit- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r133935/review
- ^ "RIAA Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 2, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Amy Grant Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Amy Grant Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Amy Grant Chart History (Holiday Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2021.