Joy: A Holiday Collection [Rhino/Flashback]

by Jewel

Overview

Joy: A Holiday Collection may surprise some Jewel fans, since it isn't a warm, intimate acoustic album. Then again, it may not, since it arrives on the heels of the exquisitely produced, unabashedly pop Spirit, which had lush musical backdrops for her folk-pop tunes. Joy is a full-bodied expansion of Spirit, however -- an unashamed classicist Christmas album, featuring all of the usual carols delivered with strings and choirs. Because Jewel has a big, powerful, attractive voice, Joy works, even if it is a little too predictable for its own good -- the closing "Christmas Version" of "Hands" is the only true signal, musically at least, that this is a Jewel number. Surely, this holiday album isn't a major addition to her catalog, but for hardcore fans, it may be a nice stocking stuffer. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	09/25/2012
Label:	Atlantic / Rhino Flashback
UPC:	0081227971557

Tracks

1. Joy To the World
2. O Holy Night
3. Silent Night
4. Winter Wonderland
5. O Little Town of Bethlehem
6. Ave Maria
7. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
9. Face of Love
10. Go Tell It on the Mountain/Life Uncommon/From a Distance
11. I Wonder As I Wander
12. Gloria
13. Hands [Christmas Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jewel   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Chieli Minucci   Guest Artist,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar
Terrance L. Barber Jr.   Choir/Chorus
Steve Skinner   Keyboards
Diva Gray   Choir/Chorus
Fonzi Thornton   Choir/Chorus
Valerie Wilson   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Shawn Pelton   Drums
Arif Mardin   Conductor,Keyboards
Cassidy Ladden   Children's Chorus
Darryl Tookes   Choir/Chorus
Angela Clemmons-Patrick   Choir/Chorus
Marion Beckenstein   Choir/Chorus
John Mahoney   Keyboards
Wayne Hankin   Choir/Chorus
A. Campbell   Pedal Steel
Netousha Harris   Children's Chorus
Ann Ory Brown   Choir/Chorus
Allison M. Sniffin   Choir/Chorus
Dakota Sanchez   Children's Chorus
Lori Ann Veles   Choir/Chorus
Ken Williams   Choir/Chorus
Lisbeth Zelle   Children's Chorus
Patrick Duffey   Children's Chorus
Sophie Buskin   Children's Chorus
Nedra Carroll   Vocals,Vocal Harmony
Wayne Pedzwater   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Emily K. Eyre   Choir/Chorus
Dennis Cinelli   Lute
Harry Zittel   Children's Chorus
Alexis Kaleoff   Children's Chorus
James Williams   Choir/Chorus
Robbi Kumalo   Choir/Chorus
Dennis Collins   Choir/Chorus
Chris Trousdale   Children's Chorus
Joe Mardin   Conductor,Keyboards,Choir/Chorus
Larry Campbell   Pedal Steel
Sophia Ramos   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Lee Musiker   Keyboards
Eden Riegel   Children's Chorus
Tawatha Agee   Choir/Chorus
Sterling Campbell   Drums
Robbie Kondor   Piano,Keyboards
Mary Lee Kortes   Choir/Chorus,Vocals (Background)
Audrey Wheeler   Choir/Chorus
Audrey Martells   Choir/Chorus
The Choir   Choir/Chorus
Children's Choir   Choir/Chorus
Ira Siegel   Guitar
Danny Blume   Guitar
Katie Geissinger   Choir/Chorus
Leon Pendarvis   Piano
Peter Bliss   Guitar
Keith Fluitt   Choir/Chorus
Marlon Saunders   Choir/Chorus
Katreese Barnes   Choir/Chorus
Vivian Cherry   Choir/Chorus
Vaneese Thomas   Choir/Chorus
Jerry Barnes   Bass,Choir/Chorus,Guitar (Bass)
Michael O'Reilly   Guitar
Willie Martinez   Percussion
Winston Roye   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Janice Pendarvis   Choir/Chorus

Technical Credits

Franz Schubert   Composer
Steve Skinner   Arranger,Programming,Orchestration,Synthesizer Programming
Felix Bernard   Composer
John Jacob Niles   Composer
Arif Mardin   Producer,Orchestration,Choir Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement,Recording Producer,String Arrangements,Arranger
Dick Smith   Composer
Gloria Gabriel   Coordination,Production Coordination
Jennifer Baumann   Photography
Benjamin Niles   Artwork,Art Direction
Lewis Redner   Composer
Nedra Carroll   Vocal Arrangement
Max Feldman   Assistant Engineer
John Sullivan Dwight   Composer
Rob Eberhardt   Illustrations
West Kennerly   Photography
Joe Mardin   Arranger,Producer,Programming,Orchestration,Choir Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement
Lee Musiker   Arranger
Patrick Leonard   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Robbie Kondor   Arranger,Programming,Orchestration,Synthesizer Programming
Lowell Mason   Composer
Johnny Marks   Composer
Isaac Watts   Composer
Felix Mendelssohn   Composer
Charles Wesley   Composer
Julie Gold   Composer
Franz Gruber   Composer
Joseph Mohr   Composer
Jewel Kilcher   Composer
Hoyt Axton   Composer
Katreese Barnes   Choir Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement
Jason Stasium   Assistant Engineer
Jerry Barnes   Choir Arrangement,Vocal Arrangement
Phillip Brooks   Composer
Jewel   Composer,Vocal Arrangement
Adolphe Adam   Composer
Michael O'Reilly   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
George Marino   Mastering,Mastering Engineer