Christmas Prayer
2005 studio album by Aaron Neville
Christmas Prayer | ||||
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Studio album by Aaron Neville | ||||
Released | October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) | |||
Recorded | May 2003–May 2005[1] | |||
Studio | New Orleans & Nashville[1] | |||
Genre | Christmas | |||
Length | 53:22 | |||
Label | Tell It Records | |||
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Aaron Neville chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [2] |
Christmas Prayer is Aaron Neville's fourteenth studio album and his second Christmas album. It was released October 4, 2005. The album peaked at No. 3 on Billboard's Gospel chart, No. 14 on their Christian chart and at No. 74 on the R&B chart.
Critical reception
Thom Jurek of AllMusic writes, "Neville brings home the Christmas season and its good news origins with a quiet passion, a deep sense of reflection, and elegance."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Christmas Prayer" | Greg Barnhill | 3:47 |
2. | "Go Tell It on the Mountain" | John Wesley Work Jr. | 4:19 |
3. | "Mary's Boy Child" | Jester Hairston | 3:53 |
4. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 2:33 |
5. | "Joy to the World" |
| 2:23 |
6. | "Merry Christmas Baby" | Charles Brown | 2:48 |
7. | "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" |
| 2:49 |
8. | "The First Noel" | Traditional | 6:00 |
9. | "Christmas Everyday" |
| 4:14 |
10. | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | John Francis Wade | 4:28 |
11. | "Ave Maria" | Franz Schubert | 4:50 |
12. | "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" | 3:38 | |
13. | "Amen" | Curtis Mayfield | 3:07 |
14. | "Amazing Grace" (unlisted track) | John Newton | 4:33 |
Total length: | 53:22 |
Track information and credits adapted from Discogs[3] and AllMusic,[4] then verified from the album's liner notes.[5]
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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US Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)[6] | 3 |
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[7] | 14 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 74 |
References
- ^ a b Milton Davis - credits, AllMusic.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Neville – Christmas Prayer". Discogs. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Neville – Christmas Prayer". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ Christmas Prayer (liner notes). Aaron Neville. Tell It Records. 2005. EGD 73631.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Aaron Neville Chart History (Top Gospel Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Neville Chart History (Christian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Aaron Neville Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
External links
- Artist Official Site
- v
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- Warm Your Heart
- The Tattooed Heart
- Christmas Prayer
- Bring It On Home... The Soul Classics
- "Tell It Like It Is"
- "Everybody Plays the Fool"
- "Don't Know Much"
- "All My Life"
- "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby"
- "Close Your Eyes"
- "The Grand Tour"
- "That's What My Love Is For"
- Art Neville (brother)
- Charles Neville (brother)
- Cyril Neville (brother)
- Ivan Neville (son)