Joy to the World (Pink Martini album)
Joy to the World | ||||
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Studio album by Pink Martini | ||||
Released | November 16, 2010 | |||
Recorded | June 2006, May 2008, — May–August 2010 | |||
Genre | Christmas, jazz, world | |||
Length | 46:26 | |||
Label | Heinz Records | |||
Producer | Pink Martini, Thomas M. Lauderdale | |||
Pink Martini chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
Joy to the World is the fifth studio album from the band Pink Martini. It was released on November 16, 2010 under the band's own label, Heinz Records. The album was recorded and mixed at Kung Fu Bakery in Portland, Oregon from May 2008 to May–August 2010.[2] Their rendition of "We Three Kings" was released as a Starbucks free download. In 2014 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association,[3] which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe. [4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin (1942) | 2:11 |
2. | "White Christmas (Part II) (featuring Saori Yuki)" (in Japanese) | Berlin, translation by Tatsuro Yamashita | 3.32 |
3. | "Schedryk (Ukrainian Bell Carol)" | Mykola Leontovych (1916) | 3:00 |
4. | "Santa Baby" | Joan Javits, Philip Springer (1953) | 2:37 |
5. | "Elohai, N'Tzor" | Danny Maseng (2003) | 3:20 |
6. | "Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine Kennicott Davis (1941) | 3:48 |
7. | "Congratulations (A Happy New Year Song)" | Chen Gexin (1945) | 2:53 |
8. | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne (1962) | 3:58 |
9. | "La Vergine Degli Angeli" | Giuseppe Verdi, Francesco Maria Piave (1862) | 3:11 |
10. | "We Three Kings" | Traditional/Rev. John Henry Hopkins, Jr. | 5:07 |
11. | "A Snowglobe Christmas" | Thomas Lauderdale, China Forbes | 3:36 |
12. | "Ocho Kandelikas (Eight Little Candles)" | Flory Jagoda (1983) | 2:17 |
13. | "Silent Night" (in German, Arabic, and English) | Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber, John Freeman Young (1859) | 3:38 |
14. | "Auld Lang Syne" (in English, Arabic, and French) | Traditional | 3:18 |
Charts and certifications
Charts
Chart (2010–11) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 35 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2011) | Position |
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Canadian Albums Chart[6] | 45 |
Certifications
Region | Certification |
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Canada | Gold[7] |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Joy to the World – Pink Martini". discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ↑ http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020101004.htm
- ↑ http://www.impalamusic.org/node/340
- ↑ "Joy To The World (Pink Martini album) Audio CD". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ↑ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
- ↑ "Gold and Platinum". Cria.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
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