Christmas Together (Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood album)
Christmas Together is a Christmas duets studio album by American country music artists Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, released by Pearl Records on November 11, 2016.[2]
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Released | November 11, 2016 | |||
Recorded | July–October 2016 | |||
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Length | 27:56 | |||
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Producer | Mark Miller[1] | |||
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Background
Although Trisha Yearwood had recorded with her husband Garth Brooks before and sang backing vocals on many of his songs, this album is their first joint album. It is a mix of familiar favorites and some new songs, however only some of these song are duets. It was released on November 11, 2016, the same day that Brooks' 10-disc box set, The Ultimate Collection, was released via Target.[3] A Walmart exclusive that bundled Christmas Together with Brooks' new album Gunslinger was released a week later.[4]
Reception
The album debuted at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums and No. 2 on the Top Holiday Albums chart, with 21,000 copies sold in its first week.[5] It has sold 194,800 copies in the United States as of November 2017.[6]
The Walmart exclusive bundled with Gunslinger debuted at No. 14 with 6,600 copies sold,[7] and reached No. 3 on that chart the following week, selling 23,000 copies that week.[4] The bundle has sold 81,700 copies as of January 2017.[8]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Beginning to See the Light" | Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James | 1:42 |
2. | "Ugly Christmas Sweater" | Garth Brooks, John Martin | 1:55 |
3. | "Santa Baby" | Joan Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer | 2:41 |
4. | "Feliz Navidad" | José Feliciano | 2:18 |
5. | "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" | Frank Loesser | 3:29 |
6. | "Marshmallow World" | Peter DeRose, Carl Sigman | 2:18 |
7. | "Merry Christmas Means I Love You" | Brooks, Jenny Yates | 3:26 |
8. | "Hard Candy Christmas" | Carol Hall | 2:59 |
9. | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Loesser | 2:19 |
10. | "The Man with the Bag" | Dudley Brooks, Hal Stanley, Irving Taylor | 1:54 |
11. | "What I'm Thankful for (The Thanksgiving Song)" (with James Taylor) | Brooks, Trisha Yearwood | 2:55 |
Total length: | 27:56 |
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- http://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-together-mw0002990182/credits
- "Garth Brooks And Trisha Yearwood To Release Holiday Duets Album". Fox News. October 11, 2016.
- Dunkerley, Beville (October 19, 2016). "Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood Reveal Details of 'Christmas Together'". Rolling Stone.
- Asker, Jim (December 6, 2016). "Garth Brooks Triples Up (Again) In Top Country Albums Top Five". Billboard.
- Asker, Jim (November 22, 2016). "Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Celebrate 'Christmas' at No. 1 on Top Country Albums Chart". Billboard.
- Bjorke, Matt (November 26, 2017). "Top Country Catalog Sales Chart: November 26, 2017". Roughstock. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- Bjorke, Matt (November 28, 2016). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 28, 2016". Roughstock.
- Bjorke, Matt (January 3, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: January 3, 2017". Roughstock.
- "On The Charts...This Week". FYIMusicNews. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 49, 2016". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- "Metallica Rocks With Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- "Garth Brooks Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- "Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2020.