Home for Christmas (Susan Boyle album)

Home for Christmas is the fifth studio album and second Christmas album by Scottish singer Susan Boyle. It was released on 25 October 2013 in Australia, on 29 October in the United States, and on 25 November 2013 in the United Kingdom. The album is a Christmas holiday album featuring a posthumous duet with Elvis Presley who died in 1977 and two duets with Johnny Mathis and The Overtones. The album also features an original song, "Miracle Hymn", written for Boyle's debut acting role in the film The Christmas Candle.[5]

Home for Christmas
Studio album by
Susan Boyle
Released25 October 2013
Recorded2013
GenreChristmas
Length38:22
LabelSyco, Sony Music
ProducerCliff Masterson, Steve Anderson
Susan Boyle chronology
Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
(2012)		 Home for Christmas
(2013)		 Hope
(2014)
Singles from Home for Christmas
  1. "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
    Released: 6 December 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
UltimateGuitar.com[2]
Renowned for Sound[3]
ABC News Entertainment[4]

Background

Boyle was granted permission to use recordings of Elvis Presley from Graceland Estates singing "O Come, All Ye Faithful". The single was released on 6 December 2013 in Ireland and on 8 December in the United Kingdom, as a charity single for Save The Children U.K. and for the Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation in the U.S.[6][7][8] It is the second time Boyle has covered "O Come, All Ye Faithful". She first covered the song for her second album, The Gift (2010).

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."O Come, All Ye Faithful" (duet with Elvis Presley)Traditional/Arranged by Elvis PresleyFelton Jarvis (Elvis Presley's vocals & original instrumental track),[9] Cliff Masterson, Steve Anderson2:54
2."The Lord's Prayer"Albert Hay MalotteMasterson, Anderson3:45
3."The Little Drummer Boy" (featuring The Overtones)Harry Simeone, Henry Onorati, Katherine DavisMasterson, Anderson3:35
4."I'll Be Home for Christmas"Buck Ram, Walter Kent, Kim GannonMasterson, Anderson3:08
5."When a Child Is Born" (featuring Johnny Mathis)Zacar, Fred JayMasterson, Anderson3:17
6."The Christmas Song"Mel Tormé, Robert WellsMasterson, Anderson2:36
7."I Believe in Father Christmas"Sergei Prokofiev, Peter Sinfield, Greg LakeMasterson, Anderson3:29
8."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Ralph Blane, Hugh MartinMasterson, Anderson2:50
9."Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"Traditional/Arranged by Cliff Masterson/Steve AndersonMasterson, Anderson3:45
10."The Christmas Waltz"Jule Styne, Sammy CahnMasterson, Anderson2:35
11."In the Bleak Midwinter"Traditional/Arranged by Masterson/AndersonMasterson, Anderson3:31
12."Miracle Hymn"Luke Antencio, Candace LeeMasterson, Anderson, Amory Leader2:57
Notes

Personnel

Unless otherwise indicated, information is also taken from Allmusic[13]

  • Susan Boyle - vocals (tracks 6,[14] 8,[15] 10, 12, lead on tracks 1-5, 7, 9, 11)[16]
  • Dishan Abrahams - bass guitar (tracks 5, 7)
  • Steve Anderson - musical arrangement (tracks 2-3, 5, 7, 9-11), music programming (1, 3, 5, 7, 10), drums (3, 5, 7), bass guitar (3),[17] piano (10),[18] keyboards (3, 11)
  • Graham Archer - recording engineer (track 3)
  • Steven Blake - bagpipes (track 3)
  • Kevin Burleigh - recording engineer (track 7)[19]
  • Carmel Thomas Youth Singers - choir vocals (track 1)[20]
  • Chris Hill - bass played by (tracks 4,[21] 6, 8)
  • Ginger Holliday - sampled[22] background vocals (track 1)
  • The Imperials - sampled background vocals (track 1)
  • Jake Jackson - recording engineer (track 12), audio mixing (12)[23]
  • Rob Johnston - choir director (tracks 2, 4-5, 7, 9, 11)
  • Charlie Kenny - drums (tracks 4, 6, 8)
  • Sean Kenny - recording engineer (tracks 2-11)
  • Millie Kirkham - background vocals (track 1)
  • Adam Looker - assistant recording engineer (tracks 2-3, 12)
  • Andrew Lucas - choir director (tracks 2, 9, 11)
  • Lorne MacDougall - bagpipes (track 3)
  • Avril Mackintosh - recording engineer (tracks 3-12), Pro Tools engineer (1)
  • Cliff Masterson - musical arrangement (tracks 2-11), music programming (1-3, 7, 9), orchestra conductor (2),[24] piano (2, 5-8), keyboards (3, 11), drums (3, 7), bass guitar (3), organ played by (9)[25]
  • Johnny Mathis - guest vocals, lead vocals (track 5)[26]
  • Michael McGoldrick - uilleann pipes (track 7)
  • Charlie McKerron - fiddle (track 7)
  • Fred Molin - recording engineer (track 5)
  • Jimmy Nielson - assistant recording engineer (tracks 2-12)
  • James Nisbet - guitar (tracks 4-5, 7, 10)
  • The Overtones - guest vocals, background vocals (track 3)
  • Elvis Presley - sampled lead vocals (track 1)
  • Temple Riser - sampled background vocals (track 1)
  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - strings performed by (tracks 2, 5, 7, 11)
  • RSVP Voices - choir vocals (tracks 2, 4-5, 7, 9, 11)
  • Donald Shaw - accordion (track 7), recording engineer (7)
  • St. Albans Cathedral Boys Choir - background vocals (tracks 2, 9, 11)
  • Mitch Stevens - background vocals (track 7)
  • Gary Thomas - recording engineer (tracks 2-12)
  • Tom Trapp - musical arrangement (track 12)
  • Jeremy Wheatley - audio mixing (tracks 2-12)
  • Zone 1 Brass - brass performed by (track 1)

Charts
Chart (2013−14) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[27] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] 118
Canadian Albums Chart[30] 17
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[31] 32
Greek Albums (IFPI)[32] 64
Irish Albums (IRMA)[33] 20
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] 3
Scottish Official Album Chart[35] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[36] 9
US Billboard 200[37] 17
US Billboard Top Holiday Albums[38] 3

Certifications
RegionCertificationSales/Shipment
New Zealand (RIANZ)[39]Platinum15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[40][41]Gold100,000^
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Australia[42] 25 October 2013 CD, digital download Syco Music, Sony Music
United States[43] 29 October 2013 Syco Music, Columbia
United Kingdom[44] 25 November 2013 Syco Music, Sony Music

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