The Season of Love
The Season of Love (also known as Christmas: The Season of Love) is a Christmas album, as well as the fourth studio album, of the contemporary Christian group 4Him. It was released on Benson Records on October 1, 1993.[2]
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| Released | October 1, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
| Genre | Christmas, Contemporary Christian | |||
| Length | 40:23 | |||
| Label | Benson | |||
| Producer | Don Koch | |||
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 1996 re-issue cover | ||||
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Due to its original success among 4Him's works, the album was re-issued on September 30, 1996, with a new album cover and art.[3][4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Season of Love" | Mark Harris, Don Koch | 4:15 |
| 2. | "White Christmas" | Irving Berlin | 3:12 |
| 3. | "The Little Drummer Boy" | Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simone | 3:24 |
| 4. | "A Night to Remember/O Holy Night" | Harris, Koch; Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau | 4:25 |
| 5. | "O Little Town of Bethlehem/It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/Away in a Manger/Silent Night! Holy Night!" (medley) | 5:18 | |
| 6. | "Do You Hear What I Hear" | Noël Regney, Gloria Shayne Baker | 3:29 |
| 7. | "In Your Care" | Harris, Billy Simon | 5:11 |
| 8. | "Hold on to Christmas" | Dave Clark, Koch | 3:37 |
| 9. | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | 2:59 | |
| 10. | "A Strange Way to Save the World" | Clark, Harris, Koch | 4:33 |
| Total length: | 40:23 | ||
- All vocal arrangements by Don Koch and 4Him except "The Little Drummer Boy" by Bill Baumgart.
Personnel
- Numbers in parenthesis symbolize track numbers.
4Him
- Andy Chrisman – lead vocals (2–5, 7, 9), backing vocals
- Mark Harris – lead vocals (2, 4, 5, 10), backing vocals
- Marty Magehee – lead vocals (5, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals
- Kirk Sullivan – lead vocals (1, 5, 9), backing vocals
Musicians
- Don Koch – rhythm arrangements (1, 4), keyboards (1), additional keyboards (2, 4, 5, 8, 9), programming (6), track arrangements (6, 7), piano (10)
- Blair Masters – Hammond B3 organ (1), programming (4, 7), keyboards (7)
- David Huntsinger – keyboards (2, 5, 8, 9)
- Bill Baumgart – programming (3)
- Jerry McPherson – guitar (1)
- Dennis Dearing – guitar (1)
- Mark Baldwin – guitar (2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
- Michael Hodge – guitar (4, 7), guitar solo (8, 9)
- Jackie Street – bass (1)
- Craig Nelson – bass (2, 5, 8, 9)
- John Hammond – drums (1)
- Mark Hammond – drums (2, 5, 8, 9)
- Mark Douthit – saxophone (1, 4)
- Sam Levine – saxophone (5)
- Chris McDonald – brass arrangements (1, 4, 6)
- Brass (1, 4, 6) – Chris McDonald, Barry Green, Mike Haynes and Jeff Bailey
- Ralph Carmichael – orchestral arrangements (2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
- The Nashville String Machine – orchestra
- Choir (6) – Bill Baumgart, Chris Willis, Mark Ivey, Angelo and Veronica Petrucci, Rick Elias and Linda Elias
Production
- Don Koch – producer (all tracks)
- Ralph Carmichael – producer (2, 5, 8, 9)
- Andy Ivey – executive producer
- Mark Quattrochi – production assistant
- Mike Murray – production assistant
- Bill Deaton – engineer
- Tom Laune – engineer
- Lynn Fuston – engineer
- Keith Compton – engineer
- Bill Baumgart – engineer
- David Murphy – engineer
- Bret Teegarden – engineer
- Brent King – engineer
- The Bennett House, Franklin, Tennessee – recording location
- Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
- Sound Revolutions, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
- Classic Recording, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
- Skylab Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
- Great Circle Sound, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
- Omni Sound Studios, Nashville, Tennessee – recording location
- John Jaszcz – mixing at Omni Sound Studios
- Patrick Kelly – mixing assistant
- Aaron Swihart – mixing assistant
- Ken Love – mastering at Master Mix, Nashville, Tennessee
- Mark Tucker – photography
- Connie Harrington – art direction
- June Arnold – grooming
- Claudia McConnell Fowler – hair stylist
1996 re-issue cover
- Matt Barnes – photography
- Patrick Pollei – design
- Randall Lockridge – design
- Mike Rapp – art direction
- Jamie Kearney – wardrobe
- Melanie Shelley – stylist
References
- "The Season of Love on AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- JesusFreakHideout.com: 4Him Discography
- "Christmas: The Season Of Love 1996 re-issue on Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
- "Today's Christian Music Christmas: The Season Of Love album overview". Today's Christian Music. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
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