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Miracles: The Holiday Album

Miracles: The Holiday Album
Studio album by
Kenny G
ReleasedNovember 22, 1994
Recorded1994
Studio
GenreSmooth jazz, Christmas
Length35:49
LabelArista
ProducerKenny G
Kenny G chronology
Breathless
(1992) 		Miracles: The Holiday Album
(1994) 		The Very Best of Kenny G
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]

Miracles: The Holiday Album is the first holiday album and seventh studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records on November 22, 1994, and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, Contemporary Jazz Albums and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts.[3] It was the overall best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States for both 1994 and 1996.[4] It sold 2,987,000 copies in 1994 and 888,000 copies in 1996.[5]

According to Billboard magazine, Miracles: The Holiday Album is the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking (March 1991 – present). As of November 2014, the album has sold a total of 7,310,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.[6]

Miracles: The Holiday Album was certified eight-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of eight million copies in the United States.[7]

Track listing (non-US edition)

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  1. "Winter Wonderland" (Felix Bernard/Dick Smith) – 3:03
  2. "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:02
  3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane) – 3:58
  4. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells) – 4:03
  5. "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:47
  6. "Brahms's Lullaby" (Johannes Brahms) – 3:15
  7. "Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) (Traditional)" – 3:29
  8. "Miracles" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 2:32
  9. "Away in a Manger" (James R. Murray) – 2:39
  10. "The Chanukah Song" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 2:31
  11. "Little Drummer Boy[8][9][10]" (Katherine K. Davis/Henry Onerati/Harry Simeone) – 4:05
  12. "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston/Ray Evans) – 4:00
  13. "Spring Breeze" (Ling-Chiu Lee/Yu-Shian Deng) – 3:20

Track listing (US edition)

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  1. "Winter Wonderland" – 3:03
  2. "White Christmas" – 3:02
  3. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:58
  4. "Silent Night" – 3:47
  5. "Greensleeves" – 3:29
  6. "Miracles" – 2:32
  7. "Little Drummer Boy[8][9][10]" – 4:05
  8. "The Chanukah Song" – 2:31
  9. "Silver Bells" – 4:00
  10. "Away in a Manger" – 2:39
  11. "Brahms's Lullaby" – 3:15

Personnel

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  • Kenny G – arrangements, soprano saxophone (1, 2, 4–6, 8–11, 13), tenor saxophone (3, 12), alto saxophone (7)
  • Walter Afanasieff – arrangements (1, 3–13), all other instruments (1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13), acoustic piano (2, 4, 6, 8, 10), keyboards (7), bass (7), drums (7), organ (12)
  • Gary Cirimelli – digital programming, Synclavier programming
  • Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (12)
  • Dann Huff – guitars (12)
  • Randy Jackson – bass (12)
  • John Robinson – drums (12)
  • Robert Damper – arrangements (2)
  • William Ross – string arrangements and conductor (2–4, 6, 8–10)

Production

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  • Kenny G – producer
  • Steve Sheppard – engineer (1–3, 6, 8–10), mixing (13)
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing (1–12)
  • David Gleeson – engineer (4, 5, 11)
  • Dana Jon Chappelle – engineer (7, 12, 13)
  • Noel Hazel – assistant engineer (12)
  • Humberto Gatica – string recording (2–4, 6, 8–10)
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Christopher Stern – design
  • Timothy White – photography
  • Turner Management Group, Inc. – management

Chart positions

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] 40
The Billboard 200 1
US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard) 1
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 1

Singles

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Information taken from this source.[12]

Year Title Chart Positions
US Adult Contemporary
1995 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 26

Certifications and Sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[13] Gold 35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[14] Platinum 250,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[15] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Gold 7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] 8× Platinum 8,000,000^
Summaries
Asia Pacific — 1,500,000[19]
Worldwide — 13,000,000[20]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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