Miracles: The Holiday Album
Miracles: The Holiday Album is the first holiday album and seventh studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in November 22, 1994, and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, Contemporary Jazz Albums and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was the overall best-selling Christmas/holiday album in the United States for both 1994 and 1996. It sold 2,987,000 copies in 1994 and 888,000 copies in 1996.
According to Billboard magazine, Miracles: The Holiday Album is the best-selling Christmas/holiday album of the Nielsen SoundScan era of music sales tracking. As of November 2014, the album has sold a total of 7,310,000 copies in the U.S. according to SoundScan.
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.Track listing (non-US edition)
- "Winter Wonderland" – 3:03
- "White Christmas" – 3:02
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:58
- "The Christmas Song" – 4:03
- "Silent Night" – 3:47
- "Brahms's Lullaby" – 3:15
- "Greensleeves " – 3:29
- "Miracles" – 2:32
- "Away in a Manger" – 2:39
- "The Chanukah Song" – 2:31
- "The Little Drummer Boy" – 4:05
- "Silver Bells" - 4:00
- "Spring Breeze" - 3:20
Track listing (US edition)
- "Winter Wonderland" – 3:03
- "White Christmas" – 3:02
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" – 3:58
- "Silent Night" – 3:47
- "Greensleeves" – 3:29
- "Miracles" – 2:32
- "The Little Drummer Boy" – 4:05
- "The Chanukah Song" – 2:31
- "Silver Bells" - 4:00
- "Away in a Manger" – 2:39
- "Brahms's Lullaby" – 3:15
Personnel
- Kenny G – arrangements, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Walter Afanasieff – arrangements, all other instruments, acoustic piano, keyboards, bass, drums, organ
- Gary Cirimelli – digital programming, Synclavier programming
- Randy Waldman – acoustic piano
- Dann Huff – guitar
- Randy Jackson – bass
- John Robinson – drums
- Robert Damper – arrangements
- William Ross – string arrangements and conductor
Production
- Producer – Kenny G
- Engineers – Steve Sheppard ; David Gleeson ; Dana Jon Chappelle.
- Assistant Engineer on track 12 – Noel Hazel
- Mixed by Mick Guzauski and Steve Sheppard.
- Recorded and Mixed at Studio G.
- Strings on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 & 10 recorded at Humberto Gatica at Ocean Way Recording.
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
- Design – Christopher Stern
- Photography – Timothy White
Chart positions
Singles
Information taken from this source.Certifications and Sales