Let There Be Peace on Earth is the first Christmas album from American country music artist Vince Gill. It was released in 1993 on MCA Nashville. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," one of the album's tracks, peaked at #54 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
Though panned by music critics, the album had broad appeal to the public. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums for 1993, eventually going Double Platinum. The album had sold 1,787,000 copies as of December 2012.
Track listing
Personnel As listed in liner notes. Vince Gill – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar John Barlow Jarvis – acoustic piano, Yamaha DX7, synthesizers Shane Keister – acoustic piano, Hammond B3 organ, synthesizers Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Dean Parks – acoustic guitar, electric guitar John Hughey – steel guitar Leland Sklar – bass Carlos Vega – drums Tom Roady – percussion Stuart Duncan – fiddle Charlie McCoy – mouth harp Marty Paich – string arrangements and conductor (1, 3, 4, 6, 7), vocal arrangements and conductor (3, 6, 7) Bob Bailey – backing vocals Kim Fleming – backing vocals Donna McElroy – backing vocals Jamie Robbins – backing vocals Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals The Gene Merlino Singers: Gene Merlino, John Bahler, Dick Bolks, Amick Byram, Melissa Mackay, Myrna Matthews, Bobbi Page and Sally Stevens – additional backing vocals (3, 6, 7) Jenny Gill – vocals (7)
Production Tony Brown – producer John Guess – recording, mixing, mastering Marty Williams – overdub recording, second recording engineer, second mix engineer Derek Bason – second mix engineer Robert Charles – second overdub engineer Glenn Meadows – mastering Jessie Noble – project coordinator Jim Kemp – art direction Katherine DeVault – art direction, design Victoria Pearson – photography Fitzgerald Hartley Co. – management
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 26 US Billboard 200 14 US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 3 US Top Holiday Albums (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard) 19
Certifications
Notes