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.[ Charts & Awards] at Allmusic 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 (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.
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" (Felix Bernard/Dick Smith) – 3:03 "White Christmas" (Irving Berlin) – 3:02 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane) – 3:58 "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé/Robert Wells) – 4:03 "Silent Night" (Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr) – 3:47 "Brahms's Lullaby" (Johannes Brahms) – 3:15 "Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) (Traditional)" – 3:29 "Miracles" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 2:32 "Away in a Manger" (James R. Murray) – 2:39 "The Chanukah Song" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) – 2:31 "Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis/Henry Onerati/Harry Simeone) – 4:05 "Silver Bells" (Jay Livingston/Ray Evans) – 4:00 "Spring Breeze" (Ling-Chiu Lee/Yu-Shian Deng) – 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 "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
Musicians Kenny G – soprano saxophone (1, 2, 4–6, 8–11, 13), tenor saxophone (3, 12), alto saxophone (7) Walter Afanasieff – 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)
Music arrangements Kenny G – arrangements Walter Afanasieff – arrangements (1, 3–13) Robert Damper – arrangements (2) William Ross – string arrangements and conductor (2–4, 6, 8–10)
Production 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 Chart (1994)PeakpositionThe Billboard 2001US Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)1US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)1
Singles Information taken from this source.[ Billboard Singles] at Allmusic Year Title Chart Positions US Adult Contemporary 1995 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"26
Certifications and Sales
See also List of number-one albums of 1994 (U.S.) List of number-one albums of 1995 (U.S.) List of number-one R&B albums of 1994 (U.S.) List of number-one R&B albums of 1995 (U.S.)
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