Wishes: A Holiday Album is the third Christmas album and twelfth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records on October 22, 2002, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 29 on the Billboard 200, number 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 64 on the Internet Albums chart.[ Charts & Awards] at Allmusic It was the second best-selling Christmas album in the US for 2002 with sales of 501,000 copies for the year.
Track listing "Deck the Halls / The Twelve Days of Christmas" (Traditional) - 3:01 "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful" (Felix Mendelssohn/Charles Wesley/John Francis Wade/Frederic Oakeley) - 4:37 "Joy to the World" (Lowell Mason/Isaac Watts) - 2:29 "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Traditional) - 4:34 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Frosty the Snowman" (Johnny Marks/Steve Nelson/Jack Rollins) - 5:21 "Wishes" (Walter Afanasieff/Kenny G) - 3:59 "Do You Hear What I Hear?" (Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne) - 3:08 "Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)" (Adolphe Adam) - 4:27 "Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Johann Sebastian Bach) - 2:07 "Auld Lang Syne (Freedom Mix)" (Robert Burns/Traditional) - 4:53
Personnel Kenny G – arrangements, soprano saxophone (1–4, 6–10), tenor saxophone (5) Walter Afanasieff – keyboard programming (1–4, 6–9), rhythm programming (1–4, 6–10), arrangements (1–3, 8–10), keyboards (10), synthesizers (10), drum programming (10) John Binder – programming (1–4, 6–9) Greg Bieck – programming (2, 4), digital programming (10), Macintosh programming (10), additional drum and rhythm programming (10) Robert Conley – programming (2–4, 7–9) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (5) Randy Waldman – acoustic piano (5) Frank Maranzino – programming (6) Dave Foxx – additional synthesizers (10), additional drum programming (10) Ramón Stagnaro – nylon guitar (6) Nathan East – bass (5) Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (5) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (5) William Ross – orchestral arrangements and conductor (1, 2, 4, 6, 10) Harvey Cohen – horn and orchestral arrangements (5) Jorge Calandrelli – orchestral arrangements and conductor (7, 8) Matthew Delapolla – scoring consultant (1, 2, 4–6) Debbie Datz-Pyle – orchestra contractor (1, 2, 4–8, 10) Patti Zimmitti – orchestra contractor (10)
Production Antonio L.A. Reid – executive producer Kenny G – producer, liner notes Dave Foxx – audio collage producer and arrangements (10) Lou Simon – audio collage producer and arrangements (10) Steve Shepherd – engineer (1–4, 6–9) Nick Thomas – engineer (1, 6), assistant engineer (2–4, 8) David Gleeson – engineer (2, 4, 10) Humberto Gatica – engineer (5, 6, 10), orchestra engineer (6), mixing (10) David Reitzas – engineer (6) Cesar Ramirez – assistant engineer (1, 7, 9) Chris Brooke – assistant engineer (5, 10) Brian Dixon – assistant engineer (6) Nick Marshall – assistant engineer (6) Peter Doell – assistant engineer (10) Mark Eshelman – assistant engineer (10) Pete Krawiec – assistant engineer (10) Grant Schmitz – assistant engineer (10) Bill Smith – Pro Tools engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) Joe Wohlmuth – Pro Tools engineer (5–9) Al Schmitt – orchestra engineer (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8) John Rodd – orchestra recordist (7, 8) Mick Guzauski – mixing (1–9) George Spatta – mix assistant (1–9) Vlado Meller – mastering at Sony Music Studios (New York, NY) Tom Steel – stage manager (7, 8) Damon Tedesco – stage manager (7, 8) Rich Davis – production coordinator for Walter Afanasieff Joe Mama-Nitzberg – creative director Courtney Walter – art direction, design Lyndie Benson – photography Dennis Turner – management Turner Entertainment Group, Inc. – management company
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2002–2003) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2002) PositionCanadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 9
Singles Information taken from this source.[ Billboard Singles] at Allmusic Year Title Chart Positions US AC US R&B 2002 "Deck the Halls/The Twelve Days of Christmas"22 2003 "Auld Lang Syne (Freedom Mix)" 98
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